Mopar Engine Ruggedness

[Xcudame]

I know it's not an E-Body, but my 98 Dodge Dakota SLT club cab has 200,950 miles on it and still ticking with nothing other than periodic maintenance on the engine (new spark plugs, oil changes, new wires after 150,000 miles, new coil (just because) and a new MAP). Just goes to show Mopars outlast Toyotas if taken care of!!

 

[Chryco Psycho]

I agree Mopar engineering was way ahead of the competition , except the 80s
I bought an 89 Ram with a Cummins manual at 400,000, the Getrag trans failed & there were zero parts available so I swapped an NV4500 & put another 400,000 on it & sold it still running when I moved to Panama , my friends still saw it around for another decade after that !

 

[Mr Cuda]

Indeed they are. At 200k, I did a slight refresh for oil leaks, motor mounts, water pump and the like. Nothing major, on a 5.2 magnum grand cherokee
But I did change the timing chain which was completely bagged out.
Mileage jumped back to 15.5 after years of decline to 13.3. Idle is smooth and torque is back.
Maybe I should change plugs too?
Nah, they only have 100k on them.

I should add, now at 230k, uses no oil.