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Blow up your engines!

If Scotty was hand cuffed, he wouldn't be able to say anything.

The 2.2 Ecotec isn’t a bad engine. It’s owners who don’t take care of the vehicle. My dad races these cars, and while I have seen a few with timing chain issues, I’ve seen a lot of them that have had 250,000 miles on them and ran great. Their pretty reliable engines and are easy to work on.

I got the GM 2.2 Ecotec Engine in my '04 Cavalier, and haven't had any problems with it. Runs just fine, and been driving in for around 7 years straight. They are some tough cars.

His intro should have been "rev up your engines!!! But not these"

Mis-fires can be seen on a $100 scan tool. Chrysler does not have design problems, the whole company is a design problem.

my old 3800 buick v6 pontiac just keeps on going and going and going. no high tech just high durability and reliability. time to go back to the future.

Been a GM mechanic for 15+ years the eco-tech 2.2 and 2.4 is one of those engines that never have any problems but they don’t like lack of maintenance or low-grade maintenance parts.

Hey Scotty! Good morning sir!!! You rock !

My grandparents gave me their old 2000 Buick Century with the 3.1L V6 and I commuted in that car for many many years. That car was super reliable and smooth, I could almost fall asleep in it. It felt like I was driving on a cloud and it was so quiet inside. It drove like a boat and it felt like it could roll over when making sharp turns. But boy was it a great cruiser on the highway. It's perfectly quiet inside at 70 mph, and I got good gas mileage. It wasn't a sports car by any means, but if you put he petal to the floor, it had decent passing power. But above all, it has been extremely reliable. The engine has never had any problems whatsoever and I always did routine maintenance and oil changes regularly. It did shift a little sloppy, but that's to be expected for a car aimed at older people. It's easy to drive, way more comfortable than a lot of modern cars I've been in, and just keeps on driving. I got it from my grandparents when it only had 80,000 miles. They had another newer Buick that they drove, so they gave me their old one. And sure, the Buick Century is not the sporty electronic filled stylish cars you see today. Far from it. But I don't care. It's just me and the car with no electronic garbage between us. And that's what I like about it. There's plenty of room under the hood for me to work on it. Parts are dirt cheap and can be found at junk yards for pennies. But the only things I have done to it is replace a blown brake line, replace the air filter box, and flush the coolant system. That's it, seriously! And it's 19 years old and still going strong. It has just been routine oil changes. The engine is the GM 3.1L V6 3100 SFI making around 175 HP which is plenty for a commuter vehicle. It's no race car, but it has power to spare when passing cars in the highway and getting up to speed quickly. I'm still daily driving that car and I'll keep driving it until it either blows up or turns to dust, whichever comes first. The old Buick cars are very underrated in my opinion, and I'm surprised that not many people my age truly appreciate the "old people cars" and luxury sedans like these. I can drive to work in comfort and I have so much room to stretch my legs and relax while driving. A lot of newer cars I've driven can handle much better and are probably faster, but their ride quality is harsh and you feel ever crack in the road. The old Buick goes over bumps like it doesn't even exist. And that old Buick can still accelerate pretty quickly and sounds pretty good with that 4-speed automatic.

I always made an effort to change the oil on my Malibu, with the same 4 cyl 2.2 L engine that Scotty talks about and so far have never had a timing chain problem. My current 2004 Malibu has 156,928 miles, My other 2004 Malibu Classic had 181,000 miles and never had a timing chain problem. I also religiously changed the oil on that engine also.

I had that Chrysler 2.7 motor in my 2000 Dodge Intrepid...beautiful car, garbage motor. People had nothing but good things to say about the 3.5 for that car, so I bought a 2010 Charger with the 3.5 in 2012. Ran great for a while but had to replace the rocker arms (design flaw led to premature failure) and then at around 149,000 miles the rings went and I was burning a quart of oil a day. Ended up getting a 2017 Durango in October of 2017...AC died at 45,000 miles. I’ll never buy another Chrysler product again.

I would say dont buy any GM vehicle with a Northstar V8 engine. Absolute trash! Leaks oil everywhere and catches on fire!

I have a feeling the rotary is going to be on here.

If Scotty was in charge of car designs we all would be driving 94 Celiaca.

Scotty I love you I've worked on cars professionally for 45 years keep telling it like it is

Scotty needs bodyguards. He tells the truth and pisses off the industry.

Before I watch, I'm gonna guess Chrysler and GM are the list.

Have a 2004 Chevy cavalier with the 2.2 ecotec and I have ran that thing low on oil so many times and it has 254,000 miles and still starts right up and runs like a dream

The GM 3.8 (3800) Engine was a very good engine.

When Scotty said boom I fell out of my chair laughing so much!!

I'm sorry, but the 2.2 ecotec is an amazing motor, the 2.4 it was garbage, but that was one of the best cheapo motors ever made, but like you said if you don't keep oil in it it's going to die. IF you're putting blame on the engine design for people not putting oil in them is kinda blaming the wrong party.

Have a 2009 cobalt 2.2 ecotec. Driving it for 8 years, regular oil changes, not one issue with anything! Great car!!

The rotary engine , "the engine that goes Hummmm". I remember the hype fifty years ago.

That Chrysler 2.7 should be #1. What a nightmare.

I have a 2006 chevy cobalt with the 2.2 engie eco tec and it has over 200,000 miles and it runs like a champ😎

My 2.2 won’t miss a beat most reliable thing I’ve been around so far but I do agree that it is hard to work on literally everything is in the way of everything lol

5. Chevy 2.2 Eco Tech 4 cylinder engine 4. Audi 1.8 turbo charger 4 cylinder engine 3. Chrysler 2.7 liter V-6 engine 2. Cadillac V-8 6,4 1. Mazda 1.3 liter rotary engine

Rev up your engine, as long as it's not one of these five!

“The seals would let gas by and when you turn it off you’d wait a few seconds and *BANG* ” that was hilarious to me atleast

Had a 2009 cobalt with 2.2 ecotec. Despite all the forums of people saying their engines blew up, my engine did great. Always kept up on the oil and filters. It survived 130k until someone t-boned me totaling the car. Originally got the car from an old lady who had a priest bless the car. Pretty sure that’s why it was so reliable for me. 😇😂

I have a 2.2 ecotec engine with 190k miles and it still works great. Also my brother had a car with the same engine that had 197k miles on it. Only reason it didn't get more on it is because it was totalled in a wreck. Never had any problems with mine.

I have the 2.2 Ecotec in my HHR it has 213k on it, replaced the valve cover gasket recently and the cams looked great

2:21 "If you're the type of person that doesn't maintain a car well..." shows a picture of a woman driver lmao Scotty is a savage

F.I.A.T. = (Fix It Again Tony) Chrysler used to be good. I should have kept my parents 63' 300, and 68 Newport.

The Chrysler 2.7 was the first one that came to mind

"What a stupid idea", shows build a bear Me: *dies of laughter*

Ive been on the bench at a G.M dealer for 20 years. Ive seen 1 2.2L ecotec fail.

The 2.2 Ecotec does have issues with the timing chain, but they are super easy to replace. I've never had any issues with mine (knock on wood), but I keep mine well maintained. I think any engine will fail if you don't maintain it.

I knew a Chrysler was going to be on the list!

Audi 2.0t is way worse than the 1.8t reliability wise, the 1.8t is almost bulletproof.

The 2.2 ecotec is a really good engine if you take care of it

My 2.2 Gm pontiac runs well and i have owned it for over 14 years, runs quiet great, no smoke.

Wrong the 2.2 ecotec is a reliable engine I have a 02 Cavalier with the 2.2 and manual trans it has 235k miles and runs like a dream. I have seen many Cavaliers, sunfires, saturns with that engine with over 300k miles. If you take care of it it will last

3.8 series ll Best engine I've had.

I owned a VW Passat with a 1.8 turbo. From day one, I used synthetic oil against the advisement of the service tech at the dealership. A local Northeast Ohio VW tuner advised me to do so. That engine ran for a really long time without any problems. A year later, the Volkswagen dealership had a sign behind the service writer that indicated, only synthetic oil would be used in the 1.8 turbo engines. The major issue with the engine in the Audi A4 and Passat was, they were mounted longitudinally. That same engine in the Golf/Jetta platform, was mounted transversely. The longitudinal engines had a smaller capacity oil pans because there was less room. The oil in the longitudinally mounted engines did not have the proper amount of time to cool in the oil pan after leaving the turbo. From what I understand, that is what caused the sludge issue.

I bought a 2002 Olds Alero with a 2.2 L Ecotec I4 engine. After 151,000 miles, the timing chain broke and caused major damage to the engine. Until then, it had been a fun car. I changed the oil regularly.

215,000 miles on my 2.2 Ecotec on my 2008 Cobalt and still going strong. I think they're one of the best 4 cylinders GM ever used.

Owned, bolted & beat on an L61 2.2 Ecotec daily for years. Engine never let me down once.

I have a 2005 Chevy Classic with 359,000 miles. Ecotec 2.2. I changed the timing chain for the first time ever last week. Have always changed the oil and filter at 5000 miles. The tensioner was in 3 pieces, but all the guides were intact and the chain showed very little sign of stretch. Pretty amazed it hadn't failed and was in good condition. I just changed it as a preventive measure. I've never had anything fail but for normal wear and tear parts from driving it.

I was on the edge of my seat watching this. I was afraid Scotty was going to mention the engine in my car!

I saw the thumbnail and I didn't even have to watch the video to know you're 100% right.

Wow, I've never really disagreed with Scotty, but I have a 06 Malibu with the 2.2 with 225k miles and I absolutely love it. Never had a problem with the car other than usual maintenance. Infact this was my first car (got it in '09) and I still own it and drive it 😁. However I have heard that about timing chain for years, I've always used full synthetic oil and wix filters since the car had 90k miles. So maybe that's the reason for my good luck.

I'm really surprised you didn't mention the Cadillac Northstar engines. The threads in the block for the cylinder head bolts were not strong enough---the head bolts would then back out. Those engines blew head gaskets and cracked heads all the time. They made a thread repair kit for those that supposedly fixes the problem

Fun fact: Chevy Vortec engines are actually cast iron versions of LS engines

I had the 2.2 Ecotec in my 2006 Saturn Ion. It started to have cylinder 3 misfire. The car had 256,000 when I sold it.

My daughter drove an HR with the 2.2 Ecotec. She got over 200,000 miles out of it. We used Royal Purple every 10,000 miles.

I love Scotty's cooky aspects! He gives amazing advice though!

that 2.2 ecotec chain issue is exactly what killed my cavalier, hardly had 100k on it and we did take good care of it.

I know of a 2.2 ecojunk with 285K miles. Timing chain went bad at 250K. Engine didn't blow up. Still going strong.

KITTY ALERT! (2:12), (8:25 & 9:50). Sittin' in the driveway/on the roof, watchin' the Scottster.

The Audi B5 1.8T engine is great if you do something crazy like change the oil and do the timing belt maintenance, if so it will last 300K miles or more. The weak points are not the engine but things like: The plastic combi valve and other plastic plumbing parts that should have a recommended replacement interval or be changed to aluminum pieces. I love the 1.8T and I love the interior and overall look of the audi a4 B5.

My best friends has a Audi a4 2.0 turbo and the engine blew up on 110k becuase of the sludge build up. Poor guy...

The next episode, the top five best engines

Scotty I’m a big fan of you

Like he said with the 2.2 ecotec, if you don’t maintain it well(kinda like with any engine) it will fail. My 2.2ecotec runs great lol almost 300,000 miles. No issues at all... I guess it’s on the owner on how the engine lasts.

Scotty, I had a 2004 Pontiac Grand Am with the 2.2 Ecotec, I actually had the car almost 6 years, until I sold it, it had almost 240k miles on it, and had never had a problem out of it, except for 3 starters and an alternator. (Oil changed every 3k miles, at 175k switched to synthetic blend dexos oil)

The 2.2 a garbage engine????? Holy hell the ecotec/duratec engines are Rock solid!!! I have had 2 go well over 200k and still run like a top!!! Why do you think 95-05 cavaliers are still on the road? Exactly. Great engines.....everything else will fall apart but the engines will still be putting along hahahahah.

Scotty’s the type of guy to... wrong channel.

If you own an ecotech, just use the Walmart oil full syn high milage, change every 3,000.

I remember about 27 yrs ago, a kid came by my house saying his RX 7 died. Says it threw a rod and if u could help. Asked how many miles and he said 70k. I said yup, that's about right for them to go! Scotty's words on the Mazda rotary engine reminded me of this.

I have 2004 Chevy cavalier 5 speed manual with 2.2 ecotec 220,000 miles runs great biggest thing I had to do was change the clutch

I think there are plenty worse engines than the GM 2.2 ecotec.

I have two cavaliers with the 2.2 ecotec and is a great engine a lot of power and very reliable.

Ive got the 2.2 le8. Just change your oil early and often and don’t let your car sit idling for no reason. My engine runs fine. Had the GM 3800 3.8 before this and took it 240K. Got 112k on the le8 now. Ive changed a couple solenoids but that’s it so far. No issues and oil changes every 4K all fluids maintained

Was I the only one waiting until the end when you inevitably said the Mazda 1.3 Rotary engine

The Ecotec engines in Saturns ran forever. GM always made good engines untill 2005. Those 2.2L I4, 3.8 L V6, 5.7 L V8 and 454 V8 ran forever.

You should do a whole video on the 2.7, the water pump would also leak into the oil and other problems.

Cadillac “deathstar” engine. The king of all lousy Gm engines.

The 1.8t is one of the best vw engines ever.... Atleast here in europe, they are great to reprogram, tune with no money. Ive seen a chiptuned audi a3 to 230hp that has 400.000km and still running smooth

I am surprised that Scotty did not mention the Hyundai/Kia Theta II Engine. That engine was trash from day one.

You should mention Ford';s recent V6 engines. A friend bought a used Taurus, and the chain-drive waterpump failed. The timing-cover had to come off to replace the whole timing-chain system, along with the waterpump. $2000!

2008 Lincoln mkZ 3.5L V6 with the timing chain assembly around the water pump is snaking me Papa Killer. Why Ford, why???

Rotary motors are excellent for racing. They are terrible for a commuter car. Rumors say Mazda is still trying to make them work. Maybe they will find a way, but I wouldn't bet on it.

I’ve had a Golf GTI 1.8t for years with absolutely no issues, just simple regular servicing. They’re generally regarded as pretty bomb proof and very tuneable. My car is 20 years old and drives great... I’m in the U.K. though, they’re common here with plenty of people around to look after them properly.

I have had 2 GM 2.2 both with over 200,000 miles on them. Never a minute trouble with the timing chain.

I have the GM 2.2 liter Eco Tech 4 cylinder engine in my daily driver (03 Pontiac Sunfire). I bought the car new and have changed the oil religiously. Runs great. Maintenance is the key.

Know quite a few people with 2.2 with no issues including me keep oil changed and change timing every 100k My first car Saturn l200 had 2.2 ecotech in it kept good oil in it never had a problem

Keep them videos coming broham I'm a young part time mechanic myself work on cars on my free time

Regarding the 2.2 L Ecotec, I've been driving a 2007 Chevy Cobalt for 11 years (now has 177k) miles and haven't had a single problem with the engine.

My 2.2L ECO Tech engine in my cavalier lasted 230k miles and 16 years with no problems. Never did anything to it. Never quit, till I eventually traded it in.

Rev up your Molly Hatchet - Flirtin' With Disaster

my 1.8T ... its gettin old and tired but wont quit... 252000 mi

I'm driving a 2003 Pontiac Sunfire with the 2.2L Ecotec. 259,000 miles. It runs and drives like new. I don't know why Scotty is picking on that engine.

Thank you scotty for being out here for us! Love you man!

The new generation 2.2 Ecotec is one of the best 4 cylinder engine GM ever uesd... I've had no mechanical issues so far with my 05 Ion... i'm at 160 000 miles and it still runs like new... The ONLY repair I had to do was replace the oil pressure switch that started leaking last summer... Wow... a 20$ part... What an unreliable engine ! :P

Don't like the cylinder deactivation system if you want a V8 then it should always be ran as a V8. If you want better gas mileage get a v6 or 4 cylinder just my opinion

I have to be so lucky, I just hit 230k miles on my Saturn ion 2003 with the ecotec 2.2 engine 😁

The worst problem with the Mazda rotary engines is the extreme heat from the exhaust side and the cooler temp. on the intake tends to warp the engine case.