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General => General discussion => Topic started by: tom26 on 09 March 2007, 12:25
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Just wondering what the average mileage is on our beasts!
anyone still running high mileage original engines?
mine is a 91 J plate 16v
its done 145,000 miles.
had a few clutches in its time plus the engine swapped about 15,000 miles ago.
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'90 8v GTI:
219k miles on original engine, tappets have just been replaced, and head gasket was done 18 months ago.
Valve stem seals could do with replacement (£Â£Ã‚£) and so uses a bit of oil, and a small amount of water too.
still pulls like sodding train though!! :laugh:
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169000 miles, Gearbox has gone and engines in bits. :laugh: I should get another 169k out if it then!
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168,500 odd. Thought she was leaking water, turns out the fan belt was slack and not turing water pump and boliing it all!! :rolleyes:
A bit tappety but can live with that. Original engine and gearbox :smiley:
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130k no oil leaks or water all still pulling strong
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68k, and went like a f**king rocket. :cool:
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177000 on original engineand still fine so far, no smoke or rattles and only 1 minor oil leak (rocker cover gasket)! :smiley:
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Mine's done 124000 and run's perfectly....might need a new clutch soon as it's never had one (good thing about full service history).. only bit about the mileage is stone chip's on the bonnnet!!!!!!
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M reg 60k. THe more I seem to thrash it the better it drives. New hood is the only thing I've done. Oh and tyres..... I tend to drive like a twit and wear them out a little quick
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I tend to drive like a tw@t
It's a woman thing.
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OI.... i resent that comment.
Was actually gonna say I drive like most blokes. No consideration for others and way too fast!
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:cool:
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170,000 in mine hopefully re-doing the head in about 7months with a new gasket...
but pulls like a mother ducker at the moment ;)
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157k on a G plate 1990. drives perfectly :)
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MY valvers got 229000 and had an expensive last year of driving with a clutch change, oil cooler seal failure ( :shocked:, just switched engine off in time as it emptied the sump in seconds!!!) timing belt and a new valve cover gasket (twice cos I managed to to screw up the first one hence timing belt changed :sad:) - engines noisy (new tappets???) but still pulls well - it sound like theres plenty of high milers on here!
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New tappets make the engine sound like new (comparitively anyway!)
i was amazed when mine were done, no more noisy cold starts. :cool:
I just need to get this steering problem sorted... http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=55935 :sad:
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New tappets make the engine sound like new (comparitively anyway!)
i was amazed when mine were done, no more noisy cold starts. :cool:
How much did it cost to sort the tappets? quite tempted...
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7k on the engine in there and still getting quicker :cool:
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129k on a 1997 P plate. Going really well and had no major problems.
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my cars:
Mk3 8v - 136k - had a few teething problems with it having a flat spot and being hesitant but a new dizzy and a very expensive tune later seems to have cured it, other wise all good.
90 scirocco gt2 140k - no engine in it as the previous one died, would love to tell you what the cause of death was but after stripping it down I couldnt find anything, never bothered to put it back together.
90 16v - 157k, engine is solid as a rock never let me down once, however car is in pieces
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New tappets make the engine sound like new (comparitively anyway!)
i was amazed when mine were done, no more noisy cold starts. :cool:
How much did it cost to sort the tappets? quite tempted...
£69 for tappets (or "cam followers" if you like!)
3 hours labour
This included fitting a new cam belt top cover (quick to do), change oil and filter and clean ISV.
Tappets alone would have been 2 hours labour i think.
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New tappets make the engine sound like new (comparitively anyway!)
i was amazed when mine were done, no more noisy cold starts. :cool:
How much did it cost to sort the tappets? quite tempted...
£69 for tappets (or "cam followers" if you like!)
3 hours labour
This included fitting a new cam belt top cover (quick to do), change oil and filter and clean ISV.
Tappets alone would have been 2 hours labour i think.
Cheers Crevice...I'd better start getting the overtime in!... :cool:
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140k something on the daily had it coupla years now. been through new clutch, gearbox, two water pumps, battery, lump solid, pulls well. Don't jinkx it !
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interesting stuff! so far that makes the average around 162,000 ish?
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125 K on original engine, though it looks like the gearbox has been replaced before I got the car (one of those yellow markers they use at scrappies on it) but runs brilliant. Weber carb has given it a new lease of life, and I reckon the tappets have bene done too as quiet as a mouse! My last Mk2 driver only made it to 103 K and that was noisy as hell!. All in all I reckon its just about run in now, starting to loosen up nicely!