 Engine longevity, What's normal? |
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| ammason |
 Apr 20 2005, 11:20 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 88 Joined: 14-March 05 From: Sunny Honolulu Member No.: 3,758 Region Association: Hawaii  |
I'm moving to Hawaii in July and will be taking my '73 (thank you CAMP) with me. The PO kept meticulous date/mileage records (including when the car was washed) so I know that the engine in there now is a '74 2.0L with about 90k miles on it.
I've been driving VW bugs for a while and those engines seem to last around 60-100k before they need a rebuild, and while this engine still needs a tune up (Saturday!), it doesn't appear to have any issues and sounds/runs great. The maintenance of the engine seems to have been superb prior to my owning it... What I'm wondering is if my lifetime expectations of 1500-1600 VW engines apply to the 1700-2000 engines in the 914s. People generally say the 6-cyl engines last for a long time - I've heard of them running great up into the 200k range - but I don't know enough about the 914 engines to know if I should be worried that the car will bomb out in 10k and if I should build up the 1.7 into something more fun (2.2 etc.) while I have a garage and swap it before I go, or if the 2.0L statistically got another 50k in it and I should deal with things as they come up out in the islands (I have a relative with a shop on Oahu). How long do yours generally last? |
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ammason Engine longevity Apr 20 2005, 11:20 AM
nebreitling it's got 90k on it? if it has been well taken... Apr 20 2005, 11:32 AM ammason The car usually stays right around 180F - I think ... Apr 20 2005, 11:42 AM Dave_Darling You might want to check the head temps, too. Read... Apr 20 2005, 12:43 PM redshift The last car I sold had 43k when I bought it, and ... Apr 20 2005, 12:50 PM Travis Neff No better way to find out where you stand than a c... Apr 20 2005, 12:50 PM ammason I'll be doing a compression test this weekend ... Apr 20 2005, 12:59 PM Mueller I'm glad you are taking the 914 !!... Apr 20 2005, 01:07 PM ammason Yes, the all-practical bulletproof Toyota pickup i... Apr 20 2005, 01:17 PM rdauenhauer Oh oh Carbs http://www.914... Apr 20 2005, 01:24 PM Grimstead If you are taking it to the Islands, make sure to ... Apr 20 2005, 01:50 PM ammason I figured rust will be more of an issue - what oth... Apr 20 2005, 02:39 PM anthony I've got 160K on my original engine and it sti... Apr 20 2005, 03:37 PM Travis Neff <... Apr 20 2005, 03:46 PM akron_zip I have 130K miles on my 1974 1.8L, but only 3K of ... Apr 20 2005, 05:40 PM MarkG Do 914's float like the VW Beetles or are you ... Apr 20 2005, 05:41 PM grantsfo I had an original 1.7 engine that went almost 170,... Apr 20 2005, 05:43 PM smooth_eddy 
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