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a lot of milage?

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Old 05-21-2006, 06:54 PM
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i got 118 681k (191000 clicks) on my '94 ..... a lot before my engine goes?
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Old 05-21-2006, 07:16 PM
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That is quite alot of miles...but it depends on how the car was treated. I don't know what year your car is...but it's 12 years old at the oldest, and 8 at the youngest...So depending on that it could be either not so bad or a little much. Miles per year is a bigger deal than total miles.

My Bronco has 212,XXX miles on it, and it's a 93, 5.8L, it burns no oil and purrs like a kitten. It all depends on how the vehicle is treated.


Edit - I'm a dumbass...the original post says '94. In that case, the miles/year isn't that high, it's at right around 15,000...which is average.
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93 5.0 stang, 154000 miles

doesnt smoke at all

keep oil in her man, she should last atleast another 50,000 miles
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Old 05-21-2006, 07:19 PM
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Ive run hopped up 302s well into the 150k range with only a re-ring rebearing at 70k or so. No problems. It also has to do with maintenancing your vehicle at the appropriate intervals. Using synthetics also increases the engine life.
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94... 150k miles... still strong
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89 GT 185,000 miles. very small oil leak( 1/2 quart in 3000-5000 miles). i can tell its getting tired but i still have no trouble
beating 99-up GTs, even with my limited mods: exhaust, 73mm MAF,CAI, 3.73s
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Old 05-21-2006, 07:52 PM
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118,000 here
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Old 05-21-2006, 08:01 PM
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My old 92 Mustang LX went 275,000 miles before it finally met its demise. It had regular oil changes and such. It was a four-banger though. I'm at 74,000 on my 1988 5.0...
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aight good, small oil leak around the driver side cam but nothing major yet, i read in the 5.0 magazine that one quart of oil every month or so (3000- 5000k) is normal.... this true?
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i got an 84 175k miles on it engine doesnt smoke at all eats about 1/4 quart or oil every 2000 miles oh and it hasnt had an engine rebuild just engine treatment every 3 oil changes and seafoam every 5k miles
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