Automotive engineers.....What do they know? Reply #45 – January 01, 2012, 09:45:53 PM really? bob's cars are rusting? wait.. since when does he have 2?! Quote Selected
Automotive engineers.....What do they know? Reply #46 – January 02, 2012, 12:47:57 PM I have had a million cars in my life. I could go on and on, but here are a few highlights:Geo Metro control arm mounts- They rust and separate, and the metal is too thin to weld. You basically have to engineer some hackery or junk it. Olds Aurora with the battery under the back seatHow about our cars with the cruise hidden in the wheel well? And the junk brittle clips that break on the ends...Then we have:Ford truck mod motor exhaust manifold bolts (rust and the heads pop off)Any FWD vehicle that you can't get to the rear plugs. C'mon nerds, this is a regular maintenance issue, end users should be able to handle spark plugs. This one there is no excuse for. They should see this right away.The ever-cracking exhaust manifolds on ford 2.3t cars. VW Automatic transmissions (jetta, golf, etc)VW Jetta cable-driven plastic window regulators (I have a 4-door, and they all broke)Fox body seat backs that break and make me do the Detroit LeanAluminum rims that seize onto drums (Chevy astro)Eagle Premier / Dodge Monaco. Everything about that car. The trans, the goofy way you have to bleed the coolant system with a bleeder that breaks off in the water neck... Worst car I ever ownedSome fords with the plastic timing gears... Really?Gearboxes on our window motors and the disappearing bushingsOverheating ford TFI modulesFord Full Size Bronco rear window- It's a power window, that you have to roll down to be able to open the tailgate... The tailgates rust like crazy tooMan, I could go on and on.. Quote Selected
Automotive engineers.....What do they know? Reply #47 – January 02, 2012, 02:16:02 PM Quote from: CoogarXR;376821Eagle Premier / Dodge Monaco. Everything about that car. The trans, the goofy way you have to bleed the coolant system with a bleeder that breaks off in the water neck... Worst car I ever owned hondas are the same friggin way.. makes a simple job a PITFA when the bleeder is seized and stripped Quote Selected
Automotive engineers.....What do they know? Reply #48 – January 02, 2012, 02:46:33 PM CoogarXR you hit on a good one. Eagle Premier and Dodge Monaco. I had to work on a few of them at the dealership. What . Quote Selected
Automotive engineers.....What do they know? Reply #49 – January 02, 2012, 05:40:44 PM This talk about rust reminded me about the rear strut towers on Escorts. Quote Selected
Automotive engineers.....What do they know? Reply #50 – January 03, 2012, 08:51:10 AM Quote from: 5.0 bird;376838This talk about rust reminded me about the rear strut towers on Escorts. Or the strut towers on our cars.. Mine were pretty well shot.. Had one fixed when the engine was out. Quote Selected
Automotive engineers.....What do they know? Reply #51 – January 03, 2012, 12:39:35 PM thanks for reminding me.. both of mine are shot.. :( Quote Selected
Automotive engineers.....What do they know? Reply #52 – March 14, 2012, 02:53:35 AM Quote from: Fordracer08;376529How about Renault Alliance and Encore. "1984 Motor Trend Car of the Year." You could always count on them needing something at state inspection time. Trans were junk. They blew head gaskets regularly. Steering racks wore out. E-brake cables broke. On and on. I worked at a Toyota/Chrysler/Jeep dealer in the early 90s. Chrysler took over AMC, I believe in the late 80s, and they were the Renault franchises. What junk. I will agree with TOM Renzo though it kept me in work. My uncle rebuilt one of these back in the 80's, his friend then turned the engine over backwards which was a big nono! Timing belt had to be replaced all over again Quote Selected
Automotive engineers.....What do they know? Reply #53 – March 14, 2012, 04:23:19 AM L99/LT1 water pumps directly above the Optispark (distributor).When the water pump fails, it almost always ruins the O/S. And whoever/whatever entity manufactures those water pumps....I'm on the third one, with not more than 1500 miles between the changes...every ed time it was the bearing and seal going bad and leaking coolant. (they're shaft driven through the front of the engine, off of the cam, via a small splined coupler)I also won't go into detail about the coolant bleeding issue with regards to said LT1 engines...Really? You can f*ck up and put a rather important electrical device directly under a source of liquid, but you can't out a goded radiator cap ON the radiator to add coolant!? (Caprice/Impala -96 and older)C'mon GM...did your engine designers for the LT1 series smoke a fat bag before coming in to work that day..???One more...whichever brain-deficient jack-hole who thought it would be a good idea to put locking lugs on Ford vehicles...I've never seen any that didn't ultimately need a socket pounded on them to be removed, or else cut off in some manner. Which isn't recommended for wheels you wish to keep in a nice state..) Quote Selected
Automotive engineers.....What do they know? Reply #54 – March 14, 2012, 04:57:32 AM i 2nd the 'locking lugs'.. stupid stupid stupid Quote Selected
Automotive engineers.....What do they know? Reply #55 – March 14, 2012, 11:16:35 AM Try working at a used car dealership that handles mostly 3-year-old lease returns that have been through auction. You get an all new hate on for locking wheel nuts when 90% of the vehicles you're working on are missing the key... Quote Selected
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