which engine is hardest to maintain

[Zidane]

Since question is so general, i give general answer.

Any european cars. Mainly Alfa. difficult and expensive.

 

[sakuraguy]

he he .. my frens savanna wif 13Brew .. put petrol RM20 + RM1 "kerosin" ..dumb larr he.. always got flame out muffler .. anyway he care the engine much .. always go servicing ..

 

[mazda_buruk]

i think an Audi turbo engine is hard to maintain....ive saw one of them trying to service an Audi turbo...well its not like a normal service i saw

 

[turbonetics]

Originally posted by sakuraguy@Mar 23 2005, 09:17
he he .. my frens savanna wif 13Brew .. put petrol RM20 + RM1 "kerosin" ..dumb larr he.. always got flame out muffler .. anyway he care the engine much .. always go servicing ..

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wah....put kerosin wont spoil the engine wan ar? :o

 

[sakuraguy]

dunno 'turbonetics' .. im not into rotary, he said its okay .. i dunno .. but this car till now runs fine, no problem at all .. he only does this on saturday nights .. wanna barbecue somthing i think .. ;)

 

[boonyloh]

oh well its his car... he can do anything he likes just as long as it doesn't breakdown on him ;)

 

[boggysv]

Originally posted by mazda_buruk@Mar 23 2005, 12:40
i think an Audi turbo engine is hard to maintain....ive saw one of them trying to service an Audi turbo...well its not like a normal service i saw

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it's not that hard if you know what's going on ;)

Most newer audis are very wired, a fault code will be registered if anything goes wrong and with the right tools, it is relatively easy to find the fault.

Same applies to beemers and mercs
Do a search on "vag-com" or "rosstech" or "OBD II" on google.

 

[BlackSamurai]

anyone know how muc is OBD-II set cost in Malaysia?
my car need it ...

 

[crazykid]

I would go with the electronic components in the car.Those are the main cause that would chop a leg and an arm off >< and make the engine maintanence expensive

 

[Kopi]

Aiseh... electronic controlled engine VS mechanical engine... I vote for mechanical engines for easier maintenance... EFi engines are like hantu one! Cannot just fiddle here n there, carbies can... enjin semput either carb or coil / contact point / distributor oni. EFi ones - u just dunno where to start looking... ECU, wiring, injector, throttle body, distributor, sensors... etc etc... got?

Generally like that one loorrrrr...

I still prefer me old D15B Twin Keihin Carbs... 10500rpm no problem... ok... abit, head bengkok, got leak abit.... :D... Cheers.

 

[Kopi]

Hmmm... hardest engine to maintain? I'd vote for EFi engines... too many things plonk under the hood. Unlike the good ol mechanical carbie days... and contact point (old type distributor).

EFi engines are better in fuel consumption and tier-to-tier performance upgrade... ie: first level : mechanical upgrade
air filter, air ram, exhaust system, porting, etc...
second level : electronics
ECU, piggybacks, digital add-ons (SAFC, RSM, Profec...etc)
- the more stuff added, the harder to detect who is the culprit when engine kaput.

Mechanical engine has lesser stuff... the essential of mechanical engines : carburettor / contactpoint or distributor and ignition coil... then comes the head and block, gearbox, alternator... easier to detect fault. Even a 4 throttle Dellorto or Weber (rare indeed) is easier to maintain than EFi system.

 

[rollakid]

Originally posted by turbonetics+Mar 24 2005, 12:12 -->
QUOTE(turbonetics @ Mar 24 2005, 12:12 )
--QuoteBegin-sakuraguy@Mar 23 2005, 09:17
he he .. my frens savanna wif 13Brew .. put petrol RM20 + RM1 "kerosin" ..dumb larr he.. always got flame out muffler .. anyway he care the engine much .. always go servicing ..

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wah....put kerosin wont spoil the engine wan ar? :o

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:blink: :blink: kerosin?? put in normal 4 stroke engine can ar? :ph34r:

 

[kher]

Engine that u don maintain is the hardest engine to maintain... ;)

 

[AccordRacing]

those car which have super ECU,wiring,sensor,and small engine bay,those engine hard to maintance n service

 

[cyclonite]

ttt

 

[whiteprince]

rx7 hard to maintain

 

[boonyloh]

Originally posted by whiteprince@Mar 27 2005, 02:32
rx7 hard to maintain

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rx-7 is using 13B-REW engine shouldn't be as hard lar..... rotary is oky if u take good care of it.... goes for any car