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[–] Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Hmmm. I have 3D printed gears and PLA gears have outlasted my expectations but I would never ever trust a 3D printed gear in a car or anything else that involves human safety.

[–] ExtremeDullard 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This Youtube channel is all about doing outrageous experiments and mods with old Ladas. Whatever they do really doesn't have to be reliable 🙂

[–] spitfire@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Because they don't go on the public roads, or don't consider lives of ordinary Russians to be important enough?

[–] Naich@lemmings.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I can answer this without watching the video: it'll work for a certain amount of time before it doesn't, and then your engine explodes.

[–] ExtremeDullard 11 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Lada engines don't have valve / piston interference. They won't explode. But yeah: the 3D-printed parts won't last even a trip to the supermarket.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Glorious soviet engineering saves the ~~day~~ half-trip to the supermarket xD

Luckily it's so empty that you won't have your car weighted down by your groceries

[–] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I see you have been traveling a lot in your long life.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 1 points 3 weeks ago

Is that comment supposed to be mean ? (I genuinely don't understand, sorry)

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What about filling the oil pan with plastic, blocking the pickup, and starving the engine of oil? lol

[–] FleetingTit@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

Cam gears are on the outside of the engine though. No danger of all of that.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 5 points 3 weeks ago

BMW makes their engines out of plastic. They work, but not for long.