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Re: Reliablity over 100,000 miles?
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Originally posted by RD7
I found a '94 G20 that looks really nice, but it has 101,000 miles on it. Can anyone tell me how well they run with that many miles or any problems that have occurred with high-mileage G20s?
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These are some of the most reliable cars you would want to get. I bought mine with 121k miles and a bad engine. I installed the 159k miles engine from my SE-R and drove it for another 50k milese before installing the SR20DET. Over the 50k miles I drove it, the car was more reliable than most new cars.
The biggest thing to check (if you can) is under the valve cover. The SR20 engine is prone to clogged cam oiling tubes and that can cause gunked internals and worn cams. Automatic G20s tend to suffer this more than manuals. Best guess is that the automatics don't see enough rpm regularly enough to get the oil pressure high enough to clean out the gunk.
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