(Who has the) highest mileage 2002 WRX in USA? (currently member psoper - 212k miles)
250,000-mile Club President
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 4,770
From: Bizerkeley
Car Info: MBP 02 WRX wagon
Since the motor is coming out I'll probably wind up doing more general maintenance- clutch water pump etc., so its gonna probably wind up in the vicinity of a couple grand I expect.
we'll see, I'm already taking advantage of some great i-club support- found a short block and pair of heads in the classifieds and Adam at LIC was great at quickly and definatively getting to the root of the problem.
Plan is to swap the heads out stick with my original bottom end, and start a side project of building up a strong block and heads for a spare motor from all the leftovers
and you guys getting misfire CEL's might want to pay a little more attention, if injectors get clogged and one cylinder starts to lean out you might not percieve any knocking, but chances are you will suffer my fate eventually, so pay attention to which cylinder especially if it recurrs a lot.
we'll see, I'm already taking advantage of some great i-club support- found a short block and pair of heads in the classifieds and Adam at LIC was great at quickly and definatively getting to the root of the problem.
Plan is to swap the heads out stick with my original bottom end, and start a side project of building up a strong block and heads for a spare motor from all the leftovers
and you guys getting misfire CEL's might want to pay a little more attention, if injectors get clogged and one cylinder starts to lean out you might not percieve any knocking, but chances are you will suffer my fate eventually, so pay attention to which cylinder especially if it recurrs a lot.
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Posts: 4,499
From: town / kaneohe
Car Info: gc w/ neons and a wrx that needs neons
thanks for the info, good to know for the long run. although it may take me about 6 more years of driving to get that much miles, i plan to keep the car until death(of me or the car, whichever comes first)
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From: Vallejo
Car Info: 05 LegacyGT,06 Black STI Will be home Soon
Originally Posted by 95 Avus Blue
My 02 WRX wagon has 143,000 miles. I actually just bought it.
Congrats.. mind if I ask how much you paid??
Originally Posted by psoper
Well it didn't fully die, but it is in for major repairs- Burned valve on cyl 4, CEL flashing away and running rough as crap.
Compresison test showed 25lb in #4 vs 180lb in 1-3.
Compresison test showed 25lb in #4 vs 180lb in 1-3.
i'm particularly interested in the durability of the EJ20 motor in stock form. engine mods as well as track use or any other factors that might have contributed to its demise would be helpful...so that i can veer away from them. LOL.
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Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 691
From: Bad Cop = No Donut
Car Info: 2005 WRX
Not high mileage yet, but I bought my werx March 1, have 14.5k mi already in 6 months, what can I say I love driving my car. Best car I've ever owned, love more and more every day.
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Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 846
From: Orange County, CA
Car Info: 08 WRX - 401whp/408wtq
Originally Posted by STi_Pink
I am coming up on 115,000 and have only had to replace the clutch. So far everything is running excellent.
how do you typically drive?
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Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 4
From: Cadillac Michigan
Car Info: 02 WRX TBE,-progress rear sway bar, and a whole lot of love
I actually just bought it 2 weeks ago from my boyfriend (BiG DeWeY)...he really drove it hard...it spent time at the drag strip...at the tail of the dragon...and quite a few other places, but he took very good care of it. I am very impressed that is holding together so well. He did some modification to it while he had it...and he has big plans for the future as well. He added a turbo back exhaust and a rear sway bar. Right now we are working on his new Subaru...then we will go back to mine for a while.
