Just wondering how many miles/Kms someone has had on an original VW motor, without pulling apart the bottom end ???
I have just purchased a 2 owner (same family) 1968 beetle with 192000miles/307000km on the motor.
How do I know?
It came with the complete service history from when it left the showroom to its last service in Aug 03. Everything that has been replaced or done on the car has been recorded !!
Its a good read 😀 so many points have been replaced 😀.
It had new pistons and barrels at 110k miles and new heads at 156k miles, but the bottom end has never been touched !!!
So what is the highest miles (without case split) anybody has seen on a VW motor ??
68AutoBugBeetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --
I think You may have the record....
Oil quality & oil changes are the main factor I believe... I wonder why they didn't do everything at 110k.. I would have....
Are You thinking of pulling the engine down and looking at the bottom end??
again... I would...
Lee
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---
Our bettle ('73L, 1600TP) had factory servicing to 80,000km when I took over. Has done over 150,000km and other than the usual oil leaks is going strong. Uses no oil and has good compression/leak down. I have replaced the original clutch, brake pads, fuel pump and regulator!
Previous servicing had included struts and tail pipes and horn 😀
I recon I'll beat you on the P/C, but no idea on the rest.
I have chatted with a number of US guy's who have owned type 4 motored Kombi's since new and there are quite a few who did over 300,000 miles without ever pulling the motor, only regular servicing.
:thumb
Craig Torrens6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion
I think I will leave the bottom end alone. It has no funny noises and has minimal end float.:thumb
Would be good to rebuild though, it has everything still on it, even the thermostat and flaps in the fan housing. Has the little aluminum tag on the carbie etc etc......l
I should add up how many points,plugs,exhausts etc that have been used to keep it going.
Servicing Has been every 3000miles since new !!!
The engine in my fastie was rebuilt over ten years ago when my father inlaw was using it as is work car. he retired 5 years ago and gave us the car drive it for 4 years until rust took over , since put engine in our fastie and still going strong.
gotta luv the flat 4
marc
If you can't laugh at yourself you can't laugh at anyone else! Because life is to short not to LAUGH
about 20 yrs ago I recall reading a US mag (dune buggies and Hot VW) I think and a feature article was a million mile beetle, one owner. He had it fully documented, every cent from new (early 50's) the bloke was getting on in years and I seem to recall he sold to either a vw dealer in US or to VW themselves...He had even recorded fuel purchases and ran a progressive fuel usage data. I think this is the one that toured alaska and central america also... Some German guy
.....cheers
tony g
