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Originally Posted by Garak
Back in the day, 1981 Chevrolet Impala, 1,000,000 km, with 10,000 km OCIs on Quaker State conventional 10w-30, taxi service.


Same engine?
 
Yes, being a Chevy small block 305, though, a second cam shaft.
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Our 2000 Lumina is at 202k now and is still very reliable. AC even works, my youngest son's daily driver. Has had a lot of 10w30 at 3k changes before I came here, mostly Castrol, than for many more years mostly 5w30 whatever was the buy of the moment for 5k. Last two OCI's have been longer, 10k OCI's on Supertech full syn HM.

Mostly orange cans all of that time, although I oversize to the PH3980.

I bought the car in 2004 with 56k on it, got a deal as it was a recovered stolen insurance had already paid out on.
 
Originally Posted by Garak
It was a nice little data point. The first cam didn't last 300,000 km, I'm sure. The second cam lasted the rest of the distance, no problem.


Those 305s were hard on camshafts, I had a friend with an 86 IrocZ with the 305 and his original cam didn't even last 80,000 km.
 
Originally Posted by Patman
Originally Posted by Garak
It was a nice little data point. The first cam didn't last 300,000 km, I'm sure. The second cam lasted the rest of the distance, no problem.


Those 305s were hard on camshafts, I had a friend with an 86 IrocZ with the 305 and his original cam didn't even last 80,000 km.


Likely somewhat different engines but the 305 I had in my 87 Chevy Wrangler cracked the block in 3 different places. The original engine in that truck had some power for a 305! The replacement one was a dog but because I wasn't the only one who had issues with them, I'm sure they detuned them.

I still remember taking that truck to Roy Nicholls Motors in Courtice for the engine swap. I filled the rad and overflow bottle and went straight there as fast as I could in city traffic.
By the time I got to townline, the white smoke that was pouring out of it clouded me from seeing any cars behind me.
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It was a great truck prior to that and it was my very first, purchased all on my own, vehicle that I bought. IIRC, it was around $14,000 dollars new back then?

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Highest mileage i own today is a 01 E350 7.3L powerstroke van that is about to hit 256k. No leaks and it runs like butter once warmed up at least. It makes like 230hp out of 7.3 liters so i assume it will run forever.
 
Car in my sig running a wide range of oils over its lifetime from bulk dealer conventional to now full synthetic high mileage.

Using around 1 quart in 5k, with planned oci of 6.5k+ based on uoa recommendations. Oil pressure 21 to 23 psi (min spec 14 psi) at oil temp of 100C/212F.
 
2003 Acura TL type S, 238k runs perfect, everything works. Used to run mobil super 5000, now supertech 5w20syn. It seems to like it.


OCI, Once per year whether it needs it or not! All my vehicles are once per year OCI!
 
'00 Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero with the 6G72 12-valve I drove off the dealer lot nearly 19 years ago with 287,500 miles. Used a range of oils (mostly meeting ACEA A3/B4), including PAO synthetics, but currently running Motorcraft Super Duty 15W-40 diesel engine oil (no emissions equipment on this truck from the factory).
 
Originally Posted by Patman
Those 305s were hard on camshafts, I had a friend with an 86 IrocZ with the 305 and his original cam didn't even last 80,000 km.

It might have even been sooner than 300,000 km. I was being conservative just in case. Some lost a cam earlier than that. The one 1986 that was bought brand new needed a new cam before 200,000 for sure.

irv: That would have been unfortunate! We were lucky to never crack a block on any of the taxis, or any of the Chev trucks, though, admittedly, the trucks he had and used the most were a 454 and two 6.2 L diesels (the real ones). Only a couple were SBC engines, and he never kept them long enough.
 
Sold my VW TDi with 314k. I did 10k OCI's until 100k, then I lengthened out to 12-14k. Until 250k when the turbo went. So I put in a bigger turbo and a tune, and went back to 10k OCI's. Don't remember what oil but it was what Euro stuff I would buy online (often for $9/L, wasn't cheap).

Current fleet isn't high miles yet. Wife's car is at 163k with initially 10k OCI's but I'm starting to do 5k's on it for no really good reason. TGMO 0W20, PP 10W30, Mobil Super Synth 5W30. Will likely start using ST 5W30 and 10W30 going forward, once the stash is used up. My car is at 190k and I think all of it was on 5W30 conventional, but I am using 10W30 high mileage stuff to slow down an oil leak; at a qt per 5k it's not that bad. It's the only one with an oil consumption problem.
 
It's right there in my sig - the 2010 Fusion.
7,500 Mile OCI, oils vary from full conventional, to HM, to full Syn, depending on what I have on hand and what part of the year. From May - Sept, she usually gets more 5w-30 and more syn, during cooler months, more 5w-20 and more conventional.

Zero leaks, no oil burned.

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1988 Big Bronco (pulls boat) - stock OEM 302 SBF, stock AOD tranny. 229,000 miles.

Just sold a few months back 1970 Chevy C-20. Truck has 443,000 miles, but 454 was built by me about 6 years ago. Mildly hop'd and a strong runner. About 40K when I sold it on the engine.

My last F-100 was a 1962 with over 400,000, but a couple of engine o'hauls due to 11" clutch pushing out the center mains at roughly 140K per motor.

My wife's XJ6 currently has 187,000 miles on OEM motor and tranny.

Sons Sprinter has over 600,000 on OEM motor and tranny.
 
1996 Crown Victoria - 320,000+ miles and still going strong and driven daily!

1995 Ford Explorer - 200,000 miles (retired)
 
Right here in my signature.

The 2003 Accord I bought brand new, the 2000 we bought with 200k already on the clock a few years back (The wife burns through the miles). The TL, not really high milage, but I bought it 2 years ago with 128k on it.

The 2003 uses little to none, the 2000 does use about 1qt/2000 miles (Fairly common with the F23A motors).
 
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Lexus IS250 154K Mobil 1 EP

Highest evuh.......1986 MB S-class 420....262,000....never a problem until burned a valve. Mainly Castrol GTX 10-30 and Havoline 10w-30
 
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