How many K's before engine swap?

[Giddygiddy]

I'm looking at buying a 94' VTIR prelude and I love absolutely everything about it but it has done 225,000kms. How much life do you think the engine would have left in it?

Thanks for your help

[StrawberryFace]

K's are only a minor aspect.

Its how the engine has been treated during its lifetime that counts.

[Giddygiddy]

Thanks Strawberryface:)

So presuming the car has been serviced every 5000kms and has not been trashed too much it may not need a replacement until say 300,000kms??

[94vtirozguy]

depends how well the car has been maintained.

There are plenty of ludes over 200,000 that still are not missing a beat.

[Zdster]

Thanks Strawberryface:)

So presuming the car has been serviced every 5000kms and has not been trashed too much it may not need a replacement until say 300,000kms??

Could be even more. I heard of an integra in the States that did over half a million miles!!!

[J2daW]

mine died at 300,000 on the dot. coulda fixed it (rings, sleeves, valve stems and seals, head gasket, etc.) but opted for h22a swap

[dc2dc2dc2]

most i seen on a car is 480,000km orig and it was not exactly babied around.

[SHOGUNOVDDRK]

if its been maintained properly its still got a long life ahead of it

[DNT-CRY]

most cars live long life as SHOGUNOVDDRK said "if its maintanined properly it can live more longer" that is true. doing services on time. obv not trashing it aswell. my dads 1980 honda civic was at 600ks before it died but dad bought a new battery n he still uses it atm its on 660ks and still goes hard

[SiReal]

I have a mate (forum member) whose CB accord has done over 400,000 clicks. He says it still starts first time everytime and drives well for its age.

[ang920]

Hi Giddygiddy......i have a 94 prelude but si and its done 198,000 and it seems to be going really good, has never let me down in the year that i have owned it....i service it every 3mths as i never do the 5000ks, in a year i have only done 6500ks :).....but i always make sure she is running good. Im wanting to change engine though.. The only reason im wanting to is because im wanting to get a vtec!! Hopefully a H23A vtec Blue top.... since i have been told the H22A is very fiddly to fit into a engine bay where the
H23A has been cause its a bigger motor...but anyway my friend has a 3rd gen prelude and its done 278,000 and still running strong!!! Shes the second owner though and the first owner was an elderly lady so it was never thrashed and always been looked after...but like everyone else has said "it all depends on the previous owner how they maintained it.... :honda: if it was maintained good i reckon you will have no problem!!!!






I'm looking at buying a 94' VTIR prelude and I love absolutely everything about it but it has done 225,000kms. How much life do you think the engine would have left in it?

Thanks for your help

[ilude_94]

I wouldnt be looking at an engine swap anytime soon, as long as it has a good service history and has been well looked after. my mum has a 1989 integra ls with nearly 300,000 km's on it and it never misses a beat.

I reckon it would be more up to how you feel the car is performing, if it seems to be lacking in certain areas and is not starting first time, every time, then you may wanna look into it, but at 225,000 kms, you shouldnt have to worry bout it anytime soon!

good luck

[Terry_GT-R34]

Hey, I know that this is an oooold thread...
But it's interesting!

I bought my 4th Gen VTiR last year for its longevity.
It had done 154,000Km and I'll be taking it for its 200000Km major in 2 weeks time.

A previous post rightly said that a 2nd hand Prelude will last depending on how it has been serviced and driven. And totally agree, because I bought my car on checking logs, services etc as we all would; but I also checked mechanic's opinions who all gave Preludes (and other Hondas) glowing reports over Mazdas, Toyotas, Nissans etc. For instance, at the 2nd inspection of the car, I got it up on a hoist and had bushes inspected etc. and they're still like new. The technician said that Honda made those bushes as resilient and strong as my other car (that's made for racing).

So I bought it!

And V-Tech for longevity? Need I say more?

Cheers, T

[BigWillieStyles]

kms arent not suppose to be an indicator of engine wear.

I would expect the a normal H series engine should get 600,000kms.

My old 4th prelude has 300,000kms and is still going very strong. My friends 4th gen is raced alot, and has 300,000 too.

[marko1953]

I think that Honda motors are better than most in regards to longevity. It annoys me when I see some people worrying about 150,000km or so being too high etc. I agree with the previous posters about proper servicing which is a very important factor. I had a 3rd gen prelude which I took up to 350,000km before I sold it. It was running perfectly, it had needed a new clutch and an alternator, thats about all. I now have a 5th gen prelude which I have taken from 130,000 to present 206,000km. I intend to keep it going up to well over 300k if all goes well.