engine overhauls

**t2erns** · June 30th, 2011 09:05 AM

hindi ba kayo nagtataka na maraming sasakyan today na kailangan pang tanggalin ang intake manifold just to replace the plugs? yun ang isang reason na iba na ang design ngayon hindi kagaya dati na panay ang service natin sa ignition system. the last time i changed the plugs of my 22-year old car ay nung muntik ng ma ondoy (if ain't broke don't fix it).

**Ry_Tower** · June 30th, 2011 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by sirkosero

sir ry, actually, our family owns a number of old cars... lahat naman regular maintenance and periodic oil change lang. yung 21 yr old corolla na overhaul lang dahil napatid ang timing belt... tumalon kasi yung belt. ning binuksan, maganda pa loob at walang sludge. ang kayod lang eh dahil napatid ang valve. would you believe we also have a 14 year old "virgin" civic? Never even had a top overhaul. tappets lang ang inadjust that requires taking off the valve cover. syempre other wear and tear parts pinalitan including timing belt change and occasional tb cleaning. every 10k oil change interval and palit oil filter every 5k. 1st owner po kami. hehe

- kaya nga mao-overhaul pa rin yan kasi hindi lahat ng parts ay designed to last a lifetime. Matagal kung sa matagal but ilan ba mileage kasi?

Pero if you want to make your vehicle conform to its performance standard kasi, eventually nga kahit top overhaul, aabutin talaga. Yan yung siguro masasabi ko talagang magaling mag-alaga, top overhaul lang kelangan so hindi big dea na overhaul.

Hindi ko sinasabi na sirain engine ha kahit yung mga old ones. all I'm saying is eventually, kahit anong alaga, aabotan ka pa rin ng some form of overhaul. Wag umasa ng sobra.

**kutangbato** · June 30th, 2011 10:42 AM

mga bro,

a year and half ago pinaltan un timing belt and tinakbo palang since napaltan ay 33,000 kms. recently pinahigpitan ko un belt dahil may kakaibang ingay then after nahigpitan medyo ayos na BUT the service manager seems to hear a noise pa daw na coming from the timing gear, front ng makina, etc. na kailangan buksan and worse i-overhaul ung engine if ever hindi maayos un ingay na naririnig niya. Celica un shop along araneta ave kahilera ng araneta car accessories.

ride is prado 90 series old suv nato mga sir and diesel. alam ko maingay makina ng diesel engine pero nun maluwag un timing belt medyo malakas ang ingay but after that ok naman na un sound like an old diesel engine na.......But this service manager is keep on insisting na buksan un timing gear, baklasin un radiator, ibaba un makina, etc.

i tell him na ok na muna then mag 2nd opinion(sa loob-loob ko lang to sinabe) ako kaso ayaw ako paalisin sa shop baka daw maputol o mapatid (kung ano man tong sinasabe niya) at lalo masira ang engine.

But i still went on going home and drove a little bit slow. hehehe!

Just want to know your stand, advice and help guys.

Thanks in advance.

**kutangbato** · June 30th, 2011 10:49 AM

In addition.....the mileage is 77,000kms as of now, 2nd hand namin nabili and imported so my father and i agreed to change the timing belt as soon we got it.

**Ry_Tower** · June 30th, 2011 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by kutangbato

In addition.....the mileage is 77,000kms as of now, 2nd hand namin nabili and imported so my father and i agreed to change the timing belt as soon we got it.

Pa-second opinion ka na lang sir IMO.

**[archie]** · June 30th, 2011 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by Ry_Tower

Lulutong na kasi mga rubber seals niyan kaya palit ka din talaga. PMS nga eh, preventive lang. Pero siyempre at least mas matagal gamit mo vs standard if you are extra careful.

rubber seals and alike are easy to get to and do not need overhauls. pero sa katagalan kahit matino gamit, overhaul due to wear and tear. it does not mean kung parati ka change oil, yung internals ng engine would have no wear and tear.

**Ry_Tower** · June 30th, 2011 06:48 PM

Originally Posted by [archie]

rubber seals and alike are easy to get to and do not need overhauls. pero sa katagalan kahit matino gamit, overhaul due to wear and tear. it does not mean kung parati ka change oil, yung internals ng engine would have no wear and tear.

Just what I am telling the guys in general.

But that does not mean I don't want us to enjoy worry free drivign fr a long long time ha. Sino ba naman gusto ng OH.

**bambino** · July 1st, 2011 06:19 AM

marami rami na rin ako nagawang engine at karamihan sira lack of proper maintainance , kagaya ng natuyuan ng langis ,overheating at kung minsan dahil din sa engineering design.
meron engine na matibay talaga sometimes it goes over half a million km without overhaul . meron naman low mileage lang bigay na agad .

most engines sa proper maintainance lang ok na . malaking tulong sa pag extend ng life ng tsikots natin.

**kutangbato** · July 1st, 2011 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by Ry_Tower

Pa-second opinion ka na lang sir IMO.

thanks sir ry! i will.

**yebo** · July 1st, 2011 10:24 PM

this is true only for gasoline engines that were labeled "extended maintenance interval", mostly after 1995 or so, could be earlier. these are the "100,000 miles first tune up" engines. for the lest fortunate of mortals (that means you and me) who do not happen to live in the US of A and the rest of the 1st world e sorry na lang tayo. even though the car manufacturers earn more from us (they mark up their vehicles much more in Asia while in the US they only earn $100 per vehicle on the average) they also give us the less reliable of their production, making us pay more 2 times since we end up fixing or replacing our cars faster.