percentage of cars that get rebuilds

[R.D]

i am hoping for some conformation that a ~v4 sti does have a decent chance of making the 170,000km ish mark without having a rebuild?

obviously it does hugely depend on the maintenance/ how its been treated etc etc. But i read about so many people needing rebuilds on this forum that its just plain scary, i have zero chance of getting 4-8k for a rebuild :-[. Of course there arent threads on people saying how they havent needed rebuilds, so im not quite sure of the 'norm', but you fellows have been in the subie game alot longer than the few months i have.

cheers guys!

*FINGERS CROSSED*

[Koom]

Have a read through this;

http://www.clubsub.org.nz/forum/index.php/topic,10394.0.html

[subiv5]

If your Subaru STI has done 170tho k's and you can't afford a rebuild then sell it and buy something you can afford

Haha but yeah its really hard to predict when these big end bearings will go but at higher k's it is certainly more likely.

The only way to really enjoy these car's is to drive them like they were designed to be driven and then keep some money aside if something goes wrong. Rather than pussying around in them concerned that they will blow up next time you put your foot down.

[chrisjunkie]

The reason you see so many rebuilds on here is purely because people want advice on how to do them etc. Much like people complaining about an ISP or similar. You rarely ever have someone ring the helpdesk and say my internet is fantastic thanks!

[Guest]

Have a look on trademe a high percentage of the Sti being sold have some sort of replacement engine.

Put it this way would you buy an Sti with 170km on the original engine...

[Swindog]

You would expect some sort of rebuid on most turbo cars done 170kms. Good luck finding a turbo mitsi that hasnt been done past 120kms.

Or its roof replaced lol.

[Joker]

200k 1998 GTB no rebuild (YET)

[R.D]

sorry, mine has done 150,000kms, but looking to keep it for the next few years --> 170,000kms.

but yeah i agree with all you.

yeah i did just have a look through trademe, heaps have had rebuilds, some at much lower kms ~100,000. Scary stuff.

[GC8E2DD]

 R.D said:

i am hoping for some conformation that a ~v4 sti does have a decent chance of making the 170,000km ish mark without having a rebuild?

For what it's worth mine made it to 200,000 before popping it's clogs. It gets to at least one event a month.

[SimJen]

I think if someone messed around with it and upped the boost or badly modified it then theres no way they will last.

Mines done 170k and still going strong, but then I do look after my cars!

[MercuryFree]

The wof history of mine has a month of off the road at the 170k mark...so I assume that indicates a rebuild.

/depressing contribution

[driftrex]

my WRX has done 174,000kms on original engine, ive owned since 118,000km and am only nz owner.

oh and i really like to drive it how it was made to be driven but i also look after it, never been over 10,000kms between servicing and i actually do them every 5,000kms now because i service cars for a living and know how important it is.

also most of the time it has run 15psi boost up from the standard 10psi, also ran the sti ecu/turbo for quite a while til now.

theres no sure way to tell when big ends are gonna go, it just kind of happens random from what i've seen.

[G-unit]

ive owned a few subbies now, never run a bearing, i think its the way i drive, nana and service them when need be, my current sti had new engine put in at 150 od ks

[Drunkenmonkey]

295,000 kms and still no BEB and what i think is the same engine all comes down to maintenance

[Firenza]

My car has just clicked over 181k, i dont nanny it too much, but its standard and I service it every 5k. My mate has a WRX on here which is nearly up to 200k and he drives it ALOT harder then me and he's not had a rebuild, just regular servicing and repectful modding

I don't expect my, or my mates car to go any time soon.

[smokn4]

my V1 WRX has done 243,000 got some mods get serviced every 5-7k drive it hard sometimes but its mostly parked up and drive my other car.....

[dubbedup]

 smokn4 said:

my V1 WRX has done 243,000 got some mods get serviced every 5-7k drive it hard sometimes but its mostly parked up and drive my other car.....

+1 except 200,000 kms and driven to work nana styles everyday!

[GC8E2DD]

 Firenza said:

I don't expect my, or my mates car to go any time soon.

Hah! Don't jinx it. I sad something to that effect in a similar discussion last year, then Road and Track series, BANG.

[Treecrusher]

I've got $100 says it doesn't make 170 ;D

Also my v7 clicked over 143 and I sold it as I thought it was getting a bit long in the tooth.

A wrx and STi are to very different beasts. For starters an STi engine is more highly strung and that is compounded by the type of people that buy STi's. Lets face it you don't buy an STi to drive it like a nanny. So there is at least a 50/50 chance that it has been raped at some stage in it's life.

then there is the fact that from v3 to the v6's with the EJ207 engine (not including) Subaru had some reliability issues that plagued most 211kw version engines (GTB's included).

If it was me I would sell it and let it be someone else's problem, then use the money to buy one with a re-built engine.....Or start saving for the inevitable rebuild.

[EJ20T]

ive had 5 turbo subarus, not one has run a bearing on me, even my bf5 that had 250k on the motor in it ( never been open besides rocker covers ) that used to run 14-16 psi with a td05, fmic etc and the engine itself never gave me trouble, its all about using good fuel, keeping the revs down and doing regular service.

[EJ20T]

 Treecrusher said:

I've got $100 says it doesn't make 170 ;D

Also my v7 clicked over 143 and I sold it as I thought it was getting a bit long in the tooth.

A wrx and STi are to very different beasts. For starters an STi engine is more highly strung and that is compounded by the type of people that buy STi's. Lets face it you don't buy an STi to drive it like a nanny. So there is at least a 50/50 chance that it has been raped at some stage in it's life.

then there is the fact that from v3 to the v6's with the EJ207 engine (not including) Subaru had some reliability issues that plagued most 211kw version engines (GTB's included).

If it was me I would sell it and let it be someone else's problem, then use the money to buy one with a re-built engine.....Or start saving for the inevitable rebuild.

Ver3,4 have the ej20k, ver5,6 is ej207, the K engine seems the worst

[Treecrusher]

Ok I thought the EJ207's started at the v6. But I stand corrected.

[Guest]

Another thing we have to remember is when buying an import car we dont know the history...

for example my v7 sti so far broken a reverse fork, probably got it with a hair line fracture and totally fucked it after so much use, plus the clutch was fucken rooted including flywheel ( excessive burn marks and grind marks) plus excessive play on the turbo! my cousin own the car before me and she drove it like a nana until reverse went then sold it to me for $8000 and i spent so far $4000 on it, so hopefully the engine wont give out next

So beware of import cars!!! they may look and drive good but never know whats damage laying underneath that surface metal that gets worse the more you drive it!!!

[R.D]

fingers crossed that Japanese boy racers aren't into daily helies and launches haha.

Itd be so nice to buy a brand new car! no 150,000kms of unknown treatment

[Guest lan_killa]

My V1 WRX-SA has done 240,000 odd km now, driven hard every day, but not till warm and services are done every 5000km. Am currently running 15psi, but I think the turbo may be on its last legs... oh well... TD05 here I come