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111K miles, original motor, 2nd tranny (my fault). No problems w/ the motor at all, other than maintainence.
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Originally posted by Big Jim:
214,000 miles and powertrain is all original including clutch.
Wow Big Jim, that is impressive. How often do you clean the UIM/LIM? Off the car or with Berrymans? Do you have any other maintenance tips/suggestions?
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105k, 2nd Engine (1st dropped a valve at 76k) original clutch and trans.
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Originally posted by JTod:
Originally posted by Big Jim:
214,000 miles and powertrain is all original including clutch.
Wow Big Jim, that is impressive. How often do you clean the UIM/LIM? Off the car or with Berrymans? Do you have any other maintenance tips/suggestions?
TIA
The intake manifold has never been apart. I clean the throttle body often, at least every 10,000 miles. The air filter is changed every 15,000 miles. I do a vacuum suck intake cleaning about every 10,000 to 15,000 miles, although I did not start doing this until it already had a bunch of miles on it.
Beyond that, I believe in agressive maintenance. Originally oil and oil filter every 3,000 miles using dino Mobil 5W30, currenty every 5,000 miles using various brands of synthetic oil. Will probably go to Mobil 7500 blend every 5000 miles. Change coolant every year. Change brake fluid every year. And so on.
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Jim you must shift/drive it very nicely to get 214,000 out of the stock diff, clutch and syncros ... 
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I was thinking the same thing. I never beat mine and always ran the "tranny cocktail" and still had bad synchros on 2nd and 3rd by 80k miles. Bought it with 20k miles but I doubt the previous owner hurt it much since the car shifted great right up until it didn't  I have had many manual tranny cars and never experienced synchro issues like this. Interesting that you've never had the UIM/LIM off...
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Originally posted by akrump47:
Jim you must shift/drive it very nicely to get 214,000 out of the stock diff, clutch and syncros ...
You would change your mind if you ever drove with me. Perhaps the synchro's are in such good shape because I often drive without using the clutch (maybe about 10% of the time).
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Originally posted by Big Jim:
Originally posted by akrump47:
Jim you must shift/drive it very nicely to get 214,000 out of the stock diff, clutch and syncros ...
You would change your mind if you ever drove with me. Perhaps the synchro's are in such good shape because I often drive without using the clutch (maybe about 10% of the time).
Do you double clutch Jim? I do, hoping to squeeze ever mile I can out of the tranny.
Current Ride: 1998 Contour SVT - T-Red, Res. Delete, K&N under the hood, broken side skirt at passenger rear jackpoint.
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Originally posted by acammer:
Originally posted by Big Jim:
Originally posted by akrump47:
Jim you must shift/drive it very nicely to get 214,000 out of the stock diff, clutch and syncros ...
You would change your mind if you ever drove with me. Perhaps the synchro's are in such good shape because I often drive without using the clutch (maybe about 10% of the time).
Do you double clutch Jim? I do, hoping to squeeze ever mile I can out of the tranny.
No. The trans is solid. It shifts better now than when new. As long as I avoid wheel hop it seems to take whatever abuse I give it.
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how do you shift without using the clutch? i feel im going to brek it if i dont push the clutch in......wht rpm? do you push it in ger without the clutch either?
1998 Contour Svt Born 5/12/97 #897 of 6535 Those who think, are conquered, Those who act, conquer.
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