engine life span

[vwdaun@yahoo.com (Daun Yeagley)]

--- Mike Blain <rept@qwest.net> wrote:
>  >> From: Jorel Jackson <jorel140@yahoo.com>
>  >> To: volkswagen scirocco <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>  >> Subject: engine life span
>  >> Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 07:09:26 -0800 (PST)
>  >>
>  >> My '87 just broke 130 k yesterday. It still runs
> good.
>  >> I have never owned a Scirocco with this many miles on
>  >> it. How far have any of the listers gotten on the 1.8
>  >> 16V before rebuild? I heard or read somewhere that
>  >> typical life span for these motors is 135 k.

Bah, it's barely broken in.

I've got 201k on my 1.8 16v.  Still has factory compression
(low, but within spec - 150-155 across the board), uses
about 1/2-3/4 of a quart of 20w50 every 3k, and according
to the dyno is down a whole 4 horespower from stock.  If it
weren't for the fact that I have this 2.0 16v in my garage
begging to be installed, it'd live in the car a lot longer
I'm sure.


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Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
'80 S, 81 S, '82, '85, & '88 Sciroccos
'82 Pickup
'90 Passat Wagon
"Never joke, taunt or dangle what might be seen as a challenge in front of the powers that be.  The universe is listening." - Lane Wallace

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