car mileages - whats average engine lifespan capability

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Dave Plowman (News) said:
Thought they ran on petrol?
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It's all a big con. The big lump under the bonnet with spark plugs is just
for the heater.


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Pete M said:
It's all a big con. The big lump under the bonnet with spark plugs is just
for the heater.
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TV commentators for car races in the USA describe a tight string of race
cars as being "nose to tail". I would assume that in the UK they should
say the sting is "boot to bonnet".

Regarding the thread, I never saw a Volvo that had engine failure. I
had a timing belt fail on a 240 and replaced a couple fuel pumps over
the years, but after putting 1,260,000 miles on 10 Volvos in 38 years I
have never had an engine fail.
 
Stephen Henning said:
TV commentators for car races in the USA describe a tight string of race
cars as being "nose to tail". I would assume that in the UK they should
say the sting is "boot to bonnet".

Regarding the thread, I never saw a Volvo that had engine failure. I
had a timing belt fail on a 240 and replaced a couple fuel pumps over
the years, but after putting 1,260,000 miles on 10 Volvos in 38 years I
have never had an engine fail.
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I've seen a few redblock Volvo motors with holes knocked in the block due to
a broken con rod, to their credit though one had probably been run out of
oil, the other two were turbo motors where the wastegate hose had rotted
out. These are easily the most robust engines I've ever dealt with.
 
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