Has anyone heard of 2.8L V6's lasting over 200K miles?

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10-30-2002, 04:20 PM

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I still think that I've got most everyone beat as far as 2.8 liter mileage. It isn't an F-car, but my dad's 1991 2.8 liter GMC Sonoma has 307,000 miles on it, and I have never had the valve covers off of it. We change the oil every 5,000 miles on all of our cars, and they have all gone well over 150K miles with no problems. We live outside of town, though, so do whatever you think is best for your ride.

10-30-2002, 09:59 PM

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Car: Base Firebird

Engine: TPI 350

Transmission: T56

Axle/Gears: D44

hey guys, i guess my car is the baby around here. my firebird 3.1 has 181,000 miles on it, and hasn't had any major problems. the most serious thing mechanically was that there were leaks in the drive line (not sure exactly where, probably the differential) caused by a broken transmission mount. the leaks were fixed, and we got a nice little polyurethane unit (dont know if i spelled that right). oh, and dont think that i don't take care of my car... the damage was done by my uncle, and i inherited the car (i'm a senior in high school). good to see that a lot of you guys with the 60* v6s are racking up miles without too much trouble. i plan on driving this car until the 3.1 dies, then replacing it with a nice ls1, or whatever comes up. take it easy, guys.

10-30-2002, 10:02 PM

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Originally posted by CaliCamaroRS
i really hate when people list their mods and they include MOBIL 1 or something like that.like is magic oil or something. if you look at the back of that walmart oil you will see that it is certified by both the Automotive Petroleum Institute and the Society of Automotive Engineers and as long as it has that, walmart oil is no lesser quality than Mobil 1.
also, people say racing teams use Mobil 1 so it MUST be superior....but it is pretty obvious that Mobil 1 pays a lot of money to have their oil used by race teams.
oh, you know what always makes me laugh, i work for toyota and people come in and say they want to buy "authentic toyota motor oil" and they proceed to pay about $3 a quart for a bottle that says TOYOTA on the outside but has MOBIL 1(it used to be quaker state)on the inside.
anyway, just griping

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Dan
100% stock 1990 RS 3.1L
and VERY slow

YUP , I use to use good ole' "Discount Auto Parts'' oil . It was valvoline oil , with discount sticker on it . I love valvoline oil ! .....I need to change my oil this weekend !

.....p.s. I use "Valvoline" oil now , sence the Discount auto parts changed to "Advance" now , they dont make "Advance " oil thats vavoline , or Id be buying that to save money !

10-30-2002, 10:04 PM

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One time I was at Jiffy Lube , when I use to pay those chumps to change my oil , this mans Yota camry had 450,000 miles on it !

10-31-2002, 12:50 PM

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Car: 95 E-150 & 07 Kawasaki ZX-6R

Engine: A slow one & a fast one

Transmission: A bad one & a good one

Axle/Gears: A weak one & a chained one

I've got 106,500, and it's got a buttload of minor problems but nothing that seems to be robbing the motor of power or eagerness... I've never driven a car more eager to be mashed to WOT at EVERY redlight acceleration than this car.. Hell 1/2 throttle behaves ALMOST like WOT half the time!

11-03-2002, 11:23 AM

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Car: 1986 Camaro SC

Axle/Gears: 3.42

mine only went to 130,000kms so like 80Kmi,

and it ran like a dream until the instance when it kicked the bucket,

11-03-2002, 02:46 PM

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Car: 1988 Chevy Camaro Hardtop

Engine: Turbocharged/Intercooled 3.1

Transmission: World Class T5 5 Speed

Wow... I must be babying mine... 92k and ticking. Gonna be getting a 3.1 to drop in there!

11-03-2002, 08:34 PM

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Car: 1986 W69 Special Edition

Engine: 2.8/ECM/Int/Exh

Transmission: T5

Axle/Gears: 3.42 posi

Sheesh! The last time I checked, I had approx 60,000 miles on her. I only put 700 or so miles on it for the 2002 driving season. So, doing the math... at that rate, it will take me 186 years to get to 200k. Too bad I won't be around when it happens...

I drive the car less than 1000 miles/year. I change the oil in the fall and in the spring. The winter oil only has idle time on it. Talk about a waste of resources... I should be taken into the street and beaten...