2.3 engine life??

12Pack

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Ok so I found this 5spd 2.3 91 lx for sale... $500. Everything looks clean but it has 220k miles.. And that is hella high and I was wondering if I should get it im only using it to drive back and forth to work .. less then 5miles a day. Everything was kept up all the time oil changes, plugs/wires, no leaks no knocks or smoke. What do you think and how much life is left of this fox?

 

Red_LX

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If it runs good and doesn't make any weird noises, it should be fine. They'll last a long time.

 

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tim_lemmy

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my 93 lx has 189k miles on it and i've only had superficial probs with it. alternator and such

 

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We went 11's with one that had 320k miles on it...that tell you anything?

 

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Mine only has 120,000 but it still idles smoother than anything I've owned before.

 

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12Pack said:

Ok so I found this 5spd 2.3 91 lx for sale... $500. Everything looks clean but it has 220k miles.. And that is hella high and I was wondering if I should get it im only using it to drive back and forth to work .. less then 5miles a day. Everything was kept up all the time oil changes, plugs/wires, no leaks no knocks or smoke. What do you think and how much life is left of this fox?

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Those motors commonly poop out after around 240K and even then they still run, just slugish, so for 500 and your only driving less than 5 miles to work? Get it, by the time that thing starts to have problems you should have the money to fix it.

 

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Stinger said:

We went 11's with one that had 320k miles on it...that tell you anything?

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+1

 

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Yes, buy it, they last a long time with decent maintenance. I have one of those $500 specials, and its run fine for 5 years.

Oil changes, and check the cam drive belt.

Then get another one for cheap and go again, or redo the one you have.

 

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Stinger is absolutely right I've seen 2.3's with 400 000km on them (240k miles) that still had perfect crosshatching on the cylinder walls!

 

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my daily driver that Stinger and I just painted has 286k on it and I intend to take it on 2000 mile trips anytime I feel the urge. It doesn't even really matter if they've been driven hard the engines will still outlast everything else.

 

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mines got 220 no problems here nothing to big

 

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tim_lemmy

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i know a guy that ran one on 3cyl while trying to blow it up and couldn't do it. it had 280k on it and he still has the block it's in a ranger now

 

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i have one with 230 000km and runs strong. It doesn't use a drop of oil.