 Quest for 200k, It's been a hard road, but I'm almost there and it's getti |
 Oct 4, 2012 - 10:37 AM
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Today was another fun day, I installed a new alternator before heading off to work thankfully it was still under warranty so I didn't have to pony up the cash.
I've been inching closer and closer to 200k miles on the odometer, and it seems like my car is trying to bankrupt me to get there. 2,000 Miles to Go,. Repairs in the last 5,000 miles New Radiator New Steering Knuckle New Brakes (pads/rotors all 4) New Timing Belt New Water Pump, Tensioners, Timing Belt Still Needed: New Tires New Tie Rod End New Ball Joint New Clutch Plate How many of you are approaching 200k miles or 321,869 km? Obviously the repairs I'm doing now are the maintenance items I've neglected the past 50k miles, but hay, that happens. Did you experience the same flood of repairs? |
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Oct 4, 2012 - 11:16 AM
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QUOTE (sandusky1977 @ Oct 4, 2012 - 11:37 AM)  Today was another fun day, I installed a new alternator before heading off to work thankfully it was still under warranty so I didn't have to pony up the cash. I've been inching closer and closer to 200k miles on the odometer, and it seems like my car is trying to bankrupt me to get there. 2,000 Miles to Go,. Repairs in the last 5,000 miles New Radiator New Steering Knuckle New Brakes (pads/rotors all 4) New Timing Belt New Water Pump, Tensioners, Timing Belt Still Needed: New Tires New Tie Rod End New Ball Joint New Clutch Plate How many of you are approaching 200k miles or 321,869 km? Obviously the repairs I'm doing now are the maintenance items I've neglected the past 50k miles, but hay, that happens. Did you experience the same flood of repairs? i took my car to 206k, wrecked it, then had to fix the whole front end and only had to replace the radiator and timing belt.... the steering knuckle, ive replaced it before, and that was only because i didnt tighten the bolt in the middle which resulted in some play. Radiator is something you hopefully replace once every 200k thats if your thermostat goes out. If i were you i would replace yor thermostat if you already havent. |
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Oct 4, 2012 - 2:51 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 4, '06 From Chicagoland Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
QUOTE (zfjohnson07 @ Oct 4, 2012 - 11:16 AM) Radiator is something you hopefully replace once every 200k thats if your thermostat goes out. If i were you i would replace yor thermostat if you already havent. You're lucky. Mine has 186xxx and I'm on my third radiator, third heater core, third engine, 4th clutch, second suspension setup and a partridge in a pear tree. Maybe its just my driving though.... I tend to beat the snot out of these crappy little 5s engines. -------------------- ~bloodMoney
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sandusky1977 Quest for 200k Oct 4, 2012 - 10:37 AM
Smaay what is a clutch plate? you mean the pressure plat... Oct 4, 2012 - 10:55 AM
dudeofchaos QUOTE (bloodMoney @ Oct 4, 2012 - 3... Oct 6, 2012 - 5:23 PM bloodMoney Forcing a 115hp 5S to keep up with 350+hp GT4/MR2s... Oct 8, 2012 - 10:46 AM sandusky1977 QUOTE (bloodMoney @ Oct 8, 2012 - 11... Oct 8, 2012 - 10:47 AM sandusky1977 Almost there, 198,760 today,.. and haven't had... Oct 9, 2012 - 10:34 AM bloodMoney QUOTE (sandusky1977 @ Oct 8, 2012 - 10... Oct 9, 2012 - 2:09 PM mkernz22 I have a whole craftmans tool box in my hatch lol Oct 9, 2012 - 2:13 PM xxgetbackupxx I'm at 229xxx, i just burn oil and coolant... ... Nov 4, 2012 - 6:32 PM sandusky1977 I've been lucky, other than the parts I listed... Nov 5, 2012 - 9:39 AM |
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