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GM Quad4 (2.3L DOHC I4) :How durable is it?



 
 
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Old April 27th 19, 03:28 PM posted to rec.autos.tech
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Default GM Quad4 (2.3L DOHC I4) :How durable is it?

On Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 8:33:52 PM UTC-5, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> dsi1 > wrote:
> >
> >The good news is that kind of thing won't happen when we're all driving/rid=
> >ing electric cars because there's no head. If the motor fails, you just bol=
> >t on another one and rebuild the old one. Life will be good again.

>
> Having all-electric vehicles makes for much simpler drive trains and a lot
> less to go wrong. A simpler mechanism is easier to repair as well.
>
> But, once GM gets their hands on the design, all bets are off. I am sure
> the same people that designed Oldsmobile diesel engines that exploded at
> 30,000 miles and Chevy ECUs that crashed when nearby truckers keyed up their
> CB radio will figure out some way to make electric vehicles that fail
> prematurely and are difficult to repair.
> --scott
>
> --
> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."


Get a torque wrench and check the head bolts, other 'important' bolts. If the vehicle has a lot of miles on it, you will probally find some loose bolts, regardless of whatever brand name of engines.
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