10 Engines That DIE Before 50,000 Miles (Because They Are JUNK)
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- You want a reliable engine in your car and today there are some car manufacturers that get it right. However, if you're note careful, you could be buying one of the worst car engines to own. That's why I'm sharing this list of unreliable engines that I think you should avoid like the plague.
I'll show you cars from BMW, Mini, Buick, Audi, Subaru, and many more. So get ready because these are the cars to avoid (in my opinion).
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I heard that BMW has kidney grills because you have to sell a Kidney to keep them running, 😅.
BMW bring more wallet
And the women attracted to Bmw drivers are even harder on the wallet😂
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Literally 😂😂😂😂
BMW B58 says hi to those complaining about BMW making junk engines
I tried hating Toyota Honda for years I gave up it’s not there fault they build better cars then we do .that’s our fault
Yeah you buy a high performance car and skimp on maintenance and then cry about reliability.
I have had Toyota, then Skoda, and now Honda. All them bought brand new or close not more than 3 years old. Skoda had most of problems as brand new. Minor issues. Toyota was diesel and had DPF filter issues. Now Hybrid Honda and it has been 0 problems so far.
I Have seen friends owning Bmw, Audis, MB, Volvo ect. Thye all had a lot issues. BMW hands down was worst because of electric features. To diagnose and find the solution costs a lot money.
Meh love a Ford Mustang GT.
Have been a mechanic for 40 years, BMW is the biggest piece of sushi on the planet
Had a 1995 325i that drove to 240,000 miles with no major repairs other than the soft top motor going out and a vanos rebuild
My neighbor dad has a good looking BMW SUV been an absolute lemon
This man speaks the truth -- I had a 2010 BMW 750li M Sport. I paid $4800 to fix the valve stem seal problem. The car was a demon and was one of the most comfortable cars I've ever owned. But, it was a money pit, which was untenable.
I had a 750i myself. The secret was to ignore any dash lights. As long as it runs drive it. When it finally stops driving sell it for whatever you can get and buy another one to repeat it all over again. I never paid anything to repair it for 2 years of ownership.
@@12yearssober - I don't know where you live, but here in California a car that old requires an annual smog check. A check engine light is an automatic fail. Excessive smoke from the tail pipe, a sure sign of valve stem seal problems, is also an automatic fail. So, it wasn't possible to drive it legally if I ignore it (also, you must have a recent smog test if you sell a used car in California).
@@AndyDavis-vc1sc
I live in Naples Florida. We do not have any annual inspections. I am thankful for that!!!!!
@@12yearssober You're the kind of previous owner my mother warned me about ;)
@@sburns2421
When is sell something I disclose the known problems.
My brother had an 08 Mini Cooper S. His timing chain tensioner failed twice, the hoodscoop melted and the turbo went out all before 40k miles. He sold it while it was still under warranty.
They are simply terrible cars, you need to take the whole front off for the slightest thing
I must have been lucky. My 2003 Cadillac Seville engine went 316,000 miles when a spark plug blew out of the head due to a bad coil. The replacement salvage engine is still going at another 200 plus thousand miles. Minor issues with the car beyond that.
The 2003 Northstar was a very solid engine. 300k miles is no surprise. GM had fixed nearly all of the problems by then making it one of the most reliable engines they had at the time.
@@knurlgnar24 I’ve heard the 2006+ones are the best
I owned one of those M-3s, one of the most beautiful cars I've ever owned. Loved the convertible, like this one.
Put about 5000 miles on it and started to get nervous, for no real reason. No regrets on getting rid of the ticking time bomb.
I would imagine most of all their vehicle lineup are totally reliable, and definitely pretty and fun to drive too!
At least till the time the warranty runs out.
Lease one/ then dump it if you must be a masochist towards yourself.
what made you "get nervous" ?
The small pool of oil that I kept finding under the engine when I pulled out from parking
@@thomashelm6931 er leckt nicht, er markiert sein revier! Das passt schon... macht mein mini, mein nimrod und mein käfer auch...das muss so....
@@user-uh5qk5ku8iwell said 😂
It's crazy how the BMW straight 6 has at least the one that I had in the 90s were damn near bulletproof. And then they make a V8 that they can even get the slightest amount of reliability out of it. How they can do one thing so good and fail so miserably on another is mind-boggling.
Mercedes Bez was the same way. Their in line 6 cylinder engine in the 300E in the 80s and 90s was amazing! Now, their cars are Trouble in a package.
@@1aikane it's a shame they've destroyed too great car manufacturers over the years between technology and plastic! And they charge you for more $$ for a much more unreliable vehicle.
They have good V8s too, the hot V just was not one of them
@jeffwolf8018 was just about to make a plastics comment, they put it in the most ridiculous places too!
@@1aikane When I went to Armenia, everybody and their Grandma drove 80s/90/s Benzes.
I love BMW's and other European cars but drive a couple of Honda's because... Life is too short to "BOOM!", and be stuck on the side of the road.
That’s fair
My 2004 amg only broke down once and it was at a drive thru, because of MAF sensor. Parked it there for the night and replaced it the next day for 280.00. My BMW gave me 120000kms reliably before i sold it (328i) one of the more reliable ones albeit
Yeah, I'll stick with my Hondas and Mazdas. 😁
I'll stick with my non-turbocharged Toyotas.
@@bryansmith536 So weird, I have a similar situation lol. My mom and dad own a 2009 328i xDrive with the N/A engine with 270k miles on her and I own a 2005 CLK 55 AMG with 182k miles on it. Both are bulletproof reliable and yes, I just had to replace my MAF sensor too although she didn't leave me stranded just ran rich lol.
The massive rush to turbos in order to meet CAFE standards is likely going to be catastrophic for the car market a decade from now.
What is another huge issues for all these heaps of German junk is the fact that the engines are horrendous to repair. Jim's tip of the day is DONT BUY IT!
Just call this the "don't buy German cars" special
Nice
Over engineered crap
YA YA
@@luckyguy600 Scheisdreck
Unless they’re diesels. Super underrated
I just gotta say thank you again for all your content rich videos
I watch everyone I can
You’re very humble
However you are a superstar and a wonderful educator
You make learning serious Fun
Bravo
My best wishes always from Las Vegas Craig
So nice of you, thanks a lot Craig
Your explanations regarding the engine problems are top notch - the best I have ever heard. You sound more informed than the typical mechanic.
Had the buick 3800. 34 million manufactured, rated top 10 engines ever!
Yep...I have a 2004 Buick Le Sabre with the 3800 v6..and has 172k miles
But the original 3.8 before the 3800 had issues,, mine dumped the timing belt at 60000 miles
@@stevegarbauski8124 , yup..but as time went on, they improved. Now they have timing chains
Still have my 2004 Park Ave. 231K eventually it WLL die lol
I think I well stay with my 1965 Ford Galaxy.
My dad was a WW2 war hero. He always bought 4 door Ford Galaxy. I have great memories of them.
Actually NorthStar engines after 2005 were the reliable ones. It’s the earlier model that suffered.
Correct, but the damage was already done and it is a shame too. GM comes out(at the time) with the most advanced engine in the entire Indusrty, but General Motors decided to be General Motors.....
The issue also plagued the CTS line. GM needed a good engine re-design in the late 90s and with its partners in Europe (Germany specifically) designed a high performance version of their old V8 instead of a ground-up re-design. If this sounds suspiciously like BMW's attempts at high output V8s, you're not far off. Great engines, but very fragile and required meticulous maintenance. Yes, they did fix the problems, but by that time (2015 or so), everyone was just buying huge SUVs and GM was playing catch-up trying to refit old turbo technology they had from Saab into everything - and failing pretty hard at it. Like the tragically bad first gen Equinox.
The thing about GM is that the cars themselves are fine. Remarkably well built chassis and full of amenities and pleasant to drive. But the race to try to win the HP-Wars (tm) left it in a similar position as BMW - piles of engines and transmissions dead in their wake. So it really ends up being which GM car and which engine - usually you end up with one combination that is bulletproof and 6 others that are nightmares.
Yes, I am fed up to hear "uhhh Northstars are junk in general". Like you said: The LH2 and LC3 are reliable (STS, XLR from 2004/05 up).
The FWD Design was fragile BUT: Not all of them. In my opinion GM had a problem in general with Oil. They've used 5w30 longlife for those. 5w40 or 5w50 would be better because the Northstar runs hot. And the oild should be changed every year
I had 250 k miles on my 94 STS! Best engine I ever drove behind!
@@Herbsy11 The issue plagued the CTS as well. And this is from an engineer I knew who worked for GM:
German designed engine, oil life sensor was an actual oil viscosity sensor as advertised. This mean that when your synthetic oil was at 0% it meant it was basically slippery water. 0% protection/viscosity left. To Germans, this made perfect sense. Change your oil when it's about halfway to dead. The solution (from this engineer) was that GM quietly replaced the oil life sensor with one that was half as sensitive. Such that 0% life left was actually 50% internally, since most people drive another few hundred miles on 0, thinking it's more of an interval timer and suggestion like other vehicles.
His recommendation for my mother, from new, was to change the oil at 5K miles and never look at the oil life indicator. The car still ran perfectly when she sold it 12 years later.
I have a 2015 Kia Forte5 2.0L GDI engine. It has over 100,000 miles on the engine and its going strong. Heck of a reliable car for us actually. I think it was 2014 and back that got the recall but the 2015 is a heck of a great year for Kia and that car is awesome. Feels like your gliding when you drive that thing. Full synthetic oil and regular oil changes. I had heard you could just every so often hit the highway and gun it and the car would stay reliable. Seems to be working just fine. Taken it on road trips to cedar point and camping. Took it deer hunting last year and that car has done it all. No complaints about my Kia Forte5.
I have a Kia Soul 2015, still runs well at over 215K , runs through oil , but does not burn or leak??? The gas mileage has gone up a bit too. From 7 - 8.5/100klrs. Replaced the catalytic converter recently and runs so much better now.
My 2.5 L turbo subaru had burnt valves at 90,000 miles, then broken piston ringlands at 130,000. Engine out twice
"2.5L Turbo subaru".... ????!!! REALLY??? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤫🤫
Those DI engines need oil catch cans.
What year?
@@williamevans6522 2005. Port injection
Mark, you are incredibly brilliant with a wealth of information concerning cars, combined with a highly effective speaking style!
My pleasure!
My colleague had a 2009 STi that blew twice!! My Peugeot 308 GTi had the 1.6T Cooper engine with loads and loads of problems. Leaks, leaks, leaks....water mains blew due t oil leaking onto the pipes. Thanx for confirming that. Those were sad days.
Some vehicles are just poorly built sadly enough
@@ECPP I've owned numerous STIs and they've been among the best build performance engines I've had. But. If you thrash the ass off it, it's going to break eventually, just like every other performance engine you treat poorly.
You are doing a great thing in letting people know what they are getting into with these money pit used cars.
I used to own a Peugeot 207 with this exact 1.6 prince engine (non-turbo though), it was always consuming oil but not at an alarming rate, just recently the gasket must have failed because it's sipping the coolant like crazy. I maintained the car very well and its only got 115k kilometers driven. Such a shame because the vehicle itself is great but the engine is a total mistake, despite it running smoothly and having enough power to drive comfortably.
I can't imagine all this headache... I have 433,000 miles on my 2003 Grand Marquis and it still runs and drives like new and in the family since new...no major repairs at all(it did get a new intake manifold at 270,000 miles), 10,000 mile oil changes since new, 100% original suspension even.. I have a friend with a new 2022 S-Class and it is always in the shop.. Great video and good info...
Love the Panthers.
Ford Is best of best. All we own!
4.6 he is a great engine, not uncommon to see for 500,000 miles
No car with 400,000 miles runs like new. You don't have to come on the internet and act like a know it all to make friends buddy.
10,000 mile oil change intervals are way too long, I don't care what the manufacturer says. 5K is the sweet spot. 7k is really pushing it.
Moral of the story: Never buy a BMW
Ouch
I learned the hard way . Never again
M42 M50 m52 m57 b58 s58 are one of de best engines ever built
@@Barryoutube I bought a bmw m440i gran coupe with the b58, it will be the exception, it will be a reliable bmw.
@@Barryoutube N52b30 engines are bullet proof
Great video! I had to laugh as I had a 2001 TDI with the older ALH engine. The transmission finally gave out at 300,000 miles.
Absolutely spot on! The only thing look for these days are motors that are port AND direct injection, Ford, Toyota, and some with poor emissions like my 2023 Nissan Armada platinum with the 5.6. I do 2500 mile oil change intervals. Lack of maintenance helps these become even 30,000 mile grenades.
That’s right and Lexus has drivetrains with that type of fueling too so that is a great combo.
My first new car was a BMW 530i, trouble free, next came a 535, the interior door panels kept separating, next came a 330xi window regulators, then cam sensors,then transfer case. Nothing but trouble. Moved into Mercedes diesels, never had any problems, then a E550 awesome car, now I an S560 4matic 47,000 trouble free miles.
My Aunt has a 2006 V8 Northstar DTR, I just cleaned her interior a few weeks ago... 265k miles on it.
I just sold my 2014 Mini Cooper S Convertible in Great Condition at 67,000 miles. None of the issues you mention but I had an oil leak fixed was a seal. Had a hose fixed. Had the Air-conditioned service and the Lights in the back except for the backup and brake lights failed. But the engine was amazing. Sold for $11,000 Dealer is selling it for $14,000
The later S were fine. :) The issue were the non-turbo models, and if the base model of a vehicle is bad, then it kind of wrecks the entire brand.
As a daily driver of three Honda's I plan on Staying away from the 1.5l turbo engine too many headgasket problems, I instead choose the naturally aspirated K20C2 engine found in most of the lower trim Cars Civic Sport Sedan's Hrvs etc, And I'm real picky has to have a 6 speed manual transmission as well, Great info here. 🇺🇸👍
Great choice that should last a long long time
I had 4 Cadillac Eldorados in a row spanning over 20 years. A lot of people told me I was crazy for buying a used car with a Northstar engine. I had no problems with the engines except for them burning a little oil. The last ETC I had was equipped with a high performance Northstar. Best engine I've ever had.
Thank you Mark. Man Kia Hyundai every week now a recall. Scary stuff.
No it doesn't. I've owned 2 Hyundais - 08 Elantra and 21 Kona - ZERO recalls - perfect cars.
@@RedEyeC that was before GDI when things were better bro. After 2014 forget it
@@RedEyeCSorry RedEye, their reputation is ruined for me. I will never buy one. Ever. Used or new. If you have a company spitting out 70% good vehicles and 30% bad vehicles, I don't want to be that guy who gets the bad vehicle. Then their customer service nightmares I hear about.....I'm happy you got good cars, but I'm not buying a vehicle with my hard earned dollars hoping i didn't get a dud.
@@OnlyHuman2.0 - tell me then - how can I have owned 4 of them in a 15 year period with zero (0) issues or problems - the most reliable, trouble free autos I've owned in my 45 years or car ownership. From a 2008 Hyundai Elantra, 2010 Kia Soul+, and a 2019 Kia Forte LXS and 2021 Hyundai Kona I drive now - never a problem. No one is that lucky. Though - I can't vouch for their customer service because I've never dealt with them.
@@moeanthony9308 - My 2019 Kia Forte LXS (2.0L) and 2021 Hyundai Kona (1.6T) are after 2014 - perfect with zero issues. What say you??
I have a 2021 BMW 330i with a turbo 4. I have a warranty up to 185000 miles. So far so good at 55K. I bought it for its fuel economy. Car and Driver said it gets 43 mpg at 75 mph and it legitimately does. Still has good power at 255 hp and 0-60 in 5.5. The engine feels more torque influenced and linear in power delivery. Not a lot of Sedans can put this combination of performance and economy together.
A young guy I know bought a used X3 as his first car. I was thinking “What have you done!!”. The car broke down with engine problems after a year… And he cannot afford to fix it. The car depreciated so much recently that he is hesitant to sell it.
ouch
Sad to hear that! I have an X4 twin turbo M Sport and it has been faultless! I have driven it around Thailand 3 times since I have owned it! 120,000 KM so far and its all behaving! Great GOG and performance. Best car I have ever owned! Greetings from the Land Of Smiles!
One to add to the pile: M-B V6 diesel. I was working with Daimler powertrain engineers in Germany at the same time I owned (from new) a 2011 ML350 Bluetec. In casual conversation when I told them of my woes with the diesel they just knowingly smiled and said they all do that.
Turbo sits above the Vee of the engine, directly over the oil cooler. So the oil cooler sits in in the Vee and below the turbo, one of the hottest parts of the engine. For some inexplicable reason M-B did not use Viton (hi temp) O-rings in the cooler and they have a nearly 100% failure rate under 100k miles. If on a long trip when this happens, could easily run the car out of oil. When ours started puking a quart of oil every 100 miles down the back of the engine, filling up the undertray and making a huge mess the dealer already had the parts ready in 2016 (Viton five years later!!!). Literally $20 in parts and $1700 in labor. They had repaired dozens of them.
I ended up spending $5000 in unexpected mechanical repairs (not maintenance) keeping the drive train going the last year I owned that thing. A Ferrari literally might have been cheaper to run.
Soon after M-B switched to an inline four for the diesel. Wonder why.
I learned as a kid. My Dad had. 61 VW bus and 2 bugs. Short lives. Bus was terrible. Relative had a air cooled Deutz engine on a combine. Junk also. Another relative had a Passat. Worst car he ever owned. No German cars for me.
In Sweden, that choice probably doesn't exist because for this you have to inspect the car once a year and one of the things that is tested is the emission from the exhaust pipe. if the car is originally equipped with a particle filter, it is probably not allowed to remove it. There is probably also an additive to buy in the USA that helps the car to clean the particle filter. Here in Sweden, such a product can be called diesel booster. It also raises the cetane content. here in Sweden we also have a fossil-free diesel called HVO 100. with it, there is much less soot. otherwise it is the case that the regular diesel in Sweden is mainly mixed with biodiesel it can be as much as 40% the cetane value is according to information At least 51 or if it was 50. but you can also find diesel that has a cetane value as high as 58 now I'm not talking about HVO100 They can be at 70
I remember being in a parking lot next to a German 'luxury' car. BMW, Mercedes, Audi..I can't say which. Suddenly I hear this groan/whine/whistle noise that grows progressively louder until **BANG** followed by a hissing noise that went on for as long as I was in earshot. I came out 15 minutes later to some poor sap with the bonnet up investigating what could have possibly gone wrong this time. To this day I marvel at the engineering involved in making sure the car is empty and no one is within 50 feet before the Mission Impossible self-destruct signal is sent from Munich.
Hahaha, yes
i am in UK, my brother has a 2020 Peugeot 208, that heap only reached just over 30k miles before the engine let go, luckily it was still under extended warrantee and got a new engine fitted, i told him to sell that car asap but he loves it.
Wow that’s not a good run
Buy a REAL car, no French crap.
.Because it came from the Linwood plant? The Rootes cars (Hillman Imp and Avenger) also made there had terrible build and design issues.
Also, avoid the 2004 to 2006 Volkswagen Touareg with the 5 L V10 TDI engine, because they are a disaster. The 3.2 L V6 and the 4.2 V8 engines are incredible in reliability. These older Touareg's are the safest SUV's that go through terrain and they are tanks.
Thanks
What about the Audi A8?L 2014 with full service history for what it’s worth . I know certain generations suffered from timing chain rattle and tensioner / guide failure / jumping cog and grenading the engine. I know they’re upgraded parts available from Audi , not sure what years they implemented newer parts . A bit like Microsoft windows … let the customer test it out lol. Great video Marc new subscriber .
Oh they could get it right if they wanted too. But companies like Ford and GM seem to be competing to be the best at making the worst vehicles.
I disagree. Of the foreign and domestic vehicles I've owned, the domestics have been far more reliable. The only foreign vehicle I've had that was very reliable was my old 93 Civic DX. My 95 Integra GSR lost a cylinder at 125K mile, and my wifes 2010 Civic EX was a POS with constant issues, and stupid problems like worn engine mounts, and CV joints going bad, and the transmission needing reflashed, and the A/C clutch going bad, and killing the alternator, etc. My old 83 BMW 320i was an absolute POS. The worst issue from a domestic I've had was my 99 Mustang GT had the composite thermostat housing that is part of the intake manifold crank. Second biggest issue was a LS1 had an alternator go bad. My 03 Cobra was reliable overall minus clutch replacement, my 03 Lightning is still being reliable with 211K miles, my 02 Camaro SS had the alternator go bad, a thermostat locked open, and a gas cap seal go bad, but I DD it for 4.5 years. I had to replace the clutch and slave cylinder as well. My 99 GT was reliable other than thermostat housing. My 13 Taurus SEL was reliable until we traded it at 120K miles for my wifes 17 F150 Lariat 501A 4x4 3.5L/10R80 truck. We still have it, and it's always been reliable, and even still has the original cam phasers which are know to go bad in those engines. My 18 F150 XLT 302A FX4 5L/10R80 truck has been nothing but reliable even tuned, and I daily it on E85. My 19 Camaro 1SS 1LE was 100% reliable for the 1.5 years, and 13K miles that I had it for.
I just got rid of my X5 with that N63 "hot V" ... and it was so fun to drive.. but cost me a fortune to maintain.
True
Odd. My mum and dad have a 2010 3 series diesel. Ex company car and it’s been absolutely fine. What the problem was with earlier ones wasn’t the timing chain but the bottom cog. It would wear so causing the chain to skip a tooth. Problem was, the bottom cog is part of the crank so if it was worn, you’d have to replace the crank - lots of money. Glad to see my engine isn’t on there - the mighty B58 I6!
"Keep it simple"
Is something car companies will not do, and because of it they'll constantly have major problems.
That’s fair
I’ll stick with my practical GM 3.1 liter and 4T-60E transmission, now 30 years old and still working great. Repairs have been relatively easy, primarily, sensors and connectors to the sensors, wiring harness off the Electronic Control Module. Frequent oil changes and transmission and fluid service every 12 months. That keeps it all happy and running beautifully.
Hard to say about that N63. But N47 is very reliable, you just do that timing chain in 200-250tkm and then you can drive another that kinda amount. I would recommend that engine. Compare it to a 3l which came after M57 and you will have much with oil pump and crank bearings.
BMW: Break My Wallet
Yea
The Mini Gen2's Prince engine (N14/N18) has its issues...if it was poorly maintained. Definitely not a bullet-proof design. However, if the oil/oil filter is changed frequently (full syn, every 5K miles)...the timing chain will last longer, there will be less gunk in the engine...and it will run well. Also, oil catch cans are a must in order to reduce carbon build up. A few key areas to keep the car running well:
- upgrade the plastic valve cover to an after-market caste aluminum cover (cheaper/better than the OEM plastic one) with integral PCV and new gaskets + HT RTV at gasket corners (clean side). Parts cost $150;
- add oil catch cans (one to clean side, the other to the dirty side); Parts: about $60 per catch can setup;
- drain & refill auto transmission fluid at 70K miles; with new filter/gasket;
- replace the OEM oil feed line with aftermarket S.S. flexible feed line. Part about $50;
- Replace water pump every 50K miles. Parts about $45;
- Replace thermostat every 50K miles. Parts about $70
- Replace oil filter housing gaskets and oil cooler gaskets every 50K miles. Parts about $40;
- Do a Seafoam treatment (6 oz) once a year to the intake, once a year (4 oz) to the oil (@100 miles before the next oil change), once a year to the fuel (8 oz.).
These are really fun and sporty compact cars...but they are not cars for those who do not track maintenance carefully. Do not buy one that has a spotty maintenance record...it WILL be a nightmare.
The N18 is much improved over the N14. At least that was my experience, having owned both.
Am still surprised BMW is still in business
No kidding. A lot of suckers out there
There was one guy in my area who drove a BMW at a high rate; he lost control of it and crashed into another BMW and he was charged with reckless driving.
They make really exciting luxurious cars, and innovate a lot, which many adore. Yes it's expensive, but hey, people don't buy BMWs for economy & cheap maintenance.
But man they make some cool cars
The B58 so far has proven to be a reliable engine. Let’s hope it stays that way.
Wow, what the hell happened in Germany.
When I was growing up, German cars were the benchmark of automotive excellence. I've noticed it's not just their cars, we bought a Bosch dishwasher expecting it to last at least 20 years, like our previous one. We got 3 years. These days I avoid German crap like the plague.
Thanks for sharing
Juergen Schrempp started the trend in the early 2000’s with the words “Shareholder Value”. Before that if a product that was profitable by 1 cent awesome. But Schrempp had the idea of 12% return or dump the company so Mercedes and other German companies economized to try to compete with the Asian companies. Engineers got overruled by the bean counters and descent into mediocrity began.
I use a 2014 Medion monitor and have been doing so for a decade, if not more. It's still going strong. The only thing worth mentioning is that sometimes it just randomly shuts off, but that's a minor thing.
Look who they hire now !
Buy Whirlpool ,Maytag and Kitchen Aid made in midwest
Always great content M... to think, if Ralph Nader hadn't been such a staunch advocate for car safety a half century ago, i can only imagine the crazy engine safety issues we could have these days on top of engines catching on fire!! Corporate has never cared about safety... just profits, and that's no secret. Thanks again M and we hope all is well up north ✌️💚
I wouldn't praise Nader too highly. If he had stayed out of the race in 2000, Gore would have been elected instead of dubya and global warming would be a distant memory instead of a major problem today.
@MrWadsox you are absolutely correct...I just didn't want to add politics to the mix and wanted stay on topic, but there's a mouthful to say about the 2000 race and his place in history! I hope you're well and best wishes ✌️💚
Toyota makes a good car, AND plenty of money. GM would make more money if they made better cars.
@@Charlysfarm420 I'm fine thank you.
Lol, man made global warming is a hoax. How many jabs did you get?@@MrWadsox 🤣🤡
I wouldn't worry much about manufacturers. It's all the compulsory emissions crap that does most damage.
The V35A-FTS in the Tundra, LX600, LS500, Sequoia, GX, etc. should be at the top of the list. Many failures at less than 20,000 miles due to issues with rods and pistons. It's all over the forums.
Thanks
What years were bad? My daughter has a 08 Sequoia with over 200,000 miles. Still runs like new. Always serviced by Toyota dealers. Thought something was major wrong last year. Only the serpentine belt slapping around. Dealer missed that bad belt.
@@arvbergstedt3303 For the Sequoia, it applies to 2023 models and up. Avoid them like the plague. All prior one's had a V8 like the 2008 model you mentioned. Those were night and day in terms of reliability compared to the new ones.
The difference with toyota and other manufactures is they will fix the problem on newer versions. GM will know of the problem and keep in making them with no change.
These are all the new Toyota engines. Failures left and right on all these hybrid turbo cars.
Good show. There now so many expensive time bombs out there. Who would have thought a lifetime chain would have stretch issues. Any small leak in a 3500 psi direct injection system is volatile gas all over engine and a big fire. Long DOHC paths, variable valve timing hardware, direct injection high pressure pumps all put added friction and mass that stress timing chains, causing stretch. These are not problems with high output race engine because engine is only used for one race then rebuilt or scraped. If you want ultimate joy of German race car ownership, expect ultimate cost of German mechanic and race car parts.
BMW= Break My Wallet
B. M. Trouble You!
I love it!
If you cant afford to trade after 1-2 yrs or lease a luxury car, then you probabley shouldnt be buying one just saying.
Bring More Withya
Mark, you are incredibly brilliant (with a wealth of information concerning cars), combined with a highly-effective speaking style!
Wow, thanks! I really appreciate the support and it means a lot to hear that. Often we hear the criticism but it’s rewarding to get some positive feedback. Hope your week is going great.
Absolutely appreciate your knowledge and honesty!!!!!!
At 65, I have 2- 71 Datsun 521 trucks equipped with the iconic L-series 1.6/1.8/2.0 engines; 71 and 72 Trans AM champion in the Datsun 510. Simple, reliable, very durable and still highly modifiable. 2 bolts for fuel pump, 5 bolts for external water pump and a huge big block ford oil filter mount. You get the picture. Pennies on the dollar to maintain. My total investment since 1978 is $2300. Never had an interest in any newer rigs cuz they are complicated and expensive to maintain. I love simplicity!!! If I need to go long distance I'll rent. Even then, with a fleet I have of old school mtn bikes, I can still travel anywhere as I rode from Flin Flon, MB to Cranbrook, BC this summer until I rode into heavy smoke.
You are confirming what I already know!!!
9:27 those Audis are pure garbage, i had the Audi A8L & it was nothing but a endless moneypit & constant failures
Exactly
600 dollars just to pop the hood, and you would think they would have better service, for the cost of these cars, Audi just settled a law suit, for their 2 liter motor, but they the covered some cars, I have a 2015 Q5, that now sits on my street, as a paper weight
Years ago chevy had a serious problem with soft cams.
The old 80s model subaru boxer engines would go 2-300,000 miles with regular oil changes ( every 3000 mi.)
Any BMW and Benz is gonna give you problems and it's crazy cause they cost so much.
Exactly
I'll take a straight 6 over a v8 any day. Smooth running, easy and cheap to work on, simple, reliable, easy to tune/turbo, what's not to love? The engines I've found to be absolute junk are: The Jeep 3.7 and 3.8L From 2002-2012, Dodge 2.4L 2003-2009, pretty well ANY Subaru motor, and all Audi/VW motors except the 1.8t.
7:10 Cadillacs motor issues started well before 2006, The Northstar came out in 1993 and was an utter disaster, head gaskets needed to rebuilt with special kits only sold after market
I just wanted to say I love Your show...
It keeps me updated on what not to purchase....
Being mechanically inclined with an Engineering degree from MIT .
I can quite understand about the good bad and the ugly....Thx again for sharing! 😊
I can’t understand why people buy a bmw ? Absolute junk and the price you pay is crazy , oh and rip off service prices you pay is crazy ! People save your money and get a Lexus 😂 , and shame on Volkswagen 😂
It can be pricey
For as long as I remember, BMW's always had problems. At this point I don't know if the company cares at all, just producing cars for their base and hoping someone would buy or lease them.
I think that is pretty true.
2:00 The 2008-2010 BMW X5 V8 was the naturally aspirated N62 not the N63 with the turbo. It's not a bad engine, just the usual leaks (valve covers, alternator bracket gasket), but none of the excessive heat issues . The 2010 also came without the air suspension and has the updated much more desirable idrive making it the best V8 X5 of the e70 generation and the only one worth buying imo.
Thanks
Stuck piston rings are not stuck in the cylinders, stuck rings are stuck in their piston ring grooves !!
As a Mercedes fan boy I approve!!
Thanks Bryan
@ECPP good work on the video you're very knowledgeable! Amusing that you go to the dealer to showcase these lemons 😂
MB is another garbage brand. The Germans couldn't build a reliable outhouse
We had a 1997 Subaru Impreza 2.0 (atmospheric) aut. - drove it up to 220.000 kms - without a hitch. Ran like a turbine, not overly fast, but comfortable. The only reason why we sold it (gas prices are high here in Europe) was that it drank like a sailor on leave....
I completely disagree with him on his information about Kia’s GDI engine. I have a 2013 Kia optima SX with the turbo four-cylinder engine that has over 250,000 miles on it. I had a 2018 Kia stinger with the TwinTurbo V6 that had 120,000 miles on it when I traded it in on my new stinger. If you do the maintenance and follow the operator manual they can help prevent any issues.
My kia Rio GDI has a pinging issue but I still drive it daily and change my oil, and I average about 27-28 mpg city
2005 Nortshtar 130,00 mikes tires and freon Now finally tie rods. 3 cadiillacs 1984 1987 devilles bulletproof the 1984 4.1 finally blew up at 354,000 miles. Love ur videos !!
my best friend since the mid-60s is a BMW lover. He’s had four of their cars ..
there is no such thing as a cheap or an expensive visit to the dealer service department. Even buying a new battery in 2019 before the virus made the prices go up, a battery for his BMW convertible was $310 just for the battery… then there was the disposal fee, shop materials and sales tax..
He also was paying for an extended warranty like you see advertised on television every fifth television commercial. He was paying $151 a month for that insurance on his last three BMW convertibles that he bought used, they were returned lease cars with low mileage when he bought them.
he had that insurance for over 10 years paying in over $18,000 for that insurance
he had the control panel in his drivers door that opens and closes the doors and makes the windows go up, and don fail, not covered
it was an automatic transmission, but it had a shifter that you could put in manual mode and pretend you’re shifting gears, that lever system failed, not even the salvage yards had any left, because they were all failing, it was not covered
convertible top would not go up, not covered
drivers seat frame broke, not covered
on top of the $18,000 he paid for that insurance over 10 years, he paid over $11,000 for these four BMW part failures out of his own pocket.
that was $29,000. That doesn’t even count all of the visits to the service department for routine maintenance like oil and filters and battery and brakes and tires..
When he added it up one day, he finally realized that he paid more for the insurance and repairs of things that were not covered and he paid for two of those BMW cars..
So he finally wised up and bought a Chrysler minivan. He’s had it for six years now, has not had any trouble with it at all.
Why cannot we have a car with Toyota reliability and BMW performance today?
The BMW B58 is a reliable BMW engine, looking at it it’s the German 2JZ in terms of tunablility and reliability
Supra
@@seansiew5629 I'm with you on that, the BMW N52 is also another hidden Gem reliable engine I have a 2009 328i E92 with the N52 and it has been a tank and bulletproof never had any issues aside from regular maintenance like oil changes and it has never left me stranded have a friend with the B58 and like you said really reliable and also never had a problem
I watched till the end hoping that Honda cars are not one of them. And YES! no Honda mentioned. My Civic DX 97 was made in Canada and now it got almost 300 miles crossed east - west coasts. And when I had an accident hitting a car (stupid driver took chances on turning left when I am on green light), my car radio is still running and THE ENGINE as well. My front bumper is totalled and the hood needs replacement. THe other driver's insurance wanted me to get rid of it, but I refused. They paid me for repair but not enough. I replaced the engine radiator and air-conditioning unit. I had it diagnosed but found no problems at all. Thanks for educating us.
There will always be the person that got over 200,000 trouble free miles out of any one of these vehicles.
In many cases, there will always be many thousands of people that got trouble free miles out of some of these "junk" engines.
My Kia with the theta ii gdi engine lasted 130k miles with rigorous maintenance and then it was done. I called it my hybrid. Burned gas AND oil. I knew it would make this list.
Mark, I had a co-worker who bought a MINI, started having issues at 30K miles, traded it in for another. My NS Cadillac blew a headgasket, and the sad thing is, I knew this engine had issues yet I bought one anyway. (Idiot) I traded that in (at a loss) for a Tacoma, 108K trouble free miles. A famous TH-cam channel blew not 1 not 2 but 3 Subaru WRX engines trying to build a track car.
You talking about folks over at Donut ain't you.
@@saracentiano That would be them.
My experience with the E93 M3 proves that your comments are simply not true. Make sure it’s warmed up and regular oil change, I’m at 130k miles no rod bearing no coolant issues it’s still runs like a dream.
So glad to see you pass by those Jeep’s. I, I’m on my second.
Very cool!
FYI my 2007 A6 CPO with the 6.2gas engine was incredible, as was the entire car. Normal maintenance was reasonable. Passed on my car at 200,036. Never changed the radiator coolant, tranny fluid, differential greasy oil sort of per the owner manual. Only had 1 repair … satellite radio stuff in the trunk. Much of the electronics went thru is via optical cable and a new replacement was $1300 but a fine one on eBay was 150 plus a total for $386 to diagnose the problem first and then install and program the replacement. A dream to drive and cheap to buy and own. In case you wonder, the car had 27000 when I bought it, Just before the 6 yr 100,000 mile warranty expired, I joined the Audi Club to break in the then new asphalt at Pocono Raceway. 92,000 miles on the car, 1 and a half hours at hitting the governor on the long main straight …130,000 mph and the car was inspected. and fine and ran better than ever. Struts, etc. were still original when It was passed on. New owner says it’s still fine. Some year Audis just don’t disappoint.
This older A6’s had many more issues than just the engines 😂 my god biggest nightmare car I’ve ever owned . We are taking full on water flooding into the passenger side footwell when it rained due to horrible design. The torque converters clutch seals also were notoriously bad in those things leaving you with horrible gas mileage and clunky or slipping transmission. Then the boat load of electrical issues 😅
Nice
So many rubbish engines. Enjoyable and educational video. Can't believe anybody still would buy a BMW. These are suited for corporate leases; not personal ownership and certainly not second-hand.
I’ve had tons of Italian cars; all but one had good reliability.
I’ve also owned 3 German cars (BMW, Audi, VW), every one was absolute JUNK.
The whole “German engineering “ things is pure sales hype.
100 percent
Here is a summary:
The text discusses 10 of the worst car engines that won't last 50,000 miles, even with proper maintenance. The engines highlighted include:
1. The BMW N63 V8 engine from 2008-2012, which suffers from issues like excessive heat, oil leaks, and timing chain problems.
2. The 1.6L "Prince" engine found in some Mini models, which has problems with the fuel system, timing chain, and EGR valve.
3. The Cadillac Northstar V8 engine, known for issues like valve cover gasket leaks, oil consumption, and water pump failures.
4. The 2.5L turbo diesel V6 engine found in Audi A6 and Volkswagen Passat models, which had premature camshaft wear and other issues.
5. Certain Subaru EJ20 and EJ25 engines that are prone to piston ring issues and head gasket failures.
6. The "Theta II" and "Gamma GDI" engines used by Kia and Hyundai, which have had major recall issues including engine fires.
7. The Toyota/Lexus 4GR-FSE V6 engine, which suffers from carbon buildup and performance issues.
8. The BMW S65 V8 engine found in the E9X M3, known for water pump, thermostat, and rod bearing problems.
9. The BMW N47 diesel engine, plagued by timing chain issues.
10. The Volkswagen EA188 diesel engine, especially the versions with Piezo injectors, which had various reliability problems.
Engines and transmissions were far better back in the 1960's , the Chrysler slant 6 engine for example commonly lasted for 350,000 miles ,sometimes 500,000 ,they were not much more than just" run in" at 50,000 miles . And Chrysler in those days had a 5 year / 50,000 mile warranty on all their cars .
I heard Chrysler's torqueflite transmission is pretty reliable.
@@arditsadiku8474 Bulletproof is an often used description for the Torqueflite transmission, and often praised as the best auto transmission ever made, also silky smooth gear changes.
Back in the 60s 70s and 80s their was alot of transmission dealers around. Not so much now. They make transmission alot better. I remember back in the 60s 70s and 80s I aways heard of someone with a blown transmission.
@@LBS-qw8gf These days , a lot of the car manufacturers are telling their buyers ( victims) that the auto transmissions are sealed, and good for the life of the vehicle, and dont need servicing. All automatic transmissions should be serviced and have fluid changes at regular intervals, the manufacturers have chosen the automatic trans as the component that will fail ,so that you'll usually choose to buy another new car ,because fixing the trans will cost about fifteen to twenty thousand dollars.
@@barrycuda3769 I would hate to price a new transmission. I like the GTX and Cuda. I a Mopar guy. ONE OF my favorite cars was my 72 Olds. Wright now I drive a 2011 Impala . It looks new and drives like new. I only put the good oil in it. I also put snows on for winter.
Theme of this video: don’t buy used BMW’s, any GM with a north start engine or a 2011-2015 Pentastar 3.6L (ooops, that was me, LOL)
Dude I know a female with a 06 IS250 with 400k! It was her mom’s but, was given to her at 150k and she’s not the type to keep up maintenance and it’s still pushing. Only problem with those are that they’re just slow! They’re very reliable!
That is why he put qualifiers on it! I think he even knew that Toyota would have gone after him with all guns.......
Punching a massive hole in the myth of German engineering superiority.
I was looking into lexus IS250 myself, great video, will be definitely looking into another engine option
I have a manual is250 with 250k miles they are very solid
@@leonel9110 did more research about them, they aren't very solid tho
@@GreasyMoist it’s up to you, they’ve proven their worth. Just like the vid says just do the maintenance.
@@leonel9110 better to look for better engine option,dont get me wrong that car is amazing, but since it's not new, it's impossible to tell how previous owners treated car, so it's gamble in my opinion
@@GreasyMoist I go by the experience and not what other ppl say. It’s not a fast engine and it has direct injection but the carbon build up is nowhere near as bad as VW, I’ve been treating it with seafoam and Lucas, and if my car has reached 250k miles already then that means that it has proven itself already
These German cars are nice looking but would hate the hassle dealing with all the engine repairs. I was surprised that a Subaru vehicle was part of your video. I have a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport Ultimate Turbo, so far no problems at 55k miles. Is this a problem car? I am religious about taking care of it. Had some paint issues but Hyundai took care of it right away. The vehicle was recalled once and Hyundai installed a sensor to monitor knocking in the engine. So far,no problems. I have plenty of power and get 20 mpg around town and 30 mpg on long drives. I don’t push the car and are gentle with it. If I need to get out of the way quickly, plenty of power under the hood. Is this vehicle on your list of bad engines? I’ve had very few problems and the warranty is really good.
That’s true
BMV and Audi should have Toyota build their engines
Then they would be gutless and slow.
my Hyundai engine just went on me 5 days ago. No oil light. knock knock knock.. dead
Oil leak? Which engine was it?
I have a 2000 Toyota Sienna. No problems, ever, even at over 220,000 miles. I always chuckle at these cars ...😅
Thank you for the great information. It would help if you could tell us which engine it is by saying for example if the 2.5 liter engine 4 cylinder that was used in a particular amount of years for a particular make of car. Most of us won't know an engine by it's technical name . Still great info though.
Great point!
Great video. Had an n63. It was a lemon and a heartache. BMW corporate treated me horribly. Never another bike or car from them. I have a cayenne v8 on order. Hope fully it is a better engine.
cancel it for a Toyota or Lexus ... Porsche will cause you the same headaches ...
new cars have way too much complex expensive computer screens that double the cost of purchase and maintenance! I just want a simple car that is cheap to own and buy and does not cost 50k new.
Display screens, like gauges, are OK for providing information, but touchscreens suck when used to input commands to the vehicle. I have muscle memory that guides my fingers to the right knob or dial without my taking attention from driving, but changing a radio station requires me to change glasses so I can read the touchscreen long enough to scroll through the menus to select the correct submenu and change the station, then put my sunglasses back on. When aviation went to glass cockpits they didn't get rid of the knobs. For good reasons.
Yes that’s true, I have owned several bmws, different years, different models and they all failed before 50k, I loved them other than the engines and those engine problems were major problems costing thousands. Right now I have a 2018 x1, so far so good
Any you keep buying them.. oh lawd LOL
i own a 2009 mini cooper S with a trubo and manual and its now over 144000 miles and still going strong, i would never recommend the normal mini. great video 💪
Thanks for sharing, sounds like a great run and they are fun to drive
I have Peugeot RCZ THP156 2011 and over 165000km and still runs perfectly fine, surely previous owner did change timing chain and tensioner if I remember correctly, but that this car has perfect maintenance record, so I bet it will last for me a long time because I'm not abusing it and driving like maniac and not driving it like sports car, I'm aware that it requires more to take care and handle it carefully than like example toyota, but exactly with that carefullness and maintenancing it when it's needed and changing quality oil every 5000 miles, I bet it can be realiable enough to near future aka I'm not planning to ever sell it away.
Though now I have noticed small oil leak from that oil filter housing area where also turbocharger's oil lines go in and out to/from engine block, so I'm betting that those poorly designed turbocharger's stiff metallic oil line is come loose where it connects to engine block/oil filter housing and needs to replaced, pretty much expected bmw design but what u can do than to change it if it's even that.
Toyota corolla 2003 next car
I own a 2000 impreza with a 2.2l engine 282,000 miles, not a problem original clutch even, and still a daily driver just changed out the brakes and cv joint, then I bought a 2011 impreza sport 2.5l , and at 95,000 the power steering pump froze up, and fixed that, the next week the ac compressor failed, and the rear axle failed the next week. replaced it with a honda crv so far am very happy. I still say never buy a VW, or a mini, a friend had a passat that made it to 39000 miles and the engine locked up, they said sorry out of warranty and he still had quite a few months left on the loan.
The ej255 and ej257 were the ones with bad headgaskets and didn't have adequate flow for cooling around cylinder 4. You can find info about the court cases online, The v5 and v6 ej205 and 207 didn't have those issues. ✌🏼
Believe it’s the ej251, ej252, and the ej253. I have personally owned 2 different ej253 cars, both had head gaskets replaced around 150k.
I believe the turbo 2.5, which I believe the ej255 was, had no head gasket issues at all,