are they really making engine parts from plastic? like glock materials?
Yes. Puts a replacement expiration date on most anything plastic under the hood between 8 and 15 years.
Yes, plastic intakes, plastic sensors, lots of plastic everywhere they think they can get away with it. After years of hot/cold, the crap gets brittle so engine repairs can be very delicate operations in order to not break any plastic parts while performing surgery to fix what is broken.
That's another thing I hate about plastic -- in the cold it gets as brittle as glass. Bang against it and it will crack.
ah I thought the block, pistons, valves, cams, etc.
The valve cover on my 2007 is plastic. I think intakes on some are also plastic now.
I watch those automotive videos where mechanics take engines apart -- yet, car makers are really using plastic parts in engines.
YEs its the devil. Espeaccliy coolant parts. Its the worst.
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