Posted by GregCO on November 25, 2014 at 21:10:07 from (69.35.184.183):
In Reply to: OT--gasoline engines posted by Jiles on November 25, 2014 at 20:34:40:
I don't think it is just the oil. While oil has gotten much better the entire design of modern engines has grown with it. Tolerances are tighter, materials are better, machining has advanced, and fuel injection and electronic engine control has done wonders. Back in the day a carb could not change fuel trim for temp, load, or altitude. You just found a happy spot in the middle and lived with it. Back in the day spark plugs would not go 20 K let alone the 80 to 100 they do now due to not getting fuel soaked every time they are started cold or the choke hangs up. We don't see oil dilution like we used to either due to better fuel management. Along with all that good stuff the fuels are cleaner and we don't see carbon build up near as bad. It wasn't that long ago when a vehicle hit 100 k it was time to get rid of it. The interior was falling apart, suspension was wore out, engine was starting to use oil and so on. Very few vehicles would go 150 k without an overhaul and the suspension being completely replaced and we just lived with the ratty interior falling apart. Every time I hear somebody saying "they sure don't make them like they used to" I just say Thank God.
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