25-05-2013, 01:37 PM
(25-05-2013, 11:06 AM)lolsteve Wrote: So thinking about this the other night, when im reading peoples thoughts on a certain engine they always have something good to say like the xud is bomb proof and a fun engine with easy tuning. Or the rover k 1.4 series being high powered for the displacement and bar the headgaskets there isn't much else that goes wrong with them.
My point is are there any god awful engines, the types where you wonder how the engineers made such a cock up. The worst I have had contact with is the 1.4 16v zetec-se in the mk6 fiesta, underpowered to hell, not impressive mpg against similar engines, my hdi is much less in tax and the noise is more of a soft whine than anything else. Which although makes for a poor engine it's not enough to condemn it as bad.
The k series engine is actually a good engine. They just get a bad rep due to hg and shite waterpumps.
Imo if you look after a car it will last, if your constantly tthrashing it, not changing oilits gunna wear quicker.