Marketers say the most sought-after crossovers, both new and used, are medium-sized.
When choosing a used car, a natural question arises – what to take? In most cases, the first owners sell the car after 3-5 years of driving, with a mileage of about 100 thousand km. It is important to understand how much more is enough. The most expensive repairs are engines and gearboxes.
Let’s evaluate what they are capable of in terms of resources.
Skoda Kodiaq
The “oldest” Kodiaks are 5 years old. Price – from 1.7 million rubles for cars with a mileage of at least 70 thousand km; diesel – more than 2 million. Length – 4697 mm, clearance – 187 mm, trunk 635 liters.
There are no atmospheric images. Gasoline turbo engines 1.4 (CZCA – 125 hp, CZDA and CZEA – 150 hp) of the EA211 series repeatedly came to Kodiaq upgraded. They changed the design and materials of pistons and rings, instead of a weak timing chain they put in a belt.
The pistons are now not destroyed, but carbon deposits and oil burners remain. The plant does not hide this and allows a maximum of 1 liter per 1000 km. So everyone has to deal with decoking.
CZEA has a system for closing two cylinders at light loads. Economic! But eventually it leads to uneven wear of the camshaft cams.
In general, the motors are reliable except for the wedged turbine actuator, injection pump pusher and other little things. A 250,000 km run seems feasible if you don’t pour AI-92 in the tank.
The CZPA 2.0 engine (180 hp) of the EA888 series appeared in 2016. The timing chain does not always reach 150 thousand km. The oil pump often failed, causing wear on the working surfaces of the parts. The water pump nodded and leaked. Everything else is fine and he doesn’t even eat oil.
However, Kodiak considers the DFGA 2.0 TDI diesel (150 hp) to be the best and most resourceful. Very complex, but (strangely!) does not break and lasts more than 300,000 km. The main thing is not to break the timing belt. But the belt is easier and cheaper to replace than the chain. You will also have to fix leaks at the junction with the transmission, clean the fuel supply, the EGR valve and the particulate filter.
The manual gearbox appeared only in 2018 for 1.4 engines. The most massive boxes are DSG robots of two types. DQ250 for 1.4 and DQ500 for all others. They were also endlessly modernized and achieved good results.
DQ500 can withstand 180-200 thousand km without intervention. And the DQ250 too, but it will probably have to replace the clutch kit at some point. Admittedly, it all depends on where and how you drive. Being in a traffic jam shortens the life of everything.
Nissan Murano
Murano after 2012 is the second restyling. That is, most major design styles have been eliminated. The main drawbacks are a small trunk and an undisputed combination of units.
Gasoline aspirated VQ35DE V6 3.5 (249 hp) is good. In older engines, piston rings and oil burners occur. When overheating, the fifth and sixth cylinders suffer a lot. It is necessary to keep an eye on the oil level, especially since the cardboard gaskets of the oil channels under the front cover often leak. To radically solve the problem, the owners were given the opportunity to install non-standard pipes (from another modification of the engine). No other systemic diseases have been identified and it serves more than 400 thousand km.
The advantages and capabilities of the motor prevent the implementation of the variator. After 2014 it will be Jatco JF017E. Yes, it’s designed for a big moment, but it still won’t tolerate sharp accelerations and hard work in general. Solenoids and splined connections wear out quickly, the oil pump pressure reducing valve gets clogged. Under load, the device quickly overheats.
Under calm conditions, it lives up to 200 thousand km, a shot with the replacement of worn components can cost 200-300 thousand rubles. Murano with a range of 100,000 kilometers is therefore not easy to sell at a high price on the secondary market.
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