Wolverine-02

Sorry if this has been asked before:

I would like to know what parts have broken down and at what mileage? It would be nice to start a database collecting details of these cars. Just a thought.

I would like to purchase another LS1 and just wanted to know what may happen at different mileage.

Thanks,

Ron

samz28

cat @ 50K po.

cats are in a box now at 70K.

speaker 66K right front blew.

drivers window regulator 24K PO warranty repair (kinda slow now).

thats it.

VoodooWS6

Cat at 40k, with o2's...(MOD TIME!!!)

Pinoin seal (always)..lol

thats it for me so far! Not that 40k is high!

98Z28MrO

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Window motor breaks down about every 2000 miles for me

007SS

I had my steering rack replaced at 18,000 miles.

My steering shaft knocks every time I turn. Haven't addressed that one yet.

skunk50

i think it depends on how the car was driven.....i specifically looked for a car that was owned by an older guy and passed up on some mildly modified ones that were owned by guys 25-35 who were asking the same price or less.

0-30k old woman driving
30-40k old guy driving (60 and on disability)
40-62k semi-old guy driving (me) 70% hwy

'98 A4 convert, almost stock (lid, ssra) and too slow to race anybody.

61k waterpump gasket (paper for '98) went bad and leaked. waterpump ok.
rearend leaks a little, known problem for '98
pulley whine on cold startups, esp. after rain (known prob for '98)

BlackBowtie

Previous owner replaced A/C compressor at 10K or so.
Other than that, it''s been good to 21K.

However, I think my right front rotor is warped. Gotta bring it on soon for that. But I honestly don't drive it that hard. Ripping through the gears once in a while is not 'hard'. I don't believe that car has ever been to the track. That might change this summer

samz28

yeah first ls1 13K miles smoked on startup - ran!!!
2nd ls1 66K miles - babied from day 1 by accountant, all records in order, carfax clean, even kept every oil change (jiffy lube stylee) since day one those clear labels that attach to the window and the ones for the tire place (rotate/balance) stickers. Super-**** record keeping sold me on the car. Plus it was a 2.73 A4, theres not a whole lot you can do to beat up a 2.73 A4. probably never saw a race (drag) in its life.

Thats the kinda car you want to get. One that was never raced but taken care of like most people do (good PM). Put the mods on her, she's rocking out.

I'm guessing the pewter Z28 i saw with 13K was a nitrous repo/lease return. I mean at 70K miles now (bought at 66) i dont get any oil burn or anything ever. It's been like 3 months now and i think i'm down 1/3 qt even after a night of drag racing. werd.
no piston slap. knock on wood.

The way i see it, i have higher mileage, but i put on 4-5 miles per weekday. So eventually ya'll will catch up with me

Happy hunting, whatever you do don't buy from a dealer, and don't make rash decisions. Don't buy a modded car unless its from the mechanic you'd let tear down your car if needed. It's a true buyers market right now, so these cars are selling way below the insurance write off amount these days, in flawless shape.

werd

skunk50

who's going to pay for tearing the car down? doing a heads/cam job is at least $1000 in labor. tearing the motor apart to inspect for excessive wear/tear is going to cost even more....might as well rebuild it at that point instead of putting stock parts back on.

paying a shop for a visual inspection would probably be the norm....maybe even a leakdown test and/or compression test....or spend $75 to dyno it to see if it's making the power.

before i bought my car, i made the guy take it to an F-Body enthusiast shop for a $25 visual inspection.....these guys knew what to look for and said that the rear seal was weaping a little and the pulley tensioner squeaks....all common in the '98 ....and that the car is in good shape....then i made him go through MD inspection (prob the toughest in the country)...

dudas35

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Around 20k had an 02 sensor go bad. 40k now with no other problems other than a window motor.

samz28

both gm and efilive pro have a nifty feature called cylinder balance test. They can see whats going on without cracking the motor. I was making the point of not buying a modded/raced car from anyone but a mechanic that you trust.

skunk50

cool. how does it do that btw?

samz28

http://www.efilive.com/v6promo/cbt.png

^^ dunno i need to upgrade to pro and find out.

KrazyDan

broke power steering shaft at around 11000 miles. thats pretty much it. have about 13600 on it right now.
oh ya, also had to replace the o ring on my antanna

12secSS

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The things that keep needing replacement on my 2001 SS with over 110,000 miles are:

Fuel every 320 miles
Oil every 3000 miles
Filter every 3000 miles
Tires every 45,000 miles
brake pads every 30,000-40,000 miles
etc ...

nothing has broken/failed on my car that shouldn't, only normal wear items or drag race abused (like my torsen diff and trans). Mine is really an OEM stock LS1, still has many items installed from the factory.

judds99t/a

99 w/ 130,000. have to replace the blinkers about every other week. both window motors once. besides that just usual maintenance. original clutch.

xxtinktFormula

cats@ 85k to high-flows, need to replace window motor, replaced ignition@80k,All rotors replaced@70k. She's been pretty good to me, I never abuse her. I've equipped her to rock though! I'll never run her, plan to keep her for a long time .

rushman

40 miles -> Passenger side visor (warrantee)
29,000 -> Differential (side bearings, carrier, ring, pinion) too much auto crossing, off warrantee
31,000 -> Clutch, slave, pilot

Magyver

Power steering started leaking at 80k.
Water Pump went at 90,000

chupr0kabra

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Battery died at 30k. When I went to replace it, the retainer bolt sheared off. Both battery and bolt replaced under warranty.
Water pump died at 50k. Replaced by dealer for $700+, which is when I decided it was time to learn to work on it myself.
Oil consumption started going up at around 65k. Monitoring this closely now at 73k.


-Mike