How many miles on your original Motor?

[mikeyjd]

Mine (and the transmission with it) went just shy of 300,000 miles before I swapped it for a B6T. I imagine it would still run just fine. Ask sasquatch... it's a paper weight at his house now.

why do people keep swapping to a b6 from a well working b3 engine? is there a thread explaining a plethora of advantages or is this just to have a couple more hp?

[Aaronbrook37]

Mine (and the transmission with it) went just shy of 300,000 miles before I swapped it for a B6T. I imagine it would still run just fine. Ask sasquatch... it's a paper weight at his house now.

[mikeyjd]

414,780 . Dropped out the original B3 at 402,000 for an Aspire B3. I'm sure it would have went far beyond 500,000 with new seals, but it was easier (for me) to just drop in a new engine.

400,000 miles is really impressive man. Are the b6 engines as well made as these b3's?

[Ray]

414,780 . Dropped out the original B3 at 402,000 for an Aspire B3. I'm sure it would have went far beyond 500,000 with new seals, but it was easier (for me) to just drop in a new engine.

[Bert]

I have 3 Festys and all show somewhere around 300K km (180K miles) on the clock. Only one has ever required engine work (a burnt valve which is why I got that one cheap ($50) 6 years ago) in all 9 years that I've been running these things. The best one, which was fastidiously/religiously maintained right from new burns no oil between changes nor does the colour even darken appreciably.

40 years ago I drove a dozen different Austin Minis. To go 10,000 miles without some sort of major overhaul (bearings, valves, rings, pump, lifters, gaskets) was considered a miracle. An OHV 1.3 litre (the super high performance "S") of the time red-lined at 6500 and put out 75 hp, but was worn out (as in: thoroughly bagged) at 50,000 miles whereas our 1.3 'housewife's' engines (that 'go' almost as good) are widely known to go 1/4 million miles between service.
This time around I think we do have to thank someone (Japanese automotive engineers as a catalyst?) for allowing us to actually experience, and take for granted, "progress".

[Spike]

214,204 on the Auto, beaten to death atleast 50k before me, and 35k by me personally. Floored at all times, 5k RPM up most hills haha.

Doesn't leak very much oil.. forgot to change oil for 8.5k miles once and it only lost half a quart! :p

-Joe

[ckiesman]

183,000 on mine. Time for some new HLA's and gaskets though....

[Bert]

Landmark lifespans for stock econoboxes I think. Dollar for dollar best car ever made?

Certainly the Japs have redefined durability and lifespan for engines already beginning in the 1970s through closer manufacturing tolerances and better materials. Caused everyone else to pull up their socks (or in the case of utility 2 and 4 strokes; caused Johnson, Pioneer, Lawn Boy, Tecumseh etc to close up shop). Used to be in the 50s and 60s a Detroit or UK auto engine with 100,000 miles was worn out.
The saving grace of Mazda B-series (I think) is that they are non-interference engines meaning your typical accidental broken belt scenario (which has plagued Kia's copies) hasn't spelled an end to the motor and makes owners are little more likely to try to keep them going.

[kumalaba]

@ fm5 my 88lx had 429k still getting 37mpg on the hwy & original clutch, it did sound like a diesel though & i entered the high mileage contest & got 2nd place, the festy that won had over 600k!!!! was that scitzz that won that?

[mikeyjd]

Landmark lifespans for stock econoboxes I think. Dollar for dollar best car ever made?

[Huli]

93 5speed 204,967. All original

[88FestivaLX]

My 88 LX 5 Speed just hit 200,000. All original, still has original clutch!

[mikeyjd]

Wow. 500k would be so sweet. I'm guessing that would take me about 6-7 more years to hit on the low side lol. My goal at this point is 400k with the original engine.

[Micro Mudder]

My 91 5speed was pushing 250,xxx miles before I sold it and it was all original drive trane and my new 93 5speed only has 182,xxx miles put 12,xxx on it in three months

[Powerstiva]

mine had about 225xxx before i swapped