How long has your 5fa lasted?

[fritz]

I was just marvelling the other day at how well my current f5a has faired since I've bought it.
It was a low km engine when it was installed, and since then it has done no less than 120,000 in two different mightyboys. The bottom end rattles a bit when she's got thin oil in herand she leaks a bit now, but other than that she's operated faultlessly since I've had it. It isn't even blowing any smoke yet. Quite amazing for such a small motor I think.

Anyone topped 200,000 with one of these? - it doesn't count if it's been pulled apart for reasons other than regular servicing.

[Trevor]

Mines got 355000, but when I had it apart on the weekend the aluminium rear seal crank housing was painted making me think it.s been reco

[fritz]

I forgot to add that my MB had 115k on the clock when I bought it. The first engine was smoking and died from head probs at approx 125k.
I guess that's why I'm so impressed with this eng - the fact that it's lasted longer than the origional one did.

[me217]

wen i got my boy it had almost 200 on it. bout 199900 i think. i dont no if the engine been rebuilt or not but i knew the engine was dead. so in went a f8b.

me217

[stevan_istheman]

154563k's on the clock and still counting.
As far as i know my car still has the stock F5A from the factory too.
Blowing a little smoke now but hopefully it'll hold out until the new engine goes in.

[Almost a Mini]

My old MB had 115,000 on it when we bought it (on original motor, verified from service history). We ran it up to about 140,000km. . .we then sold it to a friend and it's now done just under 190,000. . .on the original F5.
What's even better (or at least, more amazing) is that it's last 50,000km have been done with pretty much NO maintenence - same plugs and points and one oil change. No smoke, starts first go, doesn't rattle and gets driven about 80km daily, loaded down with crap, at 100km/h.
Maybe they're a reasonably tough engine after all!

[Brayden]

My MB was bought with 120k on the clock and I took it to 150k before melting a hole in piston #1.

[mowog]

pete hope the timing belt has been serviced.

[fritz]

heh, interesting to find out that they can actually be tough little motors.
Mine cops a real hiding each and every day. Most of the time it is foot flat to the floor & high revs...

A mate of mine recently bought a vw (?) type camper in france and he reports it's first service is at 45,000km. No oil change or anything before then.

[me217]

Mine cops a real hiding each and every day. Most of the time it is foot flat to the floor & high revs..

thats just to keep them moving isnt it

before melting a hole in piston #1.

thats nothin a bit of sticky tape will fix that


me217

[Almost a Mini]

pete hope the timing belt has been serviced.

Christ, no! Gawd, the new owner can hardly be bothered filling it up with fuel, let alone doing a timing belt!
It had been done just before we bought the car (100,000-ish) so I guess its due about now. . .be interesting to see if it goes pop, wont it?

[mowog]

As he coasts down greenmount trailing oil.....

[ToranaGuy]

My mb has about 126k on the clock, got it at about 95k, it's not the original engine, it was an import and i don't really know how many kms on it, but my g/f left the oil cap off & starved the engine of oil, the conrod bearings are noisy & not great, but it could probably live another 15k kms or so.

As some of you know, i tried to source & still don't have bearings for it, 32mm journal size instead of 38ish, so i bought an f8b i'm in the middle of working on now.

I'm sure if i could get bearings, the little f5a would turn to more than 150k. It was blowing a little smoke when cold, but i think that's from the top end, not the rings. I'd rather a f8b in it anyways.

Cheers

ToranaGuy

[bigboy89]

welll my MB has almost 60K on clock ive done bout 2k n it got the F8b when it had 50K so hopefully it will last alot more!

[gavmich123]

Ours has original 63,000kms same owner. I will be changing the oil in engine and auto and putting new oil fileter on engine. Not to sure if I should play with the plugs and carby just yet?