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STOP Blaming Engineers! | Discussion

Ever wonder why engineers make stupid decisions when it comes to automotive parts and repair? Well, those decisions are often not theirs and often made a compromise from a multitude of factors. I'm a mechanical engineer and lets have a discussion why! There are many factors that contribute to a product design, including the budget, product lifecycle, customer habits, warranty period, safety regulations, emissions, fuel economy, environment, political factors, packaging, manufacturing and design envelope. In this video I'll discuss (and try to justify) reasons engineers make decisions that seemingly tick you off and make fists when working on your car. Disposable plastic valve covers? Thermostat housings that magically break after the warranty is up? The ultimate reason might surprise you...automakers are ultimately a business and engineers are being held wrongfully liable for this mess. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction - Engineering Requirements 0:21 Budget considerations 0:39 Market and customer behaviour 1:22 Emissions and Fuel Economy 2:14 Safety requirements 2:49 Environmental Exposure 3:08 Political Boundaries 3:34 Packaging and Manufacturing 5:04 Design Envelope 5:38 Conclusion - Automakers are a business too Check out these related videos regarding planned obsolesce: The Truth about Direct Injection: https://youtu.be/pH1U-n8ySBE?si=aTto3PIW-7cH3nuI Why New Cars are Disposable https://youtu.be/BGaXG_k9qqM?si=QYMZm1awtT1hSWSp Plastics in new Cars: https://youtu.be/421tlNNDTtc?si=MMGSue6kHXbNorm3 Start Stop Systems are Killing your Car: https://youtu.be/iR19fE9hGUQ?si=DGu0_rS7YyVQ0veS CVT's are Designed to FAIL: https://youtu.be/HjT_0iO0q6Y?si=IUt1RgLaXa35VAzb Demise of the Oil Dipstick: https://youtu.be/l5TG1ckjBgk?si=SJVfIVayrK3Lln2V Lifetime Automotive Fluids: https://youtu.be/DDlmngr5V_A?si=RanyECDkoNLyyDzZ Drop a comment down below with your experiences on "well engineered" decisions made on your car and how much that repair ultimately costed! Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/speedkar99 This is the Camera I use: https://amzn.to/3oaRcZX (US) https://amzn.to/3KWQ2uU (Canada) Link to Etsy shop where you can purchase speedkar99's brother's socks, t-shirts or hoodies: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Speedkar speedkar9 on Instagram and Tiktok https://www.instagram.com/speedkar9/ https://www.tiktok.com/@speedkar9 speedkar99 on Facebook and Linkedin: https://www.facebook.com/speedkar9/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/speedkar99/ Subscribe for more videos just like this: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=speedkar99 #engineering #cars #automotiverepair