High mileage maintenance?
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High mileage maintenance? I have got an ls1 (of course) it's got ~104,000 miles on it. What should I be doing to make it last longest. I was thinking maybe new lifters. What else. I have the mods in my sig. I don't want to spend much money. I plan on getting a forged engine down the road so I don't want to waste money on this engine. Should I run a different oil since it has high mileage. Just throw me out some options.
Originally Posted by BlueSix
If it aint broke and you don't want to mod it then don't fix it...
I'd say if you are happy with how the car runs now then all is well. Just keep up on the oil changes.
I'd say if you are happy with how the car runs now then all is well. Just keep up on the oil changes.
Originally Posted by BlueSix
If it aint broke and you don't want to mod it then don't fix it...
I'd say if you are happy with how the car runs now then all is well. Just keep up on the oil changes.
I'd say if you are happy with how the car runs now then all is well. Just keep up on the oil changes.
If it were me I would let the lifters go, are the getting loud? Changing your oil alittle more frequently wouldn't be a bad thing eather.
Originally Posted by 777
I'm changing oil at 3,000 miles. There is hardly any valvetrain noise ESPECAILY for a cam.
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I use mobil 1 5w30 sythnetic. I use 0w40 when I can find it. It makes good oil pressure. 45 warm idle. 70 cold idle. A lot when wot. 
I have never looked but at 4000rpms it was making close to 80psi.
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Originally Posted by 777
I use mobil 1 5w30 sythnetic. I use 0w40 when I can find it. It makes good oil pressure. 45 warm idle. 70 cold idle. A lot when wot. I have never looked but at 4000rpms it was making close to 80psi.
I have never looked but at 4000rpms it was making close to 80psi.
Originally Posted by 777
I use mobil 1 5w30 sythnetic. I use 0w40 when I can find it. It makes good oil pressure. 45 warm idle. 70 cold idle. A lot when wot. I have never looked but at 4000rpms it was making close to 80psi.
I have never looked but at 4000rpms it was making close to 80psi. Thread Starter
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AFAIK the price doesn't change by weight. Only by manufacturer. I bought Mobil 1 5w30 because I couldn't find the 0w40 at the wal-mart that I went to. So actually I have 1 quart 0w40 and 5 quarts 5w30 in my car right now.
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From: Live Oak, FL - in the woods where the creatures lurk.
I wish the wally world up here would carry M-1 0-40. I have to go to Advance Auto to get it (no 4/5 qt jugs).
Myself, still running the stock/sewing machine sounding internals, but it still runs pretty good @ 130K. I would not be adverse to changing the lifters if I were running an aggressive cam at your mileage, judgement call on your part.
Are you just looking for something to do?
I'm installing headers in a coupla' weeks, cruise on up to Live Oak.
Myself, still running the stock/sewing machine sounding internals, but it still runs pretty good @ 130K. I would not be adverse to changing the lifters if I were running an aggressive cam at your mileage, judgement call on your part.
Are you just looking for something to do?
I'm installing headers in a coupla' weeks, cruise on up to Live Oak.
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I'll think about it haha...My cam is not very aggresive, even though it's big, it's on some baby lobes. I should be fine. I was thinking about switching to the very aggressive f-14 but I'll just leave it alone. I need to be saving money anyhow. 
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I had 206,XXX on my old TA, didnt have a cam all i had was LT's and cat back but just changed myu oil every 3K and never really had any problems only had to replace the trans mount once, water pump once and then the front wheel hubs right before i sold it, if you take care of these cars they will run forever no matter how many miles are on there.