Date:         Sun, 1 Apr 2001 18:00:36 -0700
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Subaru Conversions Longevity? - I-4 VW longevity??????
Comments: To: CHRIS STANN <cstann3@HOME.COM>
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I had a 1979 Audi Fox Wagon with a 1.5L I4 in it with over 400,000km on the
clock - this went into my Syncro during the initial prototyping of my kit.
The engine is currently sitting on my garage floor.  Compression is
140-140-135-135 - not bad for an engine with almost a half million
kilometers.  On several occasions when it was nearing the end of it's stay
in my Syncro I revved it up to around 8000 RPM and held it there... no
problems!  On the whole I think the I4s will last 500,000 km with regular
oil changes and good general maintained.


David Marshall

Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning
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Quesnel BC Canada  V2J 6Z3
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of CHRIS STANN
Sent: April 1, 2001 8:24 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Subaru Conversions Longevity? - I-4 VW longevity??????


> >Yeh ...What about longevity?   Anybody got 100k on theirs yet?
> >

How about the I-4 from VW?  I've put over 200K miles on mine, a friend put
over 227 K miles on his, another is working on 250K miles and all that with
just semi-regular oil changes and maintenance.  Mine saw over 50K miles of
nothing but pizza delivery and my friends over 100K miles of pizza delivery.

By the way, my Jetta is still on the road accumulating more miles under a
different lead-footed owner.

Chris,

'85 Westy