400,000 Miles and Counting!
04-19-2019, 03:26 PM
#11
amazing results. I think the bypass filter system and prelube system has proven it's worth.
How you managed 400k miles on the original TCT is the most impressive part of the story, wow ! Congrats now lets hear back when you hit 1 million.
How you managed 400k miles on the original TCT is the most impressive part of the story, wow ! Congrats now lets hear back when you hit 1 million.
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klapamos (04-19-2019)
04-19-2019, 06:07 PM
#13
Amazing! This is a testament on how well these cars are built. How do you drive your car? Like you stole it? Track? Babied? Pics of the exterior will entice to see how it held up over the years.
Thanks, for the compliments. As you might expect, most of these are highway miles. The trick is to keep it running reliably so I can take it on long trips where I rack up the miles.
I'm still on the original TCT, exhaust, O2 sensors and radiator. Besides the obvious required periodic maintenance, I have replaced the following:
The car still runs great. It burns a lot more oil than it used to, but I'm not convinced it's caused by worn rings. No puffs of blue smoke at startup or acceleration. I've had to flush the clutch fluid a few times to keep it from losing fluid, but the master and slave cylinders are still original.
I'm still on the original TCT, exhaust, O2 sensors and radiator. Besides the obvious required periodic maintenance, I have replaced the following:
- Starter
- Alternator Brushes
- Fuel Pump
- Idler pulley & tensioner pulley
- Wheel bearings (actually the entire hubs)
- Struts & springs
- Clutch (once at 330,000 due to bad throwout bearing)
- PCV
- Windshield (three times)
- Coil packs
- Brake rotor
The car still runs great. It burns a lot more oil than it used to, but I'm not convinced it's caused by worn rings. No puffs of blue smoke at startup or acceleration. I've had to flush the clutch fluid a few times to keep it from losing fluid, but the master and slave cylinders are still original.
04-20-2019, 08:51 AM
#15
Very impressive milestone – that's awesome! My congratulations go out to you, both for keeping your S2000 in good working order and for enjoying so many miles in it.
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04-20-2019, 11:19 AM
#16
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Here is a photo I just took of my car:
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04-20-2019, 01:15 PM
#18
Sweet old Golden. I miss my Willie.
04-20-2019, 02:22 PM
#20
40,000 mile oil changes are mind blowing, but I totally understand the principle behind your approach and oil filtering system. It is very cool to see someone who has enough confidence in their approach and see their predictions come true. Also, if I recall your oil burn rate resulted in the use of 15 quarts between oil changes, which must help to keep the oil fresh to some extent ?