My wife and I were fortunate enough to find a 2000 S2000 in May of 2020 at a Hyundai dealership in Ringgold Georgia with only 92,000 miles on it. Car was completely stock and the only part missing the VIN sticker was the rear bumper. It needed tires as the ones installed were 8 and 12 years old respectively. It is the New Formula Red and looks nearly brand new as the car has been garaged since new. We are the fourth owner and are enjoying so much the freedom of having a convertible again. We are now at 114,000 miles and have replaced brake rotors with Stoptech brakes and steel braided lines and steel braided clutch line. We recently replaced fuel injectors. Next project is to install the Billman TCT as we have timingchain clatter at time on startup.

 

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Finally replaced my TCT with the one from Billman. Never been so pleased to see such a positive change in the sound of the engine. Engine mechanical noise is non-existent and with the hood closed you can barely hear the engine running. I’ve done the valve adjustment, changed spark plugs, cleaned the VTEC screen and cleaned the idle control valve. Runs so sweet now.

 

Congrats on your purchase, can you share any videos or instructions on how to cean the VTEC screen and idle control valve>

Cheers.

 

Well here we are 4 1/2 years after our purchase of Giz'mo. I don't think we have ever had as much enjoyment with a car as we have had with this S2000. We have always been adventuresome at heart, and this car has become a real part of our life. Our adventures together started 44 years ago with a 1974 Datsun 260Z. Never couldn't be content with leaving the car alone and ended putting headers, Weber dual throat carburetors and 2 1/2 in exhaust on it. Added a 1979 Triumph Spitfire in British Racing green. Did the dirt bikes, street bikes and touring bikes. Then came the children and all that had to stop for 20 years. Got back into things with a BMW 1150GS that we put over 160,000 miles on until the roads just got too dangerous with cell phones and after a couple near misses we hung up the helmets and started looking for another way to enjoy the roads.
Always was fascinated with the S2000 but could never find one that was stock or mostly stock as I don't like trying to fix other peoples problems. I am a purist at heart and believe in doing the small things to make a vehicle better. Not real big changes like the carburetors on the 260Z were because the stock ones just never were quite right. Then one night while looking at the car ads this 2000 S2000 with 92,000 miles popped up at a local dealer. Convinced my wife to go with me the next morning to look at it. Got there when the dealership opened and the saleswoman didn't even know that it had been traded in the day before. Waited patiently while the service department finished the oil change and air filter change and took the car out for a spin. Took 2 minutes to decide we had to have it, and when we got back to the dealer at the end of the test drive realized there were five other potential buyers waiting to drive the car.
Wife drove it home and when we got home she had the biggest grin on her face. Realized it was a nine VIN car with only missing the one on the back bumper. Started learning about the car and bought a factory service manual and looking for online sources for information. S2KI forum has been a wonderful place to find the information I needed and I realized immediately that even though the dealer had done maintenance, a couple crucial things had been done incorrectly like the oil filter, air filter and wiper blades. Luckily I retrieved the originals wiper arms and installed new blades, got a correct filter and filled the engine with 10w30 Mobil1 oil, changed the transmission and differential fluids. Found a leaking clutch master cylinder and several wires on the brake master cylinder had been chewed by a rodent.
Put on Michelin Pilot AS4 tires, Stoptech drilled brake rotors and stainless steel braided lines on the brakes and clutch, and of course the Billman tensioner. Then last summer at 119,000 miles started getting a random misfire and after valve adjustments, plugs and fuel injectors didn't solve the problem realized there was a deeper problem. My grandson is an ASE certified master technician and we were able to find out that the exhaust valve guides were worn out keeping the exhaust valves from seating correctly. Two cylinders were at 140 PSI.
Thank goodness that I have always had the ability to work on vehicles and last year at the holidays I removed the head and sent it to InlinePro to have it corrected. Carefully reassembled everything and was able to find and correct several small issues like the broken knock sensor. A year later I have put 3800 miles since the repairs and am enjoying the car as it was meant to be enjoyed. In fact we went today on a road trip at 40 degrees with the top down, bundled up clothing and the heater running wide open. Man I love this car!!!

 

Winters in North West Florida are pretty mild 60* clear and sunny. I saw a lot of tops up.