2009 Internals

[Lex]

Originally Posted by darth vader I don't disregard your evidence, nor do I disagree with your contention that recall is a numbers game. LOL, I like Porsche's approach to the direct injection gunk build up issue, oh, at first major service let's pull the cylinder heads and decarbonise everything...WTF, is it 1950 all over again? Emissions is an engineering mandate, safety is a sales pitch. Ultimately, profitability is the manufacturer's number one concern. Designing and then building a shitty engine that pisses off everyone sure won't help that.

I agree with this. I don't think the DISI is a shitty engine - quite the opposite. When I spoke of the round-about percentages I spoke of engines that blew from what I have seen and that in itself is quite a limited number. Surely it's hard to hold a company accountable when the product is no longer within spec.

Emissions is the end-all game to engine design these days. The requirements are strengthened every 2-3 years and if you can't meet them, you can't sell. It is very expensive to certify an engine and this is why world engines are more and more common - to decrease development costs.