engine rebuilds in t350
Discussion
If you accept that there is a fault, it appears to have been less frequent with the newer cars.
Again, if you accept there has been a fault, it seems to have been less frequent with 3.6 litre engined cars.
The T350 falls into the later car category and the vast majority of them are 3.6 litre. You would therfore quite reasonably conclude a T350 is going to be quite reliable.
There have been one or two reports of head gasket failure. I have witnessed one, on a track day, and it was a cold engine being thrashed. I do know however that the latest engines are having some work on the cooling jackets to improve coolant circulation.
Running in, being almost anal about warming up the engine, regular servicing and regular checks on oil and coolant levels will greatly enhance your chances of relaiable ownership.
My T350 has had no engine problems in its short life (10K miles since last Jan). It has been used quite hard, but was run in carefully, I am anal about the warming up, levels are checked daily when being used and its serviced at 4.5 k rather than 6k.
Thats my opinion based on the first year of ownership.
With each mile confidence grows, and I'm at the point now that I dont worry about the thing going bang.
We take delivery of a Tamora in March for my good lady and I dont expect to have engine problems with that either.
The above represents a view of a happy T350 owner who is quite pleased with the decision to move on from the V8 cars to the S6.
I hope not to offend anyone who has had problems, but to provide what I think is a balanced view based upon my 1 year of ownership.
>> Edited by daftlad on Monday 21st February 14:37
Again, if you accept there has been a fault, it seems to have been less frequent with 3.6 litre engined cars.
The T350 falls into the later car category and the vast majority of them are 3.6 litre. You would therfore quite reasonably conclude a T350 is going to be quite reliable.
There have been one or two reports of head gasket failure. I have witnessed one, on a track day, and it was a cold engine being thrashed. I do know however that the latest engines are having some work on the cooling jackets to improve coolant circulation.
Running in, being almost anal about warming up the engine, regular servicing and regular checks on oil and coolant levels will greatly enhance your chances of relaiable ownership.
My T350 has had no engine problems in its short life (10K miles since last Jan). It has been used quite hard, but was run in carefully, I am anal about the warming up, levels are checked daily when being used and its serviced at 4.5 k rather than 6k.
Thats my opinion based on the first year of ownership.
With each mile confidence grows, and I'm at the point now that I dont worry about the thing going bang.
We take delivery of a Tamora in March for my good lady and I dont expect to have engine problems with that either.
The above represents a view of a happy T350 owner who is quite pleased with the decision to move on from the V8 cars to the S6.
I hope not to offend anyone who has had problems, but to provide what I think is a balanced view based upon my 1 year of ownership.
>> Edited by daftlad on Monday 21st February 14:37
It is also worth considering that the new cars all come with a 3yr (or 36,000 mile) warranty on the engine.
Rumour has it that the major modifications to the engine occurred in mid-2002 which will mean that all t350's will have the new engine specification and may explain their increased reliability.
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Rumour has it that the major modifications to the engine occurred in mid-2002 which will mean that all t350's will have the new engine specification and may explain their increased reliability.
D
Chaps,
My tamora is a Sept 03. I had a rebiuld a fortnight ago and it was due to a little end bearing going, corrcet me if i am wrong, but not a common problem.
Whilst it was in the factory and the engine apart they replaced the head with the new design which i was told had improved oil galaries for better circulation, cooling etc....
I have noticed that the characteristics of the engine are slightly different, ie. oil temp peaks at different points in the driving cycle? and it is smoother?
Hilti.
My tamora is a Sept 03. I had a rebiuld a fortnight ago and it was due to a little end bearing going, corrcet me if i am wrong, but not a common problem.
Whilst it was in the factory and the engine apart they replaced the head with the new design which i was told had improved oil galaries for better circulation, cooling etc....
I have noticed that the characteristics of the engine are slightly different, ie. oil temp peaks at different points in the driving cycle? and it is smoother?
Hilti.
blueyes said:
I give it 3 replies before an argument starts and the thread gets closed!
BTW. Mines done 24k on the same engine. Seems that if run-in and warmed-up properly they don't go bang... but then there may be exceptions to the rule.
Ted.. get ready with that padlock!
24,000! And I thought I was doing well having put 14,000 miles on mine.
Maybe, just maybe, regular use is a good thing.
:hopethatdoesntcomebacktohauntme!:
I was told by a main dealer, back in 2003, that he personally was wary of cars that hadn't seen regular use, and it wasn't as if any of the stock I was interested in had more than 2,000 miles on, so it didn't seem to be sales-talk.
Would echo the advice of 'blueeyes' and 'daftlad' careful warming is essential for 'peace of mind'.
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