Re: Possible to build an engine that never leaks oil?

Steve wrote:
> ray wrote:
> 
>> Nate Nagel wrote:
> 
> 
>>> hell, even on cost no object designs they still leak.  My ****sche 
>>> (944) has some of the most mickey mouse oil seals you'd ever want to 
>>> see.  it does mark its territory, too; something is leaking at the 
>>> front of the engine even though it supposedly got a full reseal at 
>>> the last timing belt job.  Yeah, I know, it's not like it's a 
>>> Lamborghini or Ferrari, but still, the price ****sche charges you for 
>>> parts it may as well be (but it's so much fun to drive that I suck it 
>>> up and pay)
>>>
>>> nate
>>>
>>
>> Hate to break it to you, but I was thinking Japan and not Germany or 
>> Italy for this.  
> 
> 
> Well, of COURSE Japan would be more likely to build a leak-free engine. 
> They'd just weld the heads and oil pan on and have you throw the damn 
> thing away every 20k miles. The European and American manufacturers 
> actually expect you to maybe-once-in-a-while actually take CARE of the 
> vehicle, and they expect you to want to keep it for more than 2 years 
> before throwing it away for another disposable car.
> 
> 
> 

LOL.  Do you even have any idea of what kind of cars I own?
Here's a hint:  GM F-Bodies.  Three of them.
The wife's Beretta is 17 years old.
The pickup is 17 too.
Original motors in all of them.
Except the race car.  That one eats small blocks.
I own one Japanese car - a Subaru Legacy.  And it has a coolant leak.

RWD American cars rock, fwd sucks ass.

But if I was to bet money on someone coming up with an engine that made 
it 100,000 miles with no leaks, I'd put my money on Honda.  Of course, 
it wouldn't be in a Civic, but an Acura.  An expensive one.

Ray