94eurolumina2006 Posted April 8, 2004 Report Share Posted April 8, 2004 How many miles do those motor usally last? I have one in my car and am curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THe_DeTAiL3R Posted April 8, 2004 Report Share Posted April 8, 2004 Should last 200,000 miles easy. My 2.8 (same thing as 3.1) has 171,000 hard-earned miles and is running strong. 300+ is not uncommon at all, really the engines outlast the rest of the car. If anything your transmission will go before the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regalized Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 my regal is now at 249,000 still runs good, but keep it well maintained..my two cents..Regalized Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THe_DeTAiL3R Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 yep. change the oil at least once a year, check the fluids once in a while.. its damn near impossible to run these things into the ground. But seriously, as regalized said, basic maintenance and it should last a very long time, and any trouble with them we can help out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black90Euro Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 got only 62k on my '90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudefyet Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 157k here...runs like new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachismisit Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 mine pooped at 97 k, bad water sensor- 'nough said, its at 107 now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TurboSedan Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 mine just past 217,000 miles and it still runs great i never have problems with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruticus Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 I have 125k and still going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantom89 Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 92k here, and developing an oilpressure problem :\ But I'm tracking it, if anyone has any ideas, please tell me, I may be a good mechanic, but I have almost no experience with these 3.1s other then basic maintince Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl3196 Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 Just hit 140,000 miles and still runs well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaloutsider Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 180,000. No problem at all.. and trust me.. I don't drive this car easily. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z34door Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 mine popped at 129k i had a shitty rebuild blow at 900 miles. you sometimes need to watch the oil pressure. sometimes the oil pumps start to wear out and you lose oil pressure gradually.. i've never done on in the car but i think it might be possible. rule of thumb. maintain it and never let it get hot. my first motor had a oil pressure probe. but i had a bad oilpress sending unit and with a base cluster i never knew. mine threw a rod bearing right off the crank and that was the end of my nice 3.1 my first rebuild was a crap motor... my guess is that the heads were never checked for straightness and i popped a headgasket at 900 miles. the third motor I BUILT because i didn't want to have to swap another motor and i put a little more in it because i didn't want reground cam in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91oldscutlass Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 My 89 Grand Prix went 300,000...and then it got wrecked....the motor and trans i still have. It didnt leak or burn oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 82,000 on my 1992 lumi and runs great, just a little rich. Nothing less than my synthetic i get (better that mobil one with test results and $10 a quart, but its free for me ) its called schaffer, and trans flush at 63,000 and coolant at 58,000 miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaloutsider Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 Okay.. accidentally knocked the Prix into second at 90 MPH AGAIN yesterday.. stayed there for about 2 seconds before I realized what was going on... .. Engine and tranny still good You can't break these damn things.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 How many miles do those motor usally last? I have one in my car and am curious. It will last 168,374.6 miles before the head gasket craps out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihela816 Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 The Regal ran 227000 before it got totalled, Lizzie has 150000 and still runs great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THe_DeTAiL3R Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 Hey remember that old Stallone movie, Lockout I think it was called. Anyways he's in jail and the warden is a real prick. Him and a bunch of other guys fix up a vintage stang and then after all that hard work the warden gets some guys to smash it with baseball bats. Anyways my point is that my engine will probably last so long to the point that one day something will break on the car and that will be the last straw- and I'll lose it, and smash the shit out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudefyet Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 My 89 Grand Prix went 300,000...and then it got wrecked....the motor and trans i still have. It didnt leak or burn oil. GEEZUS!!! I swear if mine lasts that long i'd start trying to wreck it on purpose just to get a new car Good thing I'm selling it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90lum31v6euro Posted April 16, 2004 Report Share Posted April 16, 2004 154k miles on my car... engine rebuild at 105k, mom drove it....... oil filter popped off, and dropped all the life blood onto the road. of course, being a woman, she kept driving, my dad followed her oil trail down the highway.... cars also been hit by a few deer, and a close encounter with a pine tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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