ka24e and ka24de engine life

[patsajak]

how many miles have peoples ka engines lasted, i was looking at a 240 with 155k, about how long could it go? how far have others gone?

[leung]

its all about how you treat it and maintain it. You're gonna get a ton of answers.

[Yellow4g63]

230k then got rod knock. But kept driving it to 245k till I sold it to a friend. It was auto so it was just a low speed around town and 55mph on the fwy.

[bermeo240]

its all about how you treat it and maintain it. You're gonna get a ton of answers.

roflmao. . . . . leung. . . who mans is this??

[leung]

roflmao. . . . . leung. . . who mans is this??

roflmao @ the KA guy that went SR

[chiboy002]

mines at 243k
still running strong

i do oil changes religiously though, and try to take as good care as i can

[rcdad123]

i had an 89 sohc auto trans that i junked with 313k on it. it had a rod knock and smoked at higher rpm's but it never got me stranded. if i did not get my current hatch, i probably still be driving it the way it was.

[Mishkin_707]

Mine has 235,xxx miles on it, bought it in 2001 with 189,xxx and still driving today, even made it from northern Cali to northern Illinois on a 2,000 mile late oil change

[obg3506]

Kade with 180k, runs great! I've seafoamed and use restore every other oil change

[Krewlkid]

285k+ odo stopped working, rebuild/milled head, stock bottom end. and i beat the shit out of it

[CleanAndLegit]

seen stock cars with about 400k+ miles head gaskets usually give out at 100-145k miles

[Eramo323]

seen stock cars with about 400k+ miles head gaskets usually give out at 100-145k miles
:hide: Ive never had a H.G prob

[chiboy002]

yea
had to replace my head gasket last year at 237k

engine gave me some wierd oil burning problem for 2 days. it was really bad to, like mil-spec smoke bomb oil. then disappeared

i use 10w30 oil

[patsajak]

wow it seems more reliable than i thought

[I LUV MY S13]

seen stock cars with about 400k+ miles head gaskets usually give out at 100-145k miles



They make 200k easy with no H.G problem if well maintained..

[nismoracingsx]

I swapped in a re rolled odometer, so I don't even know how many miles mine has = /
I just change my oil when my wife changes hers :p
I think it had 170k or so on the old odometer a while ago.
It's all about teh maintenance :)

[future]

Im sorry but i was unaware that a 240 had a engine so complex that we need a thread on how long the engine last because they are so fucking expnsive to find another one

[Bushido]

i wonder if any 240sx have been past 1million miles... highest ive heard is 550,000

[hardparkd]

my ka24de had 207650 km (about 129000 miles if my maths correct) before i rebuilt. it was boosted for 11000 km. compression was 125 when boosted 112 when pulled/rebuilt. i was curious to see how long she'd last. could definatly feel she was gettin tired.

[SinGarage]

Mine is currently at approximately 404k miles un-opened and just blew my HG last week. It's a stock 90 SOHC auto. Thinking of going KA-T rebuild.

[dahveed]

90 ka-e with about 150k. Drove it from san diego to west texas and didn't change the oil for a year.
Hahaha and I was going drifting every month until recently, still a beast motor.not like powerwise or anything , its slow as shit hah

[EhrikETFG]

193k just take somewhat care of it and itll be fine

[fliprayzin240sx]

190k 95 S14 with low compression (150 psi on a KA) and a leaky HG (sweet smell out of the exhaust). Idiot previous owner decided to run the car with no thermostat.

[kuelee]

im at 190k w/95ka motor and going.. good maintenance it should go for more..

[JKL1031]

timing train is usually the death of these motors. Headgskets when they overheat, and rod knock when u over beat. Keep it cool and having a sound valve train, and the KA is a happy camper.

If it doesnt tick or knock, I guess u could buy it, but do plan to rebuild it eventually. And make sure it runs with a thermostat. ;)

[Danb]

IVe got a 97 hardbody with a single cam, shes at 243xxx on the clock right now. The timing chain and water pump was replaced a year ago. I think ill get a good 300k out of it. I just drove it about 850 miles there and back miles on a trip last saturday lol. Ive owned 200k mile s14's and i never had to do one thing beside change the oil and drive it. KA's are damn good engines from the luck ive had with em.

[LOUD240]

SOHC ka with over 235,000 purrs like a kitten A/C is Ice cold (never been serviced)only replace the valve cover gasket

[khmer1]

i bought my ka-e with 89k miles 2 or 3 years ago since my last one gave out but with all the abuse i did to it ,still running strong and i am also planning on boosting it sometime in the future and yes ka are getting rarer well in my area atleast

[h2v7]

bought a 89 hatch off a grandma with 279k on it, had ALL receipts from dealership since 89.
sohc obviously.

it had 302k when i got rear ended and was still going strong!

current have a 89 coupe and its got 156k i see it going farrrrrr!
i did however take all egr stuff off and have header intake exhaust lil advanced timing so we will see if this wears on the engine a little more i fear it may.

[JKL1031]

what does advanced timing wear??

[h2v7]

what does advanced timing wear??

probably nothing but with egr off intake headers and straight pipes on a NA i feel that its probably not running as perfect as it were from the factory so maybe more wear and tear on the engine than oem stuff.

[pacotaco345]

probably nothing but with egr off intake headers and straight pipes on a NA i feel that its probably not running as perfect as it were from the factory so maybe more wear and tear on the engine than oem stuff.

Get a tune, lean it out a lil bit.

[808drft]

its all about how you treat it and maintain it. You're gonna get a ton of answers.

haha yups its all about how u treat the motor. I beat mine to shit (drifting) full throttle the whole time. I do take care of it tho. regular oil changes or after every other event. I own my 240 for 5yrs and went thru 5 different blocks. All depends what u do with yur car.