Is 52 000 miles on a car bad?
A modern vehicle may be able to travel up to 200,000 miles. Therefore, a car with more than 50,000 miles is likely to have up to 150,000 miles left. As such, it can probably serve you for more than 10 years if you’re an average car owner who drives about 12,000 miles a year.
Are there any problems with the GDI engine?
Still, like many new technologies, the GDI engine hasn’t been without its problems. The most common of these relates to deposits that can build up on the intake valves of a GDI engine. Intake valves are like little round metal doors that allow air into your engine’s cylinders.
Is there any overlap between first generation GDI engines?
As with the transition from carburetors to electronic fuel injection, there will be some overlap between relatively bombproof port injected engines and the unproven, first-generation GDI engines. Get the latest TTAC e-Newsletter!
How often is fuel timing adjusted in a GDI engine?
Fuel and timing are adjusted multiple times per second according to engine load plus, some GDI engines operate on full air intake with no air throttle plate which further improves efficiency and reduces piston pumping losses.
Why is the reliability of a GDI important?
If you want to keep your car for a long period of time, the long-term reliability of a GDI engine is an important factor. The effect of increased percentages of ethanol on injector longevity. The percentage of ethanol in gasoline at the pumps is steadily increasing.
Can a diesel engine have a GDI problem?
Even diesel engines haven’t been immune to these issues. The reason these issues have slipped through to production is that they won’t show up in a 500,000 mile torture test. These types of issues will appear after years of short trips (preventing the engine from reaching operating temperature), bad batches of fuel, etc.
As with the transition from carburetors to electronic fuel injection, there will be some overlap between relatively bombproof port injected engines and the unproven, first-generation GDI engines. Get the latest TTAC e-Newsletter!
If you want to keep your car for a long period of time, the long-term reliability of a GDI engine is an important factor. The effect of increased percentages of ethanol on injector longevity. The percentage of ethanol in gasoline at the pumps is steadily increasing.
What happens to your engine at 200, 000 miles?
Common symptoms of a dirty MAF sensor include reduced fuel economy and a rough idle. Clean the MAF sensor with a cleaning product specifically designed for the task. Not every cleaning product out there is meant for MAF sensors, so read the label carefully. To reach 200,000 miles, an engine will burn 8,000-10,000 gallons of fuel.