Pacifica engines KAPUT!

Finally completed that Psych 101 class, eh?


Matt

 

Of course. And there is a possible engine issue with every engine that
leaves the factory from any car maker.

Maybe yes, maybe no. Only way to know is to wait for Chrysler to sort
it out. Or, you could listen to the ng rumors and make your decision
from that "information."

Sure, you could disassemble the engine, remove the suspect bolts and
have them tested for hardness, proper alloy, etc.

Not likely.


Matt

 

Substitute any engine in any vehicle, and the answer is still "yes." Is
there a possible problem with Pratt&Whitney PW4000 engines used on
Boeing 747s? Yeah, its possible. Is there a possible issue with
Briggs&Stratton engines on Murray lawnmowers? Yeah, its possible.

If there was, you'll get a TSB (or more likely a recall) as soon as its
determined what lot of bolts were bad, and when that lot arrived. They
should be able to identify every vehicle manufactured with the defective
bolts. That's how TSBs work.

Check? for ROD BOLTS? You gotta be kidding! Without tearing the engine
down and sending the bolts out for analysis, the only way is to use the
manufacturers tracking information to see which vehicles the bad parts
got into.

See above. You gotta be kidding, or have no understanding of what
happens when a rod bolt fails. Parts leave the engine. Swiftly. Making
their own exit holes in the process. This is why its a bit unlikely that
any vehicle made with these allegedly bad bolts made it off the factory
property, and certainly not likely to have made it through months of use.

 

Engine makes loud banging noises for several seconds before it stops
as numerous fractured internal parts are hurled thru the walls of the
block and oil pan. Large quantity of oil and coolant found under and
behind vehicle immediately afterward. Possible inferno under the hood
as hot oil contacts hot exhaust manifold and copious quantities of fresh
oxygen.

Not a pretty picture.