It was finally time to do head gaskets

[Bender-san]

My '93 B10 Wagon only made it 354,000 miles before I got my first indication of a head gasket leak: A slight loss of coolant every 1,000 miles or so with no external leaks. It was on the original oil separator plate and needed the cheap Valeo clutch replaced with something a little more reliable, so out came the engine. I was surprised to find only a very tiny trace of coolant loss in the number 3 cylinder and nearly perfect cross-hatch on all cylinder walls. The exhaust valves were pretty beat up on the valve seats, but the intake valves looked brand new. The car had a lifter tick something fierce after storage and reassembly, but a week of driving with a quart of ATF running through it fixed that issue, as well. I have been amazed at how well this car has held up over time, and I thought others might enjoy my story.

[cj91legss]

Hell yeah we'll enjoy your story. It's nice to see these engines get 350k+, Do it right and you'll easily see another 100k+. Glad to see you're taking very good care of it. Are you the original owner?

[Bender-san]

No...bought the car from the original owner with 340,000 on it. He still garaged it every night. The guy was a maintenance junkie, so $800 was too good a deal to pass up. I suspect this engine can go considerably further than another 100,000 with the continued maintenance I've done to it.

[cj91legss]

Ill papal you 5 bucks when she does 500k

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[rallyak]

I wouldn't advertise that to much, I have two over 500,000.

[cj91legss]

Lol, Dammit...

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[Bender-san]

500,000 miles could take a while as this is now my winter-only car (Miata gets summer use). It's fun to see the look on peoples' faces when I tell them the car has that many miles on it. It looks like a 200,000 mile car.