GM 3.8 OHV V6, modified to be put in a host of GM products. From Camaro/Fbird , to big family sedans. They are great engines on par with any thing in the world. Small & BB V8s of the golden era.Most US made V8s from the 50-80s were bulletproof. All the Big Three V8s were good , except the Ford Y Blocks. The latter, has oiling issues, & a Bizarre head design that had to be designed by a mentally challenged group of engineers.
I bought a 1988 F150 w/300 6cly and drove it for 17 years. Changed the engine oil, 1 water pump and 1 freeze plug! It ran like new when I gave it to a close friend.
Agreed. But not just Buicks. The GM 3.8 L 6-cylinder engine is noted for its reliability, good power output and fuel economy. GM used it in many different rigs. I had one in a 2000 Monte Carlo myself. Great engine!
I had a 1987 mustang GT 5.0L isold it still running great after 31 year's of original ownership never had an engine or transmission overhaul the most reliable car ever sold it with 557,000 miles plus had a Ford ranger with 436k Miles drove all over the United States with it. Never rebuild any of the drivetrain 😊
They also forgat some Volvo engine's type B-18, B-20, B21 - B23, those engine's logged easy 4-500K miles with just oil and filter and regular service .
Ford never made a slant 6. They made inline sixes, the Ford inline 6 cu in from 240-300 was great, the Ford inline sixes from 144-250 cu in. not so great. Two different engine series, one great the other poor.
I had a VW Polo with a 1600 BAH engine. It did 200,000 miles and when I stripped it there was zero wear on the crank and not even a hint of a ridge in the bores
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The most reliable engines I've ever owned: Chevy and Ford small block V8s from the early 60's to the early 70's; any American straight 6 from the early 60's to the early 70's; any VW carburated boxer; the Nissan 300 V6 from the mid-80's.
I had a 67 Rustang with a 200 cu in inline 6. It was a junk of an engine. If it got below 0*F , no way it was going to start. Before the first Arab oil embargo, a HS kid couldn’t find a nice V8 in anything.
@@duroshebanja6810 I have no experience with Studebaker but I do have quite a bit with the others .The AMC 6cyl ( evergreen) is a fine engine but the others have several fatal flaws in design The 283 and the 289 have several reasons they go just a little further then the rest .
@@Trackratz-zl9di Their punched out versions of those engines like the Chevy 350 & Ford 302 were equally as good. Just like the CC 340, but the 360 of CC was a pure emission engine. The Ford Windsor engines were too compact to expand bigger than a 302. But the 351 W , & then the 351 C were great engines too. The Emission Era destroyed them.
You lost me and i know this is bs cuz the rb26 isnt that reliable. They are known for having horriable block core shift and the increadably weak and poor oiling systems
The RB26DETT engine is a 2.6-liter, inline-six engine that features twin-turbochargers. It was designed to produce high horsepower and torque numbers, making it a popular engine for tuning and modification. The RB26DETT engine is known for its reliability, but like any other engine, it requires regular maintenance to keep it running at its best.
The Mercedes 200/220/240 and 300D engines in the W123 were good for 500K miles with normal maintenance. You will not believe how many if these things went over 1 million miles. Here in Europe these cars were used as taxi's everywere and in my country they were everywere. Still popular classic car today.
I’m glad to know my 2014 Camry with a hundred and two thousand miles has a great engine. I think the Toyota V8 installed in the first Lexus in 1989 may be the best V8 ever made! It was certified for aircraft use! The Volvo b20e was another remarkably reliable engine, as was the Chrysler slant six and Chevy 283.
I have a Nissan Terrano 2 1999. It is 2,7 l turbo diesel. The engine is now on 390000 km and going strong. Never been overhauled and original turbine. Not smoking.
The 1994 Toyota Camry with the 6 cylinder, was the best car I ever had. 298,000 miles. Head gasket. Timing belt and water pump, the only engine part replaced. 😊
Toyota 22R and 22RE engine 980000 kilometre engine that the most kilometres l seen on a 22R engine in a generation 5 Toyota Hilux and of course l have a 1997 generation 5 Toyota Hilux myself just with 437000 kilometres on it and we cannot forget the engine in the Mercedes Benz 300D the most reliable Mercedes Benz ever made
Got to do more homework and look up the word's record for most mileage. Well, it happens to be the Volvo P1800s, followed by another Volvo 245 GL. So, your selection does not even come close
Mazda K series. My Mazda 2.0 KF so far made 500t km with regular maintenance only and happy to go further. Oil changes every 5tkm, from April to November 10w-60, through winter months 0-20 or 0-30. And every 500 km an Italian tuneup to keep mechanic away.
Ford 302ci/5.0L. How reliable? Bought a new 1985 Mustang GT 5-speed. Put 310k miles on it in 7 years (work related). The car was so reliable I bought a second one used and put 250k miles on that one. You have Ford 85-93 5.0's running fine with over 200k miles on them like it's nothing.
chevy 250 or 292 slant 6 the 350 v8 3.8 buick they all was great engines heck i got a 4.8 LS with 500,000 miles on it never had a cover pulled off only oil changes and tune ups
Ask the guys that own some lemons , like the GM 3.6 High Feature V6 with timing chain issues. Or any V6 with an internal WP. Ford, Chrysler, & Nissan off the top of my head, made such engines. They’re ticking time bombs , no matter how good they see maintenance. Or Brazilian made Ford 2.3 OHC 4 poppers, in the Mustang 2 or Pintos. They had bad cams, soft steel in them..No amount of good maintenance would help those engines. Chevy Vegas & Chevettes? Early Iron Duke Fiero engines,with plastic/fiber timing gears? Got 73K miles out of a bought new, extremely well maintained 84 Fiero, timing gear sheared.
Mazda's rotary engine is reliable ? You're not going to get 100,000 Mi out of that engine, and you don't mention the Ford 300 inline 6 cylinder.. just shut up kid..
You list of most reliable engines is not correct my friend owns a limo company his fleet of Lincoln Town Cars all of them eventually lasting up to 700k miles and some 800k miles without being overhauled
This was the most ridiculous list I've ever seen. Loads of those engines have massive problems and are not very reliable. So how about you make another list and this time stay with the facts.
Agreed. No mention of the Lexus 400, LS or the Lexus 430 LS engines, The later is so reliable it gained a certificate to be fitted to a light aircraft !
I’m glad that I didn’t like this video or subscribe to your channel !! Nothing was said about any USA engines there are some good engines made in the USA especially older ones
Bmw m57 even though it has lots of systems that can break the engine internals never break. E39 530d with 500k miles has no signs of wear in the top end. Bottom end was never serviced.
Ok now I know this guy doesn’t have a clue. The rotary engine?😂 They break all the time and hella expensive to fix. Then Toyotas 😂😂 I guess there suppose to be good cars but they have so many dam recalls.And you talk like 200,000 300,000 miles like it’s sooo much. The 4.6 ford 2 valve sees 300,000 miles all the time and that’s with boost! They aren’t the most powerful but make decent power and last forever if oil changes are regular.
Thousands of taxi cabs running the 4.6 in Crown Victoria's. Good engines. Good cars. I bought a 1965 Merc with a 240 Ford straight six. Had a hundred thousand miles on it when I started driving it. I drove it for years. No engine repairs. Just regular maintenance. Oil, filters, plugs, points, condenser. The only "repair" I had to do under hood was to replace all the rubber hoses and belts. They were way past their shelf life. Just rotting from the years. That Ford quit making that engine is a crying shame. And yes I know that the 240 was the 300's little brother. No surprise the 300 is a champ in its own right.
Top 5 engines ever made 1. 12 valve cummins 2. Ford 300 3. Chevy 350 4. Jeep 4.0 5. Vortec 5.3 lm7 generation All newer vehicles are trash because of the epa and because vehicles are made more complicated as well
excellent study. is there an expanded version of your list that includes #11-16 or to #20? myself, I have a Nissan 300ZX, model #Z32. Is this engine VGDE30 [no turbo]?
What's the most people don't even know about is the GMC 305 all the way up to 478 v6s good for at least 500000 several was way more miles and never been rebuilt
The only problem with doing a top 10 list like this is that it is way too small and way too many reliable Workhorse engines get omitted. I agree with every engine you put on this list, but there are so many more. As others have mentioned in the comments, the Ford 300 straight 6, the Chrysler Slant six, the Chevy pushrod inline 6 is that vary in size from as small as 170 cubic inches all the way up to 292 cubic inches, as well as Ford, chevrolet, and Chrysler small block V8s. Not to mention other engines like the Toyota UZ series V8 engines such as the 1-UZ used in the original Lexus LS400, the 2-UZ 4.7L truck variation and the 3-UZ 4.3L. The problem with unreliable engines these days is the fact that they are trying to extract way too much horsepower from very small engines while simultaneously trying to have ultra low emissions and high fuel economy. Let's be honest, a family minivan doesn't need 350 horsepower. A half ton pickup truck doesn't need 400 horsepower to tow your Bass boat. My 300 cubic inch straight 6 in my F-150 was strong enough to move a mind-boggling amount of weight and it was only rated for 160 horsepower. We have these horsepower Wars going on that are ruining the reliability of engines while trying to satisfy the requirements for lower emissions higher fuel economy and then delivering these obscene amounts of horsepower that are really not necessary. And the problem is not the requirements for increased fuel efficiency and lower emissions. And the problem is not the requirements for more efficiency and lower emissions. We need air to breathe and water to drink and ground soil to grow our food in.
