GM 3. 1 V6 Reliability and Performance - Car Talk Community The 3 1 V6 is a 60 degrees-between-the-cylinder-banks motor derived from GM’s X-car engine of 2 8 liters The 3800 V6 is a 90 degree cylinder angle motor derived from a 60’s era V8 later sold to British Leyland and used in lots of Brit cars They also offered a 3 4 liter version that seemed noisy and rough for no reason
V8 vs V6s - Engine longevity maintenance issues V8’s generally use more gas than V6’s V8’s will generally have larger oil pans and require more oil during changes (but not always) V8’s have 8 sparkplugs instead of 6, this will be important at around 60k miles or whenever your recommended sparkplug change is V8’s and V6’s both have 2 head gaskets due to the v shape
Toyota RAV 4, 4WD, V6, 2007 Transmission - Car Talk Community Owner of 2007 RAV-4 Sport, V6 4WD 117,897 mi as of 5 July 2014 (No Towing history) Checked the transmission fluid today: full, red, no grainy feeling and does not smell burnt, so looks good I’m trying to ensure that i’m doing everything I can to ensure it keeps running smoothly, as it has been Looked in to the owners manual and the maintenance guide, trying to clarify something as I
95 nissan pickup engine light speedometer issue I have a 95 nissan pickup V6 The speedometer stopped working today and engine light came on truck sat there while I was working and went back out to it Started truck back up and engine light was still on As soon as I put it into gear the engine light went off and speedometer started working again Any ideas of what it could be It’s a 2wd not 4wd
6 cylinders versus 4 (longevity) - Car Talk Community I was pointing out that the 4 cylinder in the A4 is turbocharged which means the engine is literally under more pressure than the normally-aspirated V6 While turbo durability is much better than it used to be It’s a very expensive piece of moving machinery added to the engine Which is one more thing to fail
$700 to replace spark plug - Car Talk Community Ok guys, hope everyone is doing well ! So, my car is nearing the 60,000k mileage mark and my upcoming scheduled maintenance is around the corner I brought the car to Toyota as usual and was hit with a massive quote for just the spark plugs $700 for spark plug $400 for transmission flush $160 for cabin and engine filter $120 oil change Across the street from Toyota is an independent shop