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1/4 million miles on the Toyota Echo I bought new in 2000 Original Clutch, although I did have to repair the rubber on the pedal a few years ago. Biggest repair was a new AC compressor. Engine consumes a quart of oil every 5000 miles. Which it has since 100k.
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That's almost like my Mazda Miata transmission longevity "test". There's a crack in the case so it can't hold oil so I figured I'd maybe be able to get another 1000 miles or so so bought a replacement but figured I need to let the old one die because there's no used market for a cracked transmission whatsoever so I might as well get the last of its life out of it. 15,000 miles later it still hasn't failed and isn't making any strange noises and I've confirmed a couple times it's actually leaking to empty by sticking a tube down the fill hole and seeing if I can pump any oil out.
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Oct 1, 2017 20:08
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Toyota did an incredible job building little anvils with the Yaris/Echo.
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Toyota really went nuts with their quality control in the early to mid 2000's- my 2005 landcruisers got 322,000kms (201,000 miles) on the factory clutch and its still going fine, and thats on a 3 tonne vehicle with a turbo diesel that spent half its life towing several tonnes around the place!
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I'm on the original clutch on a GM, of all things, with 185k (Saturd Ion). The clutch has now outlasted the actual clutch pedal. GM made it out of plastic, with a steel push rod going into the master cylinder. Rod poked his head out to say hello.  It's also burning about a quart every 5k... which is pretty drat good for a Saturn.
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craig588 posted:That's almost like my Mazda Miata transmission longevity "test". There's a crack in the case so it can't hold oil so I figured I'd maybe be able to get another 1000 miles or so so bought a replacement but figured I need to let the old one die because there's no used market for a cracked transmission whatsoever so I might as well get the last of its life out of it. 15,000 miles later it still hasn't failed and isn't making any strange noises and I've confirmed a couple times it's actually leaking to empty by sticking a tube down the fill hole and seeing if I can pump any oil out. You're going to end up stranded probably on a bridge or in a tunnel blocking a bunch of people, change your transmission man.
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craig588 posted:That's almost like my Mazda Miata transmission longevity "test". There's a crack in the case so it can't hold oil so I figured I'd maybe be able to get another 1000 miles or so so bought a replacement but figured I need to let the old one die because there's no used market for a cracked transmission whatsoever so I might as well get the last of its life out of it. 15,000 miles later it still hasn't failed and isn't making any strange noises and I've confirmed a couple times it's actually leaking to empty by sticking a tube down the fill hole and seeing if I can pump any oil out. Sounds pretty silly considering how easy it is to change one of those and you have the parts on hand.
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craig588 posted:That's almost like my Mazda Miata transmission longevity "test". There's a crack in the case so it can't hold oil so I figured I'd maybe be able to get another 1000 miles or so so bought a replacement but figured I need to let the old one die because there's no used market for a cracked transmission whatsoever so I might as well get the last of its life out of it. 15,000 miles later it still hasn't failed and isn't making any strange noises and I've confirmed a couple times it's actually leaking to empty by sticking a tube down the fill hole and seeing if I can pump any oil out. How bad is the crack? Maybe you can fix it with a modified version of this trick: https://jalopnik.com/5935258/the-super-hacky-oil-pan-emergency-repair-fix
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Oct 2, 2017 00:56
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I've got 167k on the original clutch in my S2000. The first owner was a nationals level STR autocross guy... I am the second and track it regularly.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:How bad is the crack? Maybe you can fix it with a modified version of this trick: https://jalopnik.com/5935258/the-super-hacky-oil-pan-emergency-repair-fix It's about the length of my thumb and appears hairline thin while on a lift, I assume it gets wider or worse in some way while driving. You're right that I probably could patch it up like that, even if I did something dumb like make a patch out of an aluminum can and JB Weld that around the perimeter of the crack. I think I'll look into messing with that next weekend. It's not my only car, I'm not worried about it getting stranded, I never take this one more than 50 miles from my house. If I was going to use this one for long term driving I'd be more concerned about fixing it, but it's about the idea of keeping broken stuff running as long as possible not jumping in and going cross country. I like the idea of hacking a repair together because it keeps the old junk transmission going, anyone can Ship of Theseus a car together, but there's no excitement in that. I'm just responsible enough to know I need to have parts ready for if it breaks completely so I don't have a junk car sitting around.
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craig588 posted:I like the idea of hacking a repair together because it keeps the old junk transmission going, anyone can Ship of Theseus a car together, but there's no excitement in that. No, I get it. Why throw out an entire transmission because it had a little booboo? That's not what our ancestors would have done (died of preventable illnesses).
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Oct 2, 2017 02:57
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The car in question. Dad's business was parking garages. I did this.
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what the gently caress
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Versa's clutch is 138000km old as far as I know. Pickup (Hilux) has it's 3rd (that I know of) clutch waiting to go on when I finally get back to working on it. The one it has was fine the last time it was able to move 8 years ago. Last owner said he replaced the clutch and I doubt anyone did it before him given the mileage. FJ45's clutch can't be original, as the entire driveline isn't, and the driveline came out of a 30yo vehicle that was above 100,000km so I imagine the clutch has been replaced at least once.
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TheFonz posted:what the gently caress My dad ran a parking garage in midtown Manhattan. I was the only son who could park well enough to work there. We'd park cars by reversing them and placing them less than an inch from other cars, climb out of windows to get out. So I can do stunts like that rather easy.
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Fermented Tinal posted:Versa's clutch is 138000km old as far as I know. Good thing you have the manual Versa. Their CVT's apparently are failing on a regular basis under 100k miles.
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Oct 2, 2017 21:06
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What's the shortest anyone has had a clutch on a non performance car last? My partners Mazda 3 has an awful shudder and it's only at 117,000kms but given how she drives the poor thing it isn't exactly a huge surprise.
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dissss posted:What's the shortest anyone has had a clutch on a non performance car last? I've heard stories of people destroying a new clutch in weeks. I bought the original Honda CRX when it came out in 1984 (the 1500lbs 1200cc 49 state economy model). It had the lightest clutch I have ever driven. It's been a while, but I believe I had to have a clutch adjustment (not replace) at 70k miles. Kept that car until 1995, when I traded it for a new Nissan 240SX. VideoGameVet fucked around with this message at 00:05 on Oct 3, 2017 |
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Ferremit posted:Toyota really went nuts with their quality control in the early to mid 2000's- my 2005 landcruisers got 322,000kms (201,000 miles) on the factory clutch and its still going fine, and thats on a 3 tonne vehicle with a turbo diesel that spent half its life towing several tonnes around the place! They clearly didn't use the same quality control on the aygo. Known for needing a clutch at at 60-100k miles Mine had a clutch at around 50k then needed an entire gearbox at 105k miles
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The Aygo had French involvement so something had to give.
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dissss posted:What's the shortest anyone has had a clutch on a non performance car last? I have no problems with a 2002 cooper s manual, my wife's grandma killed it in less than 400 miles. Turns out, it's a great transmission if you don't ride the clutch, who knew?
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BlackMK4 posted:I've got 167k on the original clutch in my S2000. The first owner was a nationals level STR autocross guy... I am the second and track it regularly. That's impressive. The clutch on my 2006 S2k had 29k miles when it started slipping in 2008. I bought it at 23k miles and noticed a tiny little pencil eraser sized hole under the gas pedal that went through the floor mat, carpet, and insulation - all the way down to the metal. That mixed with other evidence around the car led me to believe an overweight woman who regularly wore heels was the original owner. I can't imagine using a clutch pedal in stilettos would make for a good time.
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dissss posted:What's the shortest anyone has had a clutch on a non performance car last? About a thousand miles on a bp swapped festiva with stock b3 clutch/trans. Swapped it and a few weeks later shattered the trans case.
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VideoGameVet posted:The car in question. Dad's business was parking garages. I did this. Are you some sort of parking God?
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Depends on whether any touching was involved. People park like that all the time in my street but they also bend the poo poo out of their/my bumpers to do so.
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dissss posted:What's the shortest anyone has had a clutch on a non performance car last? The girls at work got handed a brand new turbo diesel hilux to go cut gum branches for the pet koalas to eat. First proper service was 10,000kms and at 7890kms it got trucked on a flat bed to the dealership for a new clutch... so bad it couldn't drive onto a tilt tray in low range.
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My miata had a typical clutch shudder issue that I discovered soon after buying it. Years and 50k km everything still works exactly like it did so I haven't bothered replacing it.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Are you some sort of parking God? Yes, I am. (On this one a crowd of on-lookers and no touching, on the prior one ... very light touches ... no marks or damage ... bad circumstances drove that insanity) VideoGameVet fucked around with this message at 19:27 on Oct 3, 2017 |
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