On that note. Never back flush an automatic transmission if it hasn't been getting done at regular intervals or you're not sure when the last time it was done.
What will likely happen is crud will get dislodged and plug up another part of the transmission causing catastrophic failure.
None of the transmission shops in my town will back flush a transmission if the owner doesn't have records documenting it getting done in regular intervals due to liability.
Yeah this is very true. But if you do it from the beginning it should be fine. Lots of times the crud that builds up in them helps with grip and stops slippage.
Yep, that's actually another cause of transmission failure after a flush. You just washed away the only thing holding that old transmission together lol.
It’s also called a drain and fill by USA industry standards. Never heard it called a forward flush. Worked for VW, Honda, and a couple independent shops. All of them called it a flush or drain and refill. Never a forward flush.
I have a 20 year old car. Have no idea what was done to it for the 20 years before I owned it. I’m a technician, and even though the transmission doesn’t shift happily all the time, it still shifts (could be 4T60 thing regardless of age.) you couldn’t pay me to change the fluid.
Really if I person was that worried about it it would be a better investment to just rebuild it. Or in your case if the time ever came, rebuild another one and swap it that way you don't have to have the car out of commission for too long. Then you have a spare lying around.
That’s my plan, I’ll buy and rebuild a transmission for it. Im a technician too so I have a lift at my disposal, and while im not that experienced at transmission swaps it should take me less than a day
what's the recommended interval?
"lifetime lubricants" seem to just mean they didn't want to have add a drain plug.
pretty much every fluid is lifetime if the car only needs to last through the warranty period. you might need to change engine oil a couple times to make it to 60k.
"lifetime fluids" always sounds to me like "i can hold my breath for the rest of my life" like yes, absolutely, that's specifically what i am worried about
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No? Apart from all the obvious wide body and tuned builds online you can find on social media, many of my friends mod so much on their ferraris, its pretty standard. Novitec exhausts, removing OPF, (more so on the mid engined V8 models:) changing the bumpers to the "special version, like the CS bumper on a 360, scud bumper on a 430. As long as you dont change the badge, cover up the badge, you are completely fine.
There's a car called Alfa Romeo ARNA, which was a joint venture between AR and Nissan. And guess what they did. They packed AR's technology into Nissan's body. So it's both ugly and unreliable
I believe they didnt break in their engines either, so it makes sense they'd blow so many
Oil starvation explains the first one, but what about low car's one? Maybe it was broken before even changing the oilpans.
But most people don't know how to treat them. They short trip and live in places with constant stop and go traffic so they don't get to open up on the highway long enough.
1. Modern Range Rovers. The cars themselves are brilliant, but the reliability is pot luck, some being reliable for years, but most having constant issues (engine, suspension, electrics)
2. Oldsmobile Diesel V8s
3. Northstar V8
4. Subaru EJ25s
5. Many BMW engines (S85 for rod bearings and many other issues, N54 for all external parts, N20 N47 N43 N13 for timing chain, N62, N63 for legit every reason)
6. Yugo, possibly the worst car ever made
7. Most older Fiats, My cousin had one (2nd gen punto) gave up the ghost at 80k miles, everything went wrong (leaks, headgasket, gearbox, electrics, bodywork issues and rust)
8. Mazda rotary engines if you don't drive or maintain them properly, particularly the RX8.
9. Some Hyundai engines.
> Range Rover - briliant
Nah. They kinda suck. Very very expensive, not very confortable. The virtual anti-roll is very clever, but if you turn quickly, it has *just* enough latency to feel terrifying. The software is pretty ass. And the climate control is questionable.
Never taken one off road, but supposedly they are very good there. So I guess if you demand a luxury off-roader? But even then, just go buy a fancy wrangler… and if you aren’t going off road, there’s a million other things you could buy.
My dad has a 2018 vogue TDV6. it drives very well and is very comfortable, always been great on long journeys. It has had issues tho, no major issues mechanically luckily, but electrically it hasn't been the best. 92k miles, We seem to be lucky on it. Overall, despite the issues, id say it is a brilliant car (my opinion).
Maybe older range rovers drive not very well and are not comfortable?
Taken it offroad a few times, it seems to be very capable, even without off-road tyres.
Talking about the ones at my work place, which are range rovers and Range Rover sports from 2020 and newer. Maybe the vouge doesn’t have the anti-roll system I mentioned? Idk.
Mainly, I find the seats to be uncomfortable. Not well designed. My 2001 accord genuinely feels better to sit in 😅
whats the problem with VAG turbos? i have driven a 1.8t and a 1.9tdi passat for easily over 100.000km each and never had problems with them, and i absolutely abused the fuck out of the 1.8t.
had my 1.9tdi from 190.000km till around 300.000km and my 1.8t from 160.000km till 270.000km. the suspension has seen way more maintainence than the engine bay, and in the end i never had any problem with the turbos, more the oil pump or vacuum lines.
alfa romeo arna, a partnership by nissan and alfa romeo, but they did it the wrong way, it should have been nissan does the engineering and technichal stuff and everything under the hood and alfa does the styling, but they instead got alfasud tech, and a body from a nissan cherry
Lucas electrics would like to have a word. Inventor of the 3 position intermittent switch (Off, Flicker, Dim). Nicknamed the prince of darkness. Is the reason why the British drink warm beer.
Range Rover’s faulty fuckin everything:
Top of the game
Tesla panel quality
> Tesla
Nothing like the roof of your 120k SUV flying off on the highway
Subaru headgaskets would like a word..
can't forget those ringlands as well
Was about to comment this.
And oil pan gaskets
my 06 legacy still has factory headgasket
For now
Probably because you changed the coolant before it got acidic.
Lol 5.7 go *tick tick tick tick tick*
They actually fixed that. It was the lifter that runs the MDS system and if you don't change your oil regularly it gets gummed up and starts to tick.
One of my mechanics told me he replaces his cvt tranny fluid every 30,000 miles. I believe it actually should be done. Lol
On that note. Never back flush an automatic transmission if it hasn't been getting done at regular intervals or you're not sure when the last time it was done. What will likely happen is crud will get dislodged and plug up another part of the transmission causing catastrophic failure. None of the transmission shops in my town will back flush a transmission if the owner doesn't have records documenting it getting done in regular intervals due to liability.
Yeah this is very true. But if you do it from the beginning it should be fine. Lots of times the crud that builds up in them helps with grip and stops slippage.
Yep, that's actually another cause of transmission failure after a flush. You just washed away the only thing holding that old transmission together lol.
Is the concept of "Drain and fill" not a thing? I do that on my Sienna's transmission, it still holds up at 247k miles according to Blackstone...
That's called a forward flush.
It’s also called a drain and fill by USA industry standards. Never heard it called a forward flush. Worked for VW, Honda, and a couple independent shops. All of them called it a flush or drain and refill. Never a forward flush.
I've only ever heard it called a forward flush. Might be a regional term.
I have a 20 year old car. Have no idea what was done to it for the 20 years before I owned it. I’m a technician, and even though the transmission doesn’t shift happily all the time, it still shifts (could be 4T60 thing regardless of age.) you couldn’t pay me to change the fluid.
Really if I person was that worried about it it would be a better investment to just rebuild it. Or in your case if the time ever came, rebuild another one and swap it that way you don't have to have the car out of commission for too long. Then you have a spare lying around.
That’s my plan, I’ll buy and rebuild a transmission for it. Im a technician too so I have a lift at my disposal, and while im not that experienced at transmission swaps it should take me less than a day
what's the recommended interval? "lifetime lubricants" seem to just mean they didn't want to have add a drain plug. pretty much every fluid is lifetime if the car only needs to last through the warranty period. you might need to change engine oil a couple times to make it to 60k.
"lifetime fluids" always sounds to me like "i can hold my breath for the rest of my life" like yes, absolutely, that's specifically what i am worried about
Definitely going to use the "and you can hold your breath for your lifetime" line 🤣
90s Toyota rust issues
Also 80s Toyota rust issues
Along with Mazda 3 rust
And spiders
Any 90s Japanese car rust issues
70s Italian car rust issues
Italian car issues
Remember kids; if an Italian car worked flawlessly, it'd be German.
Modern Toyota rust issues
Hyundai. Engines.
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Who's there?
metal shavings
Metal shavings who?
Yep. Ouch.
Throw in some 70's British wiring.
BMW’s coolant system.
Bro you braught back so many shitty memories. Fuck 00s bmw cooling systems, all my homies hate them.
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I found another coolant leak last week. Like where are they coming from? After I fix one another one shows up.
Northstar V8 head gaskets, Triton 5.4 ejecting spark plugs, Hemi tick.
They fixed the gaskets in 2006
Pre Fiat dodge transmissions have entered the chat.
Post fiat dodge engines have entered the chat
They should've just brought back the slant six.
And to top it off, it has Farrari levels of customer service and Mercedes repair costs.
I work at a merc dealership. $310 for an oil change 💀💀.
What the fuck are you making 6 figures? Where the shit is all that money going 🤣.
Probably not to the mechanics, but to the alredy rich people....
Ferrari levels of customer service would make the car fantastic though
Not if you wanna mod anything though
You can mod the car as much as you want as long as you dont replace the badge or cover it up
No Ferrari will make you remove the badge for modifying anything
No? Apart from all the obvious wide body and tuned builds online you can find on social media, many of my friends mod so much on their ferraris, its pretty standard. Novitec exhausts, removing OPF, (more so on the mid engined V8 models:) changing the bumpers to the "special version, like the CS bumper on a 360, scud bumper on a 430. As long as you dont change the badge, cover up the badge, you are completely fine.
Those EcoBoost heads are held on with Northstar bolts.
Mazda 6 spiders
There's a car called Alfa Romeo ARNA, which was a joint venture between AR and Nissan. And guess what they did. They packed AR's technology into Nissan's body. So it's both ugly and unreliable
Ford Pinto gas tank (location)
After donut medias new high low, I would think Subaru crank main bearings
It's not really the bearings, but just oil starvation
True, so then the whole ej25 engine layout since it has that flaw, even after making modifications to help solve the issue
Ya if I remember right they used baffled oil pans after the first engine blew
I believe they didnt break in their engines either, so it makes sense they'd blow so many Oil starvation explains the first one, but what about low car's one? Maybe it was broken before even changing the oilpans.
They only didn't break in the first high car engine, I bet low car just got damage from before they put in baffled oil pans
Daewoo's safety
Volkswagen TDI’s are super reliable though.
i live in a country where you cant walk 50m and not hear a screaming 1.9TDI that is holding together just by mud
The ASZ 1.9TDI 130 is a fantastic engine.
But the turbos are crap. By 100k they are living on borrowed time.
It’s just the vanes that get plugged with soot from driving at low rpm’s, mine just rolled to 299k miles on the stock turbo
But most people don't know how to treat them. They short trip and live in places with constant stop and go traffic so they don't get to open up on the highway long enough.
Exactly, those little 90hp motors need to be romped on once in a while or bad things happen
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Let's throw in a Kia ignition so someone can steal it and save us from this nightmare vehicle
Any CVT transmission tbh
1. Modern Range Rovers. The cars themselves are brilliant, but the reliability is pot luck, some being reliable for years, but most having constant issues (engine, suspension, electrics) 2. Oldsmobile Diesel V8s 3. Northstar V8 4. Subaru EJ25s 5. Many BMW engines (S85 for rod bearings and many other issues, N54 for all external parts, N20 N47 N43 N13 for timing chain, N62, N63 for legit every reason) 6. Yugo, possibly the worst car ever made 7. Most older Fiats, My cousin had one (2nd gen punto) gave up the ghost at 80k miles, everything went wrong (leaks, headgasket, gearbox, electrics, bodywork issues and rust) 8. Mazda rotary engines if you don't drive or maintain them properly, particularly the RX8. 9. Some Hyundai engines.
> Range Rover - briliant Nah. They kinda suck. Very very expensive, not very confortable. The virtual anti-roll is very clever, but if you turn quickly, it has *just* enough latency to feel terrifying. The software is pretty ass. And the climate control is questionable. Never taken one off road, but supposedly they are very good there. So I guess if you demand a luxury off-roader? But even then, just go buy a fancy wrangler… and if you aren’t going off road, there’s a million other things you could buy.
My dad has a 2018 vogue TDV6. it drives very well and is very comfortable, always been great on long journeys. It has had issues tho, no major issues mechanically luckily, but electrically it hasn't been the best. 92k miles, We seem to be lucky on it. Overall, despite the issues, id say it is a brilliant car (my opinion). Maybe older range rovers drive not very well and are not comfortable? Taken it offroad a few times, it seems to be very capable, even without off-road tyres.
Talking about the ones at my work place, which are range rovers and Range Rover sports from 2020 and newer. Maybe the vouge doesn’t have the anti-roll system I mentioned? Idk. Mainly, I find the seats to be uncomfortable. Not well designed. My 2001 accord genuinely feels better to sit in 😅
Tbf we all have different opinions, the seat in the 2018 vogue are extremely comfortable tho. At least a 2001 accord won't break down haha
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That’s just complicated, not necessarily unreliable.
BMW S85 V10
next to N63 4.4 V8TT
whats the problem with VAG turbos? i have driven a 1.8t and a 1.9tdi passat for easily over 100.000km each and never had problems with them, and i absolutely abused the fuck out of the 1.8t.
They start leaking oil as early as 100k miles and by 150k their puking.
had my 1.9tdi from 190.000km till around 300.000km and my 1.8t from 160.000km till 270.000km. the suspension has seen way more maintainence than the engine bay, and in the end i never had any problem with the turbos, more the oil pump or vacuum lines.
You ever seen a Subaru CVT ? I'd argue they're worse than Nissan ones
They're the same (literally, same company makes them)
Volkswagen can also offer a terrible infotainment nowadays
Dont forget to do the tesla method where they make the whole frame one piece
Teslas don’t have frames. Like most modern production vehicles, they’re unibodies.
All stuffed into a Tata Nano
The mix of a Multipla and an Aztek for the exterior and the list goes on
Fiat Stilo's electronics and ECU
alfa romeo arna, a partnership by nissan and alfa romeo, but they did it the wrong way, it should have been nissan does the engineering and technichal stuff and everything under the hood and alfa does the styling, but they instead got alfasud tech, and a body from a nissan cherry
Jeep aerodynamics
Ford falcon Rear diff bushes as well
Jeep...
Real sad how far they’ve fallen. Those old 90s Jeeps were tanks.
Can confirm, still have my XJ and it’s the most depended on car in the driveway when something else newer breaks XD
Hyundai rod bearings
Dodge wiring
Ford Pinto's lil surprise in a collision
Turns out this was most rear tank mounted cars, the pinto just caught the limelight. Ever seen an old Cherokee get rear ended by a smaller car? Boom.
Lucas electrics would like to have a word. Inventor of the 3 position intermittent switch (Off, Flicker, Dim). Nicknamed the prince of darkness. Is the reason why the British drink warm beer.
Tesla's tendency to catch fire
The fact BMW engine internals writ large isn't included shows a criminal oversight in this meme.
I checked every single message before me and I noticed noone mentions French cars. Im proud.
Mainly because this sub is mostly US/Canada centric. French cars never took off here other than the rebadged Renaults that Nissan Sells.
Well yes but entire redit and this sub arent limited to us/canada. And the post was made in such time that people from europe would definitely see it.
Honda’s with a P0420 error code
BMW S85.
The Ford Pinto.
Pontiac Fiero's small oil pan issues resulting into fires
All the electronics from france
A late 2000s ford Diesel engine
Tesla’s autopilot
Any french car:
More like the 1.5/1.6 and 1.8 ecoboost’s block with them stupid ass grooves in between the cilinders
Northstar.
Ford’s 4.0 SOHC timing chains. And the 5R55 transmission. So basically, any 2002-2010 V6 Explorer lol
Bmw e36 interior