Dee33223

Having to really think what to do with car. Putting 400 odd miles a week on my UK Turbo. It's just turned 110k, i look after it constantly and its running great. But as the miles click up i have to be thinking of rebuild/new engine. I do not want another car unless i have to. I know with these miles its madness to use a scoob. But i can afford it and its love not sense making me do it. I also live in the sticks so dont want to give up awd.

Im close enough to Andy Forrest and i take it he is the best. But i have seen rebuilt engines going fitted for 1-1.5k, which i can stomach.

What's best...Rebuild or get another engine. Any idea of prices also?.

scubbay

iTrader: (61)

Leave it alone if nothing is going wrong with it! Just keep it well serviced and look after it and like any other engine it will be fine. A friend of mine had over 125k on a newage wrx and it was modded, still going strong now with the new owner!

Dee33223

Cheers for advice, yeah i make sure im on the servicing all the time. I just keep thinking surely it will start to miss a beat soon. But it doesnt. I guess gearbox is most likely going to fail first.
Just wanted to know what to expect if i have to go down that road as im keeping her as long as i can. Ta again.

rossyboy

iTrader: (8)

Andy doesn't rebuild engines Unless he's diversified recently!

scottyk24

Im just in process of rebuilding my turbo 2000 after 130k running 260bhp. I was debating whether to source a 2nd hand engine but rebuilding it instead. Im adding few uprated parts along the way but the final price is £800.

KAS35RSTI

iTrader: (73)

I have seen a UK turbo which had done 200,000 miles & it sounded perfect. However it had good service history.

stuart2088

iTrader: (1)

Don"t fix it unless it"s broke.....

It could go on for a long time.
Mine has similar mileage runs like a swiss watch no unusual noises etc and doesn"t use a drop of oil.

No need to top up between regular changes.

Dee33223

Thats good news guys. I just feel bad shoveling the miles down the poor cars throat. They really are amazing cars if looked after. Ill keep motoring a bit more worry free now.
Re Andy F, yeah i think he sends you to someone else for the work. Scotty..thats good pricing. But i cant do that type of work myself. Cheers all.

initialD

iTrader: (2)

im thinkin of the same options and its doin my head in
but the way i look at it , u never really know wot ur gettin with an engine ? reality is that it could go bang in a week !! i think a re-build by a decent well known scoob specialised is the better option im gettin mine built by tfs racing and mapped by jolly green monster