3 Cylinder Car Engines - Everything You Need to Know
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- 3 cylinder engine car review. 3 Cylinder Car Engines, Everything You Need to Know, FYI and car review with Scotty Kilmer. 3 cylinder engine explained. 4 cylinder engine vs 3 cylinder engine, which is better? Are 3 cylinder engines any good? 3 cylinder cars good or bad? Buying a 3 cylinder car. Modern car engines. Should I buy a 3 cylinder car? The history of 3 cylinder engines. 3 cylinder engines for cars and motorcycles. Car Advice. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 50 years.
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Hey Scotty! Great video! Can you do a video with like a list of 3 or 5 used luxury cars that you think are great buys? I know you support toyota and Lexus so maybe you can do a video on the best used models? I am looking for a used luxury car like a 2009 Lexus LS 460 awd and would like some advice. Thanks!
Awesome video scotty. My question is since bigger engines have diminishing returns weight wise, what about longevity wise. My theory is with a smaller engine, it will have to work harder compared to an engine with more cylinders of similar or identical displacement or horsepower. As a result, a bigger engine with more power strokes per second, would inherently strain less during the same conditions thus lasting longer. This In my opinion would also affect the longevity of driveline components too.
Hey scotty how about skyactive engines from mazda?
Sir tell about turbo charge cleaning method
Is diesel engine oil additive good or bad sir
Tell us about 5 cylinder engines
Volvo made 5 cylinder engines
@@kanumanu1656 audi too
😍 Audi & VW 😍
Didn't GM make a Diesel 5 cylinder at some point?
and a 5 cyl gas
I've been the happy owner of a three cylinder engined, four wheel drive vehicle since the mid-eighties. Top speed is a raging 8 mph, which isn't bad for a Massey-Ferguson 1020 tractor. The engine, if my memory doesn't fail me is a 19 hp diesel. Really enjoy your videos, Scotty.
Nevver buya ferrari or a lambo thye have a lot of cilinders...
MF 135 with a Perkins 3-zylinder Diesel and 45 hp
тойти яріс із трома циліндрами доволі непогані
John Deere has a 3 cylinder 1020 gasoline tractor (back in the 70s). It worked well. Pulled a 3 bottom plow. Had an AM radio (living large!).
@@europeinvasion3057 ferrari or a lambo - are not reliable
Scotty: "everything you need to know about 3 cylinder engines..."
"They have 3 cylinders"
"They're engines"
Modern Magus matter of fact I do. Are you impressed?
@@johnlever6696 lol
Pretty much all you need to know
Antonio Pereira they do have there problems tho. Linked to internal manifold in the head.
@@antoniokk69 no.
We used to drive 36HP & 40HP Volkswagens, and we still managed to get around. You don't need 400HP all the time.
You don't. But it's better to have it and don't need than need it and don't have it. I had one or two experiences where thanks to the extra power came in hand.
True but not up hill or loading the vehicle with family and laguge travling a 500 miles in two way road where you have to take over slow trucks or else spend 6 days travling with 40hp car.
@@joaocerqueira9902 It is not a free lunch, having a bigger engine your idle consumption and parasitic drains and consumption when accelerating, as well as rolling resistance goes up. Driving an underpowered car just means you drive differently. If your argument held any truth, trucks would get into accidents all the time. Passenger cars ar 40% of all accidents, small lorries 38%, the remaining 22% includes trucks! So driving less offensive and planning further ahead is the main trick to avoid accidents. The mere fact that you have been "saved" by a powerful engine, suggests that you take unnecessary chances (There are exceptions)
Good old air cooled Beetle
Yeah but back in the day everyone else had underpowered cars too so it didn't matter. You need about 100hp now to keep up with traffic nowadays.
Scotty, if 7-11's are open 24 hours, why do they have locks on the doors?
They lock the doors to mop the floors, otherwise customers would slip and fall and SUE !
oldtiedyeman, You wrote: "They lock the doors to mop the floors, otherwise customers would slip and fall and SUE" That sounds about right. It's gotten to the point where America is likely the most litigous country on earth.
I'm from Europe, no 7-11s here. I thought the name came from the opening hours, but they're open 24 hours a day?
Kravity yes
To keep honest people out.
i thought he was going to say " im givin away one of these 3 cylinder cars" at the end of the video
he could keep his 120hp 1000cc 3 cilinder p.o.s.
extra ! extra ! free cylinders and tv's ! extra! extra!
Im glad you don't hate the modern 3-cylinder engines. I was considering a 2019 Ford Fiesta ST.
Here in Brazil this engine is a success. Ford , Hyundai and VW. One important thing Scott didn´t say is about torque. This engine has same torque as an 4 cilinder 2.0 engine. My brother has one ford with 1.0 aspirated 3 cilinder and I one VW Polo TSi turbo 3 cilinder. Power and fuel economy. I won´t regret.
It's a perfect solid car as long as you have a manual transmission! It's one of my favorite cars. My sister has a se with 130,000 miles on it and it's running strong. She has a manual one.
Dont, bad reliability issues with Ford. Get a Mitsubishi Mirage instead. No janky turbo to break down, simple reliable car.
@@kylemas2005 I like the Mitsubishi Mirage the only problem is is it cost way too much for what you get.
@@justenzo6342 Sheeeeeeeit, I got mine used for $6500 @ only 45k miles and still got the 5 year 60k mile warranty transfered to me.
Learnt to drive in a 1.0 3 cylinder Suzuki swift back in the day, loved that thing
Back when I was starting out I bought a brand new Metro for the grand sum of $6700.00. Air conditioning, power brakes, and nothing else. It was the hatchback, and I'll never forget my wife and I going on a 3 day 1st anniversary trip to the mountains. Round trip with the AC blowing...$20.00 in gas. 47 mpg and I still came home with nothing but less than a dollar change in my pocket.
But hey, young, dumb and great memories. My daughter was born 9 months later!
I drove that car for four years, sold it to my dad (he travelled a lot selling insurance) and he drove it for four more years, then sold it to a preacher who drove it a couple years and gave it to a woman who was broke and needed a car. She totaled it, but that 3 cylinder never gave any trouble and I only remember it being a great little motor. We changed the timing belt every 70,000 miles per the manual and it just kept going.
I have a Dacia Logan three cylinder for three years now been absolutely brilliant only 0;900Engine
As a Geo enthusiast I appreciate the correct facts on it, most people get the specs and manufactures wrong, thanks for putting out great content.
@Erwin Schrödinger they do the job that they were designed to do. Reliable fuel efficient light weight. Can't expect much from something that is approaching 30 years old and still getting 50 mpg.
I am also a Geo owner, and sadly all the facts aren't true. The Geo Metro was NOT the first car to have a 3 cylinder motor as a mass-produced car. Doesn't anyone remember the 1985 Chevrolet Sprint??? The Sprint had the first 3 cylinder engine and got over 55 mpg. I remember seeing them at Chevrolet showrooms and they were NOT produced by Geo or any other car manufacturer. If you're gonna state facts, you need to get them right!
The Chevy Sprint was a Suzuki Forsa. It was carburated and had 49hp. I drove one for 3 years. Geo Metro was a Suzuki Swift. Here in Canada they also sold the Swift has a Chevy Sprint and Pontiac Firefly, before introducing the Geo Brand.
Yes, but when the Chevrolet Sprint was being sold in the United States in 1985, Suzuki's weren't imported into this country. They came later. So to say that the Geo Metro was the first 3 cylinder engine car sold in the United States isn't correct.
As a previous owner of a 91 Geo metro, the Sprint was the same thing as I actually bought parts off of a Chevy sprint engine in the junkyard to put on my Geo.
Hello form Craiova, Romania ! Maybe one of my neighbours assembled that engine.
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I agree, sir.
Without Scotty I wouldn't know why a car has a steering wheel
Scotty, you forgot about the Chevy Sprint, a 3-cyl compact built for Chevy by Suzuki back in the mid-1980s. A co-worker had one and used it as his daily driver. Worked great for him driving 50-60 miles per day on the Southern California freeways, I don't recall he had any problems with it in the 4 years we worked together. Also, Yamaha made a 3-cyl motorcycle with a 650cc engine back in the early 1980s. I had one and it was my 'daily driver'. Not fast by any measure, but very reliable and very easy to maintain, and no excess vibration from the 3-cyl engine.
I owned a prior lease, at 1 yr old, a 3 cyl Chevy Sprint. I drove that car for over 140,000 with neglect to change the oil for 2 yrs......I could change all the tuneup myself, it used distributor caps, plugs, the wires too regularly. Other than that, the little car kept me going for 11 yrs. I traded it in for a Ford Escort, 4 dr, drove it for 13 yrs....now, I have a Saturn Ion2, for 15 yrs....the only reason I want to trade it in is due to the parts not being available and in Vegas, mechanics do not work on these 17 18 yr old cars.
Hey Scotty I had a new 1986 Suzuki Forsa which was a 3 cylinder engine which was a very fuel efficient and good ride. I drove if for 330,000 miles after 13 years.
Thats awesome
why do mail trucks sound the way they do?
Yea, who makes mail trucks and are they fuel efficient and gentle to the environment.
Gasoline UPS trucks actually sound good. It has that VB rumble.
I have wondered the same thing, they sound like they don't have mufflers or something.
Cause of all that mail
They were made by am general for years which was a fleet version of AMC. Still see them often still going. They had a 2.5 litre 150ci cast iron engine. As far as muffler. I think they just don't bother servicing them...lol. Runs better
Youre missing five cylinders
Great statement. I own first 5 cyl Chevy Colorado 2004. Not that good IMHO.
😍 Audi 😍
own a 1996 volvo 850 w/ I5
@@drowsy_mouse8406 🤓 audi 4000 & coupe, here 🚗🚗😍🚩
He hates audi
3 cylinder engines are very underrated and as a motorcyclists love the character. Thanks Scotty hey insight
That MT09 triple is amazing
@@Brian_R6 …. Yup I have 09 🤪
@@kieranJo70 I'm getting a 2018 model this week. How has your reliability been? I sold my R6 for this baby I needed something comfortable.
The Ford three cylinder engines are good little motors. The Ford 125 1.0 is smooth and free revving and can pull even a Focus along at a good rate, even better in th Fiesta. When it first came out in 2011 I drove one in a Focus and could not believe how good it was despite being sceptical. The 1.5 three in th Fiesta ST is a great little motor too. It's quick and it sounds great too.
I have this 1L ecoboost engine in my EcoSport. Great engine and great mileage.
ive seen up to 37 mpg on my ecosport. 55 mph u know optimum mpg!
better believe you could get better mpg than that though!
Mitsubishi Mirage, my friend. Mitsubishi Mirage. 😉
@@asrr62 37 mpg going 55? My v6 camaro did 36 mpg going 70 mph, but that was only one time hahah
Eco or sport ?
This is why I love old mechanics they are comedians. "55HP washing machine" 😂
I drove the new Renault Clio 3 cylinder manual/stick transmission, had it as a rental. It took some time understanding the car, as the dials light up and tell you to change/shift the gear up or down. The technology is changed, it gave smooth ride.
My dad got 2 Geo metros for him and my sister. My sister got the 4 cylinder automatic sedan and my dad the 3 cylinder hatchback. The 3 cylinder seemd to accelerate slightly faster than the 4. Plus the mpg was better it was 50ish mpg and the 4 only got 29. I hated the 4 cylinder Geo's, moped's kept passing. Although it's hilarious to rev it in front of nicer cars like mustang's or a Corvette. You'll kill someone making them laugh so hard. Just make sure u have serious look on your face when u do it.
I can relate, my dad had a Chevy Sprint 3 cyl stick shift hatchback and i learned to drive with it. It had a Japanese engine. Not bad at all!
The hatchback I liked. Mpg was awesome and with the backseat down u could fit a decent amount of stuff in it. Acceleration was horrible tho.
I still drive a 3 cylinder, 5 speed Metro. Plenty of power and I average a combined 45 mpg during the warmer months. A little less in the winter. Almost as good as a Prius and better than many other hybrids. And with the back seat down, plenty of room to haul stuff.
I still see them here. Just not as often cuz they're getting old. Seen a few in pretty good shape too. Saw a junk prism with just under 300k miles, but they rebuilt the engine at around 150k.
I had a '92 Daihatsu 3 cyl for a while. One litre, fuel injected. 58 hp. No complaints.
am I the only one who loves the way 3 cylinders sound?
I just like that it doesn't have any obnoxious sound
You forgot the fabulous Daihatsu charade and Yamaha 3cyl crossplane.
My Mom just bought a 2021 Chevy Trailblazer with a 1.3 liter L3T turbo charged engine. I was super surprised with it's acceleration. 150 horsepower. We've come a long way that's for sure.
Bravo Scotty! And hello from Quebec, Canada.
hello!
Scotty please don't die.
😡 don't jinx him
Scotty 4ever!!!! I love you 😘
Everybody you, Scotty, me and everyone else will die one or the other day on a predestined time no one can run away from death, death is coming!.
If he stays healthy, then I suspect he'll retire in about a decade, after self-driving car services become ubiquitous, and he loses clients that way.
Scotty will be the last man standing because, basically, he can even repair himself.
why does everyone hate on scotty? he's really helpful honestly and has a good 'no bullshit' personality which really helps me learn because he gets to the point.
SAAB 96 2-Stroke . . . great little 3-cylinder engine. 1950's to 1967. Coveted by collectors . . . small enough to keep a spare engine in the trunk.
you mean like my 3 cylinder 92 geo metro? I'll tell you something about it...i had a state trooper not even write me a speeding ticket one time cause he said a judge wouldn't believe i was going that fast.😅 i had that thing flying!
You still got the thing?
@@juanramon2790 nah, that was my first car back in 1997 during my military years
I had a 90 geo metro 5speed stick, no ac but it got 47 to 51 mpg...no joke
You can always turbocharge it to 125 hp with better cast internals. If you do that, it will be more than adequate adequate for 85 mph highways making it quite a nice daily driver and still get sky high mpg.
Lmao .. I've seen Suzuki Swift 1.0s since they were built in my city .. those 1.0 engines sucked
Scotty , why didn't you mention that Fords 3cyl had significant issues with failures initially. Built down to a cost the bean counters had fitted a plastic water pipe. It failed at about 40k miles and the engine usually was totalled. They seem to have fixed it now. But interestingly no other manufacturer seems to have used its customers to beta test its engine.
I was thinking same. Did they bought old scotty?
Will you give away a three-cylinder engine to a clean, non-offensive comment?
Yeah -- that's what I was hoping he was about to say. "Place a clean non-offensive comment in the comments below and I'll give away this Ford EcoSport!" :-)
Hey Scotty what are the easiest brand of cars you've worked on? My non offensive comment is point blank you're channel is amazing & I love when I get a notification from any of your videos. Whether it be repair or advice.
got a 3 cylinder engine In a f150
do you need a new engine for your ford ?
Hey Scotty, here in Brazil all brands have their 3 cylinder engine. Fiat, VW, Chevy, Ford, Renault, Peugeot, Kia, Hyundai, Nissan, Citroen
not Toyota!
@@tube.brasil toyota yaris 1.0 3 cyl, i have one
I own a Ford Focus ecoboost 1.0 litre 125 bhp car. It gives as good fuel economy as a hybrid. It's got good acceleration and a good top speed of about 115 mph. I get my Focus service by Ford, they've looked after my car since it was new 6 years ago. It never uses any oil, doesn't smoke and it has a great growl sound when I rev the engine. Great video.
HEY SCOTTY Since you brought this up could you speak on a Opposed-Piston engines,, Because a 3CYL Opposed piston engine is supposed to be equivalent to a 6cyl Because it has basically dual pistons in a longer cylinder that is about the size of 2 cylinders I really hope you do because this is something not many people know about
I like this question more than my own question. The one I have in mind is supposed to be a 3-cyl. supercharged turbocharged 2-stroke diesel with opposed pistons
OMG, I don’t know if I am in the opposed side, the right side. Haha. This confuses me. But, EXCELLENT question
Benjamin..., no confusion. Opposed piston? A fake question. Trump has only one side - his back side.
benjaminpizza vargas lol nice I guess it's actually interesting technology because they have them in 2 stroke and 4 stroke configurations
Don Challenger was smoothe lol
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Hey Scotty, can you tell us why old cars with those huge engines made so little power compared to a modern small engine.
Smog regulations. They stifled the engines to get better emissions.
turbos and direct injections
Halibaster - if that were the case, modern small engines would make little horsepower as well, since they're carrying even more emissions-reducing equipment.
The old engines had a lower power-to-displacement ratio for one major reason - efficiency. Back in the day they didn't have computer-aided-design-built blocks and heads, camshaft phasing, gasoline direct injection, optical/digital ignition, computer-controlled fuel injection or the wealth of knowledge current engineers have regarding camshaft design.
If you look at a near-equal comparison in displacement - a 5.0 "H.O." Ford from 1985 versus a 2018 5.0 "Coyote", you will see nearly double the power output from the same displacement - this with a host of emissions equipment and stringent OBD-III compliance.
Computers
Older engines used push rods.
I'm going to like this segment.
This was an interesting video.
a turbo 3 with nearly 130hp :)
Yeah, I have this engine in my EU Fiesta, its pushing 180hp post air intake mods and a tune :)
Are they reliable or are they less reliable than a 4 cyl?
I'm in the US but I haven't heard anything bad about them.
@@beanboy3324 there have not been any major problems reported in Germany with the I3 Ecosport. And they sell really good over here. Ford offers a 1.25 Liter with stock 170 HP.
in southeast asia they are reliable & cheap to maintain
My 3 cylinders mini is only 3 years old and it vibrates like a v8 now, i see it as a bonus
Daihatsu charade had a 3 cylinder and it was actually was a really good car
Yeah. The later Daihatsu designed 1kr-fe 1.0 3 cyl is also a good motor. Lightweight, VVT-i, low friction, low emissions, high mpg. Used in Daihatsu Sirion (replaced Charade) Toyota Yaris (2006+) and some other models (in UK at least)
@@itchyscratch6328 yep used in the aygo, citroen c1 and peugoet 107/108, a common site on uk roads, and the toyota vitz in asia
@@jusb1066 I have to say I really like driving my girlfriend's aygo (at least when I can get comfortable in it!), the 3 cylinder in that absolutely loves a heavy boot on the gas pedal
1kr-fe is still in the current Toyota Aygo (2014+) :-)
i know i'm late, but i just bought a 1.0 3 cylinder 2019 kia ceed with 120 hp. i am delighted! nice zippy little engine. my other car is a 2003 micra, also with 1.0 (with, i believe, 4 cylinders), but only 65 hp. the ceed feels like a sports car in comparison!
Love this guy! Doesn't matter what Country you're from, "Mechanical info is Gold" ...Im an Aussie & this guy looks like John Lennon but with Dennis Hoppers personality
With my Metro If you want to get through an intersection don't turn on the air conditioning!
I really like the new look...
Old dogs CAN learn new tricks.
The three cylinder has less friction than a four with the same displacement.
I actually have a Ford Ecosport 1.5 3 cylinder with automatic transmission since they've released this new model in Brazil 3 years ago. I'm still with it and its an amazing vehicle.
It's robust, have decent fuel consumption, good for everything that I've tried (city, road, country, towing a medium sized boat and a big jet ski, wet pavement, mud and everything). This 6 gears do a great job even if you drive on D. The only bad things that I could say about the car are that Ford closed factory here on BR, so it got the sales value a little low for who already owned one; here the starting version comes with a small screen radio with no rear camera; also here, it have only 2 front airbags (it could have 4 or 5 like its rivals).
If you think about getting one, go for it with no regrets.
Drove my '97 3 cyl. stick-shift Geo Metro round trip from L.A. to Las Vegas about 5 times over the years. Made the trips just fine, although when going up the 4K ft. high desert peak, the car tops out at 35mph. Literally can't go any faster on the grade. Have to get in the truck lane. --It's still going strong, with just 122k original miles. Great little car.
Rev up your 3 cylinder lawnmower engine!🏎💥🗯🗯😅🇺🇸
You dope.
@" you dope".. as long as I am not using it! Lol🤣😅🇺🇸🌴☀️🌴
I've was behind a mitsubishi mirage, the tailpipe on that thing is only 2 inches wide. Those have 3 cylinder's, it sounds like a 2 cylinder mower at idle but not near as loud. LOL
@@rangerrick1859 lol😅🤣😅🇺🇸🌴☀️🌴
Hyundai NA 3 cilinders sound very cool... Like mini V6's
2:36 do more talk with subtle dancing like this please it looks so cool!
Sounds like the Ford 3 cylinder is pretty good or at least acceptable .
Good information.
UA-cam it......they catch on fire.😉
@@brycem0 So do BMW's, Audi's, Tesla's etc
@@brycem0 nonsence
Yes! I have the old 1987 Suzuki Forsa (Chevy Sprint) with the 3-cylinder 1.0 liter engine (as a cheap project and summer daily driver). It's 5-speed manual and is surprisingly fun to drive! Just avoid any freeways or serious hills LOL. Has over 160000 miles and I get some amazing gas mileage with it. I'm thinking maybe I should do a video for it :D
Hey scotty where is my dad please make full in depth video on this matter thank you
..'when l was young...' Scotty YOU'R STILL YOUNG!
Thanks Scotty for talking about lawn mower engines used in cars....
Question so replacing simple technology of adding one cylinder ther added more complex turbo with lot of bent Pipes and cooling houses to cool turbo and electronic to control turbo.. hmmmm interesting
Yes , and it works.
Would you like to have contact point igniton or electronic ignition ?
Do you like a starter motor on batterie or would you like to handcrank the engine.
Candels or electric lighting , you choose.
I had a 1996 Geo Metro ( Suzuki Swift) with 3 cylinder 1.0L engine and 5 speed manual transmission. Delivered pizza's with it back in days i had it. The car was indestructible beast, been put true such abuse and never not once broke down in 5 years or so of heavy exploiting. Oh and i bought it used with like 100K+ miles for 900 dollars lol
The car was actually sorta fun to drive too being a manual, that little engine revved so well like a motorcycle, still have good memories for that amazing little car.
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Good morning scotty
morning!
I had an 85 Chevy Sprint with a three cylinder. It was a speedy little thing that would jump like a jackrabbit, but it was like maintaining an aircraft with all the parts built right to their lowest weight limits. I started getting blowback at around 60,000, so I sold it but I missed being at the next traffic light before the SUV's around me could lumber across the last intersection.
Make a video about the Chrysler 3.6 Pentastar, which runs a majority of the compamy's products, whether you like them or not.
I want a 3L 3 cylinder. Long stroke, longer than the bore by 20mm. Lol
My sister has a Ford escape with a 1.5 liter turbo 3 cylinder. It has all kinds of power. I think back in the 70's Yamaha or Kawasaki had a 3 cylinder two stroke motorcycle that was scary fast. There was also a two cylinder version. I think 500cc and 750cc.
everything you need to know to get below the speed limit in the 3 cyl eng
JOKER, !!
Try a European car, they go like the wind & Handle like a GO CART !!
How fast do you drive in the USA ? 55 mph ?
Uk Motorways are 70 mph, but run at 90 mph most days ALL DAY LONG 100's of miles.
Certain areas have speed cameras, but mostly at 90 mph you will need to move over for a faster car. to avoid a traffic Tail back. & road rage .
This is the first time Scotty had something nice to say about a car that wasn’t a Honda or Toyota!
Please tell us if its worth blanking off EGR valve to stop all the problems it causes.🤘
Cars are too expensive... My next car will be 3 cylinders. Stick shift.
So a new ford fiesta st? I'm scared of 3 cylinder motors.
Maybe you’re just broke
I've had a fiesta zetec s since 2013. It's been a very good car all round
I bought a 1.6 4 cylinder naturally aspirated 5 speed manual ford fiesta in 2014...been a nice car ...averaging 40 mpg but stay on hwy mostly. much simpler than direct injected turbos...those scare me in terms of future repairs and longevity.
@@ljoelmchanley3676 if you push the car constantly. You will certainly wear the components faster. However driving normally. Will help avoid those issues. Great car
I'm waiting for Chevy Silverado full size pickups to offer 3 cylinder engines. At one time I could not imagine that model offering a 4 cylinder engine, but it's here.
my 88 sprint (suzuki cultus/swift) has a carbureted 1.0L 3cyl 5spd with .. like 46hp, 1500lbs. i have no problem getting on the highway getting up to 60 mph by then end of the ramp, its great around town and back roads.. it certainly won't win ANY races.. but, it does get 55+mpg! i think people are too caught up on going 0-60 in 5 seconds.. when is that necessary? i mean, unless you often pull out in front of people! probably the same people that refuse to stop at a light.. they keep creeeeeping up till there out in the intersection! i blame adderall and testosterone! don't get me wrong.. i've driven my moms w8 (8cyl) 6spd passat, my roommates golf R32, aunts boxster S, and i have always loved cars/mechanics, so.. i get the fun appeal, and understand that you need more power/space if you often have passengers or cargo. but, my 46hp micro car is plenty for my single late 20s guy needs! its not for every person/situation obviously. you just have to be willing to chill and drive casually!
I have had a '91 Geo Metro and have a 2015 Mirage and totally agree. Although, when I was in my 20's like you, I would not have been satisfied with 3 cylinders and sub-100 HP.
amen!....wise beyond your years.
@@arevee9429 How many miles on your Mirage? CVT or 5speed?
@@kylemas2005 5 speed, 10% ethanol gas. low 40's driving in town with some traffic, but very gently.
@Brandon Zearfoss
Those little suzuki 3 cyl swifts are great little cars as my father drives a 1987 swift and runs and drives perfectly and no blue smoke and has savage mileage on it with original engine and gearbox.
Scotty: What exactly is a Flux Capacitor ?
A flux capacitor is why we fart.
@Drew Girard No problem.
Drew Girard - let’s see if you Bastards can do 90!!!!
I recently bought one .. Ford Ecosport with a 3 cylinder 1.5 lt naturally aspirated engine....which is assembled in chennai India
digetalised yup it is one of the few successful Ford models in India. It’s a shame that Ford couldn’t compete in that market well now entering the partnership model with Mahindra. I still wonder if this car would be a success in US as people here are used to big and powerful cars considering gas prices in general aren’t that costly compared to Asia/Europe.
@@karthikcb350 You know how people buy cars in india . most of the people do compulsive buying and stick to gas mileage and end up buying maruti. People hardly understand engineering and build quality and tthat is the reason ford is not so successful here. I am loving thie car ..just awesome to drive.
Remember that old diesel caterpillar tractor with 3 cylinders
No, but i but they were indestructible.
Scotty, congratulations about how you always innovates your way of communicating to your public.
I used to work for Westinghouse Security Systems 30 years ago and our first company vehicles were Geo Metros. We called them the 3 cylinder beer cans of death. You had to get the car up to 80 mph just to be doing 55 mph by the time you got to the top of the IH 45 bridge at Galveston. Thank goodness the next year they were replaced with Ford Rangers.
Hey Scotty how do you buy good tires with out getting ripped off .tires prices are ridiculous $1000- 2000 a set for name brand tires I'm aware of the knock off Chinese tires being crap and not to buy them but there $200 bucks for a set. what do I do to find tires that are good with out pay big buck for the name on the side of the tires ???
good question!
Do you have low-profile rims? Most cars cost in the $500-700 range for name brands. Maybe look at prices on Tirerack.
Buy them at Costco, they have quality tires and fantastic service.
Idk what you are talking about I got a new set of yokahama geolandar ats on my land cruiser for like 800 bucks. Yokahama is a good name brand I have avid ascends on my sonata with 50,000 miles on them and they still look practically new. Pay a little more for name brands it's worth it.
Costco; low prices, great service, and rebates
What's your view on the 2 cilinder engine (Multi Air from Fiat)? It's stuffed with technology, but it's not fuel efficient at all! And it vibrates a lot!
karperman14 well that’s probably why Fiat is failing and losing sales. They suck at manufacturing good cars.
Before the 3 cylinder Geo Metro, there was the 3 cylinder Chevrolet Sprint. That was my first car. I would've got the Suzuki Forsa if I knew about it back then.
Those Ecopoopthemselves engines are highly strung.
Mitsosquishi Mirage 1.2 litre low stress NA donk is WHERE IT'S AT.
I heard running your engine on just gasoline Vapors is too lean and you'll burn valves, but if this is true then how come you can run it on propane and other gases and not burn your valves. Please answer this for me. thanks.
The BTU for propane is around 91,000 and gasoline BTUs are right around a 115,000 which explains why you didn't make as much power on propane but I wonder if gasoline fumes carries the same BTUs.
Truth of the matter: its only the vaporized gasoline that burns. If you introduce vaporized gasoline and air at the correct Stoichiometric ratio into your engine, it would be completely fine, and there would be no burnt valves. In a sense, that's how a carburetor works - a fine mist of gasoline is drawn from the venturi into the air flowing through the carburetor; this mist vaporizes as it travels through the intake and into the cylinders. The heat and swirl introduced during the transit to the cylinder vaporizes the majority of the gas before it enters the cylinder.
A 'burned valve' is a sort of a catch-all for a valve that has experienced damage as a result of the valve's failure to conduct heat away through the seal against the seat. A valve burns mostly as a result of either poor seal/contact with the seat from an over-rich condition introducing carbon buildup or the damaging misfires that can occur as a result of that over-lean condition you're thinking about.
Hardened Valves like on Lead free engines.
My Friend had a V8 Range Rover that ran 100% on LPG. no petrol . no petrol tank. just lots of LPG Tanks. It ran Spot on. The Oil was Cleaner & it was half price to run.
A Fantastic conversion done by a Range Rover Specialist.
Wow!! Im from Craiova, Romania. Ford bought an old Daewoo factory, and are exporting engines to America. Thats cooool!!! Craiova power!!
2:08 Hahaha you can definitely tell this is a young dude editing for an old dude lol
My car has a 3 cylinder engine that has 68hp and the engine feels incredibly smooth. It's a smoother engine then my dad's Mazda 3 with a 4 cylinder engine. It's also very efficient, achieving 70mpg. It's a 2012 Toyota Aygo 5 speed manual and it only weighs 700kg
70 MPG? And the liberals want electric cars....
😍 yay! Geo Metro, Suzuki Swift, Suzuki Alto, Mitsubishi Mirage, FTW! 🚗🚗🚗🚗😍
MrSammy Lol those love heart eye faces lmao
All 3 cylinder farts
Diahatsu Charade
@@adamj3170 😍 heehee! 😍😊😝😸
🤓 I never heard about that new Ford 3cyl, sounds really neat! 🚗😍🚩
Romanian horsepower!😁
Gloabă putere.
salut si tie
Prezent si eu :)
hello from Istanbul! just bought a 2021 toyota yaris, 3 cylinders 1.5 na engine 125 hp, very agile and fun to drive!
Time for history on 5 cylinder engines?
Volvos are all I know of there
volvo and old mercedes diesel
The Colorado has a 5 cylinder engine, or at least the first ones did, I hear they have 6 cylinders in them now.
VW/ Audi made and still do 5 cylinder engines.
Also Fiat had 5 cylinder but not sure if it was their own engines.
Acura Vigor?
A note here:
Europeans aren't really into three cylinder engines. The European commission is. Most europeans (at least as far as owners of newer cars are concerned) either don't care, don't have any choice or ride luxury cars which still use correct number of cyllinders :)
And that's the truth!
My first car was a 1984 Suzuki sa310 I inherited from my brother when I was 15 years old. He smoked that car before give it to me and it was still running great. The tank will fill With 7 bucks and lasted A whole week.
I have a 2012 Toyota prius hybrid And my wife drives a 2013 Toyota aygo 1.0 3 cilinder. We don’t need a fast bmw. In the netherlands the max speed is 130 kmh. And everywhere is a speed radar control camera. Save money and drive toyota!
I have drove 1.5L cars that i had to crush the pedal. It was gutless. Anything with much less than 150hp is gutless.
Ricardo tru dat
@@rangerrick1859 90ps Vs 1400kg :-/ 1,5l gas no Turbo...fck hate my car but gas mileage is good relatively
agreed
Ricardo I find this to be true only in certain scenarios i.e. highway overtaking
Scotty , I just got a new Toyota and every time I drive it, I get a woody, is this normal for Toyota owners?
Flying Bob umm what do u mean by woody?
i guess you’re sexually attracted to Toyotas buddy.
Bahahhaa black sheep
It means your a gay kamikaze
Morning wood? Lol
Any implication that Ford in the US had anything to do with the Ford EcoBoost I3 is incorrect.
The main man behind it is Andrew Fraser, the powertrain development manager at Ford’s Dunton Technical Centre located in Essex, UK.
When I was an R&D engineer, I have had the pleasure of meeting him a few times.
He used ‘unbalanced’ flywheels and crankshaft pulleys, oil-lubricated timing belt and variable displacement oil pump.
It won the “Best Newcomer” award and "Engine of the Year" awards in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
The engine also won 10 "International Engine of the Year" awards including "Overall Winner", a record three times.
Most European and Japanese manufacturers followed suit.
Scotty great video as always. I keep telling people, 'you've gotta watch Scotty'. So what do you think of a 3 cylinder in a bigger Ford Escape? They put one in, saying 180 HP, but wondering if this is really going to be a good engine for the size. Would love your input. It may save me from buying it or put me at ease to buy it. Buying an SUV today can be a long journey and you still don't know what you'll get, right?
So far, the 1.5 is doing fine. The key to a healthy turbo is changing the oil with good synthetic every 5,000 miles, not 10,000, like Ford says. A clean turbo is a happy turbo.
Good car
Me and my friend repaired a Suzuki swift 3 cyl engine. My first built ever I was 17 at the time. My first build ever. It was very easy for me. I can gurantee that the suzuki 3cyl in that Geo metro will outlast the Romanian built 3cyl. Lol
Scotty, been watching a lot of your content lately and you have been mentioning that automatic transmission (AT) rebuilds are expensive. ATs also seem to be a main focus on the longevity of a vehicle. Is it possible, cheaper or feasible to simply replace an AT like an engine swap? A bad engine can be pulled out and replaced for a lesser amount of money than buying a whole new car. Can a mechanic do the same with an AT?
Yes they can
Mechanics have been pulling out and rebuilding transmissions for over 80 years. You seriously didn't know this??? Yes , engines too.
Yes, did this with an old Civic. Had the bum AT replaced with a good used one from a wrecked car for about $500. And yes, way cheaper than a a rebuild. In fact, in my case a rebuild would've meant just scrapping the car as it was nearly 20 years old at the time!
Scotty this wasnt very critical.. More of why its good. I rather have a 4 cylinder engine with 120 hp than a 3 cylinder with a turbo and 120hp. First its gonna last longer with no turbo,and almost same gas milage. My first car was a 2013 suzuli alto 3 cylinder 800cc, ive seen them with 600k km and still running. And it uses almost same gas i was using in other 4 cylinder cars so gas mileage isnt that diferent since the smaller engine is gonna work harder to get to a speed,etc.
We own a Fiat 500 with an twin air engine.. so just two cylinders.. went with it to Germany this summer and it drove fine. Has enough power to keep up with traffic...
3:51 HAHAAHA
thank you scotty for this
at reddirt or atleast r/cars it cool to hate scotty