My 2.8 is coming up to 100,000 miles really soon. Everything with the exception of the alternator, a/c compressor, cap/rotor/plugs/wires is allllll original! Just wondering how many miles can ge gotten out of these engines. I hear 200,000 easily, and even 300,000? Anyway, just wondering how many miles everyone has.

 

54,000 on mine

 

Speedo broke at around 189k.
I ran it another 2-3 oil changes, and then changed engines.

3.1 had the chain replaced, and appeared privious owner(s) had a head job done at some point.

The #2 piston was slappin hard, but still rolling.

Distrib was replaced, but because it sat for atleast a year before I bought it. Had rusted up majorly.

Alt was replaced several times.

WP replaced

AC compressor is bad.

I've put another 3 oil changes on new motor. So I guess shes got about 200+ overall.

 

135,000

 

mine had 179,00 when it died

 

237,000

 

hmm...that's what was on the odo of mine when I bought it. Engine broke a valve and previous owner pulled it out. I got it with no engine in it. 5700 miles on it now.

When I finally got it back on the road I found out the odometer was broken, every number up to the hundreds (999.9) would work but would not roll over the thousands. Don't know how long it was like that before the engine died.

 

129777 KILOMETERS

things i replaced: just replaced shocks, struts, swaybar endlinks. 1 front spring broke, so thats getting replaced soon with the balljoints (nipples are out), injectors (i screwed those) winshield washer pump (once again my fault, ran it dry) fuel pump, brakes, 1 headlight, a few sets of tires, tranny is on its way out -will swap with a used one when it blows, ignition coil, pickup coil, plugs, wires, thermostat, fuel filter, 02 sensor, cat, ds power door lock, both door lock cylinders, trunk pop motor, ds mirror housing (my fault -damn ice), hatch + hood shocks, tps sensor, tps sensor coupler+wires, muffler, ds rear brake cylinder, ... i think thats it.

not too bad in my eyes. i got the car when it had 70,000 KILOMETERS and just drove it pretty much.

 

161,000 and it still accalerates and shifts great. ive only had to do replacment work, brakes, trans mount, plugs wires and distributor, and a starter ( actually the guy i bought it from did the starter the day i bought it. sweet.)

 

310,000 body kilometres...engine has about 200,000 km

 

about 90k when I bought, 109k right now. Replacing things here and there.

 

120k. Runs fine, leaks a little oil and needs some cosmetics, but a strong car overall.

 

74,000 original owner miles. Paint isn't worth crap - it's flaking/peeling in a lot of places, but I'm having it stripped and repainted in a few weeks. Otherwise just routine maintenance stuff.

 

Just turned 150,000 with my 89. I have had it for 15 years and have only had to replace water pump, alternator, starter and some minor sensors. Started leaking oil because it sat for awhile. Still runs strong and transmission still good. Going to have the engine rebuilt since it doesn't make much sense tearing the whole motor apart and putting the old parts back in.

 

231K miles as of this week

 

295,000 and strong like an ox.

all original. oil change every 3,000.

 

i got 270,000 kilometers on mine...then i spun a bearing doin donuts in my budys field...car was runing great till then...and prob still would be if i hadent done that...lol...good time good time

 

Wow, it does seem that the V-6 engines last a while! That is great to know!


Haha, just gotta rebuild the motor, and have more fun! That's what these cars are made for!

 

95,295 on my 91 Firebird

 

My sons 92 camaro just rolled over 200,000. We bought it in Florida with 175,00 on in....havent had a bit of trouble ,till it quit on him yesterday. Doesn't burn a drop of oil either

 

I think these V-6's are a very well designed car with some of the milage numbers im seeing even on mine ive taken it to hell and back and it still goes i got the car when i turned 16 and im 22 now and we all know how we treated our cars when we were 16 and 17 im surprised mine has lasted i overheated it past the 260 mark and the car was wanting to stall i was trying to kill the eninge because i wanted an excuse for a 3.4 but the car lived and that was about 4 years ago all that was wrong was my fan wire got chewed by a rat.

 

red car -- 173k on it's last legs (no compression & knocking rods)

my first black 85.... 275k when it was wrecked, engine was removed & put in my cousin's car, where it runs to this day!

go figure

 

180,000 almost, needs a main seal tranny mount and dist seal other than that good runner

 

i got around 74,000 miles on mine, (not sure if its over that because my Gage doesnt go to 100,000 miles )

Needs a new paint job, New A/c Compressor, and i need to figure out why i am gettting oil in my air filter compartment


Btw if anybody else has had the oil in the Air filter compartment problem email mail me at firebreed@comcast.net please (with the solution) Ive been searching all over for an answer to it.

 

Mine is at 102k. I've only had it for 2 weeks and have done some minor repairs but overall, I'm happy with its preformance.

I'm planning on changing the engine out anyhow next year some time.

 

Wow! That is very impressive! Almost 300K!!!!

 

i'll be at 300k by the end of the year.

i think the infamous distributor ring leak saved my engine. I would have to add a quart of oil a week. Always had new oil in the engine.

The other savior (i think) is that I rarely used the AC. That strains the engine beyond believe IMO.

And of course, I babied it.

 

130 k, and i drive it like i stole it baby woooooooooooooooooooooooohooooooooooo! haha. i love my car, the list would be endless if i were to list what i changed to either get running again/ or helping her run better.

 

123,000 91 firebird 3.1 auto

 

145k on mine

 

175k miles

 

Well, mine is currently a little less than 800 miles away from 100,000

 

147,000 on rebuilt engine. rebuilt at 110,000.

 

53k on my 86 I love it. Havent had any problems besides the stupid clutch cause I beat it up

 

217,000 when the speedo crapped out last week. Still runs like its new I've had it since 186,000, and it looked like a new engine. Can't say the same for the tranny tho :*(

 

164,000 on the 86 firebird. The 2.8 still runs strong, and I can get 24-27 mpg on the highway.

 

100,00 my bottom end went...deal rebuilt...long story...I gat an unbalanced dog back!

So at 150,000 I got a 3.4 block that had 50,000 miles on it!

Now I have 165,000...

Though everything has been replaced, repaired or upgraded! car is now like a new car!

 

I hit 100,000 miles recently...but now I'm already at 100,600! lol Where do the miles go????

 

158,000 as of June 1, 2005.
I hear people grumbling about replacing this or replacing that... these cars are AT LEAST 14 years old- stuff breaks!

I have NO CAR PAYMENT, and when I pull up next to some yuppie in a BMW /Mercedes/Jag/Lexus/etc, the girl sitting beside him LOOKS AT MY CAR!

My 3rd Gen cost me TO BUY what his PAYMENT and insurance costs him each month... so I spend $100-200 a month tinkering with my Camaro- big deal!

By the time he goes to sell his car, he will have paid $80,000 for a car that listed at $35,000 and will, by then, be worth $20,000!

And I will STILL have my Camaro, it will still be worth what I paid for it AND his girl will be sitting next to me!

AH, life is sweet!!

 

Bought it with 171,XXX km with a "thrown rod"

My mind said why the hell not lets see if this thing actually threw a rod so new ignition and new fuel system in and yes, the bottom end is screwed.

Currently sitting at..... 171,XXX km, probably put about ooo lets say 20km on with the tow truck

Currently hunting a 3.4 down to throw in and the new ignition and fuel system change right over thankfully and I will be good to go hopefully.

 

hehe same here! The girls in luxury cars, and the imports ALWAYS look and smile......Ah I love it! lol

 

my V6 had 194,000 on it and still ran strong when I pulled it out, that was in january of '03. The car today has 202,903. I don't drive it that much any more, partly because I have a beater car and partly because it needs to be painted, which I'll be getting done soon.

 

178,000 on my daily driver and running strong and smooth

 

When I had my 89 GTA I took my couisns 89 beretta (in 94) with 2.8 V6 (alluminim heads instead of iron in f-bodys, why I don't know) I kept it as a third car and as a fun beater for me and my buddies. When I got it it had 210k. I beat the crap out of that poor car for years but man it held up. We took it camping and drank shall we say a little to much and decided to go off roading in the beretta. The fun lasted about 10 minutes till I lost grip and side swiped a tree and skidded until we flipped over 3 times before we landed her in a ditch. No injuries to us though. The beretta, said to say she didn't make it. The park ranger to this day I'm sure still has no idea how we got that car in there.!! Anyway she had like 240k at her untimely passing. But I gotta say that of all the cars I've owned that little V6 I know would have kept going much longer. Great engine. I also like 3.1 and 3.4. I also hear they are bulletbroof as well but more HP.

 

Just crossed 222,222.2 WOOHOO! Wish I had a pic for that, but at least I saw it Still having tranny issues though. Oh yeah, and I've needed a muffler for 10,000 miles. Screw it...

 

I have 168,000 engine was still running great untill I parked it a couple years back because a few of the gears in the trany were going out, soon after the fuel pump went out. So with it sitting so long now I will probibly rebuild or replace engine when I do trany. It is a very long list of things that I have had worked on most not unexpected for the miles on car and for an old car. I bought the car with 69,000 and 7 years old so I had to expect some work.

 

153k miles on the car now
141k miles when the 2.8 came out, running poopy w/ 2 bad sensors and a leaky injector
57k miles on the 3.4 when it went in, so its 69k miles now

the trans is about the only thing i havent touched yet, aside from the clutch.

 

lets see before the oil pump went out the 2.8 had around 77600 miles on it.. And its still sitting in my driveway collecting dust awaiting the new oil pump

 

hehe.....I'm now at 105,000! lol...still nothing compared to others...but its getting there

 

I have 167,000 on my 86 2.8 daily driver.