Is Turbocharged Engine Reliability Worse Than a V8? Engineer who Designed Both Explains Reality

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During a recent interview, Stellantis Director of Propulsion Engineering Alan Falowski addressed the concerns about turbocharged engine reliability explaining the history behind the fears and how those don’t apply anymore. He was part of the team that designed the Hemi V8 and now lead the team that designed the Hurricane inline 6 twin-turbocharged engine. Turbocharged Engine Reliability Concerns Are Rooted in the Past Falowski acknowledged that distrust of turbocharged engines didn’t come out of nowhere. Early gasoline turbos earned a reputation for failure decades ago. “Back in the ’80s and ’90s, turbos were often added to engines that were never […] (read full article...)
 
Dusdaddy said:
"What!? Heresy I say! Absolute heresy!"
What's that noise in the distance? Sounds like steel on flint.....yep, they're starting to light the torches......lol
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I'm not sure if most people are aware of this, but it has been 15 years since the first EcoBoost made its way in the F-150. It is now the engine family of choice for Ford SUVs and is in most F-150 trucks. Yet, it is still the same argument till this day that the engine is unreliable and won't last more than 100k miles. I've even seen people say it won't last 30k miles.
 
It's not the engine that's the problem, its all of the ridiculous complicated crap they bolt onto it, the giant complex plastic thermostat for instance, or a wet belt oil pump belt, its ridiculous.
 
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