Who here has driven 100,000 problem free miles on their Stang?

[whyask]

stock upper intake and a 150 shot Nitrous=BLOWN

 

[Seraphitia102]

lets see...at 100K I think my intake manifold had been replaced..

since then the alternator an clutch at about 120k...and I just changed the gears at 184K (but that was WAYYY over due)...oh and I changed a front hub assy, but I don't think it really needed it, but after 150k it couldn't hurt

I change the oil at 5,000 miles (Castrol with a Motorcraft filter) and the gear and trans fluid every 50K (with Royal Purple)

I've been through a few sets of plugs and shocks and belts too...

did your plastic intake manifold crack?

stock upper intake and a 150 shot Nitrous=BLOWN

Almost 123k, no problems currently aside from worn out coil packs and a slight oil useage which I feel is a PCV issue.

Beat the crap out of it, taken it to the track, autocrossed it...

nice

 

[DaNd4Speed]

IAC valve at 60k miles, transmission rebuild and clutch at 100k miles, outer tie rod ends at 110k miles. Other than that I've been really happy with my stang with 112k on the clock, 12k of which are on the Vortech.

 

[XtorT'r]

Under 100k I only had to change a wheel bearing but my trany has had what I think is a bent fork and some craptastic syncros since about 60k, 50k later it's still working.
109k I replaced my engine while upgrading cams because I found Ford slipped up with my engine in the factory. It made it 109k and would have made it alot more but I didn't trust it seeing occasional track duty and cross country trips being a summer DD. Plus to be honest I've always wanted to swap an engine.
oil always synthetic all around.
Every 3000-4500 miles for the engine.
Once a year for the trans and rear end.
Coolant, meh, when ever I felt like it.

I still haven't had my intake pop on me or had a plug blow out.

 

[281CI96Coupe]

Ball joints seized up
Intake Manifold Crack
New Alternator (from Intake Manifold spraying coolant behind it)
New Radiator - It was 10yrs old

Other than those things, great car.

 

[RedDaemon]

almost 90k here

replaced the IAC a few times
replaced brake pads
replaced the complete clutch assembly at ~70k
replaced the plugs and COPs just over the summer
all fluids were changed out 2 years ago

just really maintanence...nothing serious...except for a rust problem in my trunk reservoir/canal...whatever the hell its called

 

[streethorse]

my 99 had 110k on it when I totaled it. I bought it at 48k. Right before I
was going to sign off I went to look at the engine 1 more time and I saw
a little green drip coming out of the intake manifold (pre stangnet days)
So they actually replaced it and I bought it the next day. But other than that
only the IAC and the battery. ( battery at105k)

 

[mransr]

did your plastic intake manifold crack?

yup...it had a hairline crack that drove me nuts for a summer until it finally broke ...Ford reimbursed me for the parts but not the labor (mostly 'cause I did it myself and had no receipt)

 

[Mustang5L5]

My 1988 has 105,000 miles

Other than routine maintainence...only part to ever fail at a bad time was the water pump. Was a $50 fix and took one afternoon.

 

[Seraphitia102]

My 1988 has 105,000 miles

Other than routine maintainence...only part to ever fail at a bad time was the water pump. Was a $50 fix and took one afternoon.

did you get an electric water pump?

 

[mazen189]

i gotta 98 gt, 150k miles, i finally got a head gasket problem. good thing about it is, new motor comes in .

 

[Seraphitia102]

yup...it had a hairline crack that drove me nuts for a summer until it finally broke ...Ford reimbursed me for the parts but not the labor (mostly 'cause I did it myself and had no receipt)

the intake manifold cracked due to normal usage (no nitrous)? I wonder if I should replace mine for the heck of it.

 

[mransr]

it was the plastic water cross over that cracked...enough of them cracked that Ford exttended the warranty

 

[Seraphitia102]

it was the plastic water cross over that cracked...enough of them cracked that Ford exttended the warranty

does this mean I should replace mine?

 

[Mustang5L5]

did you get an electric water pump?

Nope, i stayed with stock mechanical. Car was a DD at the time so i needed reliability.


I've always beleives electric pumps should be reserved for weekend toys or race cars...not cars driven on the street every day for 10,000 miles/year

 

[Mustang5L5]

the intake manifold cracked due to normal usage (no nitrous)? I wonder if I should replace mine for the heck of it.

Do you have the aluminum coolant crossover, or the plastic coolant crossover.


The problem was with the plastic crossover cars cracking the plastic. Ford upgraded to an aluminum peice halfway through '01 and that fixed the prob

if you have AL, you are fine

 

[SaleenGT2001]

What happened?

the 3650 let go after a hard launch on slicks

 

[Seraphitia102]

Do you have the aluminum coolant crossover, or the plastic coolant crossover.


The problem was with the plastic crossover cars cracking the plastic. Ford upgraded to an aluminum peice halfway through '01 and that fixed the prob

if you have AL, you are fine

I don't know if I have an aluminum coolant crossover. Is there a picture of how it looks like?

 

[Seraphitia102]

Nope, i stayed with stock mechanical. Car was a DD at the time so i needed reliability.


I've always beleives electric pumps should be reserved for weekend toys or race cars...not cars driven on the street every day for 10,000 miles/year

I didn't know the electric water pump is for weekend cars. What's wrong with them? I know Meziere advertises a hp gain, but not much else about daily driving.

 

[mransr]

electric water pumps don't generally have the long term durability of a belt driven pump...they are typically for cars that need every last bit of horsepower...I don't think I'd want one on a daily driver...

this is what an intake with an aluminum cross-over looks like

(hope that worked)

you could always get a Trick Flow or an HPS all aluminum intake and get it polished up for some extra under-hood bling