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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: urbanwheeler on February 10, 2006, 11:37:22 PM
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I have a 1990 geo tracker that has about 125000 miles on it. I was wondering if this is a lot of miles for one of these, and I also wondered how many miles do these things last.
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I went to 240,000 before I did a rebuild,
now I have 275,000 miles, and I don't plan
on stopping anytime soon, might be a tube
buggy 15 years from now ;D
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thye are tought engines. i have over het(heated?)mine twice on the way home from a wheeling trip with the rad. packed full of mud and it stil runs strong. it has started to smoke alittle so i think we will rebuild the head and run her some more. :D
Stu
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Let's put it this way.. I was thrilled to find that mine ONLY had 125K on it when I bought it.. still has another complete life left in it before rebuild.
These things routinely go over 200K... take care of it, change the oil and have at it!
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they start puffin a little smoke in the morning after they hit 180,000 miles. no biggie though, just keep oil in it and DRIVE ;D
jason
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Our 97 has under 80K, I don't expect to have to touch it for another 100K.
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Hello,
Mine's got 235,000 still runs OK,no smoke but the frt seal leaks,Starting to mis...Think it might need new valves...Got it stuck once..Cranked on it till the manifold was cherry red.Still ran fine.
I'm going to rebuild it soon.I think the drive train will out last two bodys...They should have came new with a spare one ;D
Later Tom K
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my 1.6L has upwards of 300 K... running very strong, no smoke, no knockin or ticken ;D ... the only thing ever done to it ( other then put it in my sami ) was valve seals a few months back.
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my 1.6L has upwards of 300 K..............;D ... the only thing ever done to it ( other then put it in my sami ) ....................................
That's a great quote right there.... ;D ;D ;D ;D
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this is actully turning out to be a really good thread! :D
Keep it going!
Where's ZIG!
Stu
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I think it really varies between climates.
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one of my vitaras (1993 16valve) has about 160k on the clock.... engine still works okish.... just has a horrible comsuption... liem 16mpg... and has a rough idle... otherwsie it is pretty stong! i think it is time to do a rebuild on it tho
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My 94 Track is at around 114k. Had to replace the starter, PS pump, and a few other choice items under the hood, but notiong to the block, (well nothing other then new plugs and wires 4k ago) ;D
She does smoke and leak a bit, but it's very minor.
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my 1.6L has upwards of 300 K... running very strong, no smoke, no knockin or ticken ;D ... the only thing ever done to it ( other then put it in my sami ) was valve seals a few months back.
Mine has 85k, only thing I've ever done to it is put it in my sammy.
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I bought a sidekick that had 306,000 on it before it slung a rod :o
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My 1.6 had only 12,000 miles before i got sick of it and went V-6,tracker now has 16,500 original miles and 17000 on the V-6. ;D
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Daily Driver: '00 Tracker 2.0 146,000 miles
Trail Rig: '96 Tracker 1.6 128,000 miles
I don't think either one are near the end of their life. 8)
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91 four door..265 and some change..and still purrin like a kitten in town and bouncin like tigger in the bush!!( ;D)
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just bought with 225k miles .run strong ,no smoke or knock
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Awesome, I would have never guessed that these things had the longevity comparable to a toyota truck ;D ;D ;D. I am happy to know that mine has plenty of life left in it. It now has a little over 126,000 on it, with a JDM motor that is supposedly in the 50,000 mile range. It is also good to know that the drive train will last 2 bodys ;D. The only thing I have left to do on mine is fix the engine surging problem that occurs when the headlights are on, and possibly rebuild the transmission(eventually, mostly because 2nd is a little grindy, and 5th makes an interesting growl, screech wirr noise, but not incredibly loud (it is probably one of the bearings)).
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glad to hear the newer 2.0's will last as well TN_Tracker, my '01 2.0 has only got 73k on it and runs perfect
anyone else with high miles on a 2.0?
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My '91 1.6 has 160K miles on it and it increases by 84 per day because of my commute to work. Uses a little oil, maybe a qt every 3000 miles or so. It's my DD and I'm hoping to use it on a trip to Ohio (from SC) this summer. It's like a 4WD Visa card, because it takes me everywhere I want to go  ;D
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My 1.6 was in a 89 auto 4 speed tracker all its life... it seemed tired when i first put it in.. but after running the crap out of it for about a week its almost like the rings re seated and it feels like a low K motor.. im quite happy with it for a 300 K 4 cyl... I can spin my 33's on dry pavement :P and it hauls along at 100 K quite nicely
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my 89 tracker has 57,000, but not sure how many times it has actually kicked over the top and started over again. ::) got it and it hadn't been registerd since 92 when it had 17,000. but it puffs smoke on a cold morning. and the fan clutch bit the dust.
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168,000 never even had the valve cover off. Just a puff of smoke when you first start it in the morning.
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Bagwell, you might want to take the
valve cover off and adjust the valves.
I did the same thing, and lost the
exhaust valves, and needed a valve job
at 200,000 miles, which was the beginning
of the end of the engines life.
New valves killed the rings, and at 240,000
I needed a rebuild
Wild
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...5th makes an interesting growl, screech wirr noise, but not incredibly loud (it is probably one of the bearings)).
I have the same issue with 5th. Not sure exactly what it is but you may be correct. I did see something on that topic in the forum though.
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Goody, what is the interval for valve adjustment?
Mine taps a bit when cold.. but quiets down when warm.. gotta be valves.. nothing serious..
no smoke.
I guess I should adjust the lash huh? and go ahead a put a fresh timing belt on too..
I guess this would be a good time to ask.. is this a non-interference engine? I mean, when a timing belt breaks, does it take the valves out with it?
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My poor 4-door has been through hell.
1995 - I'm the original owner.
172,000 miles.
TWO teenagers learned how to drive on it. Manual transmission. In the mountains. Poor baby. Then last Easter (during EJS) my son had his car stolen. "Dad, can I borrow your 4-door?" I got it back at Thanksgiving. It had been BADLY abused. Oil was at least 2 quarts low. Sounds like one rod may be knocking. *sigh*
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Valves should be adjusted, or at least checked
every 15,000 miles. These valves seem to tighten
as they wear, which is the problem, if they loostened
they would just make noise.
The 8V and 16V are non interference engines, tho
there are some differing oppinions, in my tests, both
checked out as non.
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Any good how-to's on adjusting the valves on an 8 valve?
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How many miles can you get on one? Well if you tow it everywhere.... ;D
Actually I think it depends on the level of care given it. My dad got 445,000 on a Ford Bronco 2. Of course, that was on it's 4th transmission when it went out again, but the rest was fine. He took meticulous care of that and all his rigs. And most of those miles were towing other rigs as a repo man. Incredible but true!