Just an update.

156,000 miles and still running.

I passed the pink bunny the other day.

 

 

You still running an unrebuilt original engine?

 

yes he is.

beers

 

What is your current mileage LambertRX8?

 

Update

July 30

159,678 miles

Original Engine....replaced front seal
Replaced clutch last week @ 158,975 miles
Rebuilt alternator

 

simply wow

 

TEACH ME THE SECRET! hahaha

 

160k miles on the original clutch!!!????????

That's got to be a record.

 

Great news thanks for posting.

 

It just amazes me that you've never changed your coolant, differential oil, trans oil, and on and on.

And only two spark plug changes?

Amazing.

 

159K ?!

HMMMMM ... original engine ...

TELL US ALL ABOUT YOUR MAINTENANCE HISTORY BUDDY !!!!! AHHHH

 

Wait, is that the first time replacing the clutch!? Wow. Very nice

 

good job lambert.

btw, i have stuff when you need it. used clutch flywheel. alt!

beers

 

haha i believe that is the first clutch did not say anything before....that is amaking to think I'm almost 130,000 miles behind you haha with a april/04 build date....i guesss i'll go out for a drive now.....

 

Lambert RX8, what do you mean, you have replaced the front seal? What seal have you replaced exactly?

 

probably front seal(external on the block), the oil seal near the drive pulley...

 

You can get that type of milage on a clutch when its all highway driving.

 

Like I have said in previous posts I drove for about 14 months continuously 200 miles a day round trip and drove about 70-80mph, so not much clutch needed.

Yes that was the original clutch replaced a couple of weeks ago.

August 4, 2008

159,995 miles

 

Man this shows how freaking unreliable the Renesis is. I'm getting rid of my 8. I just can't deal with all these problems.

 

i hope you kept the clutch.. you need to make a lamp out of it or something!!!

i am getting close to the 100k mark..

beers

 

original motor? huhuhuh

lambert, I shudder to think of your gas expenses

 

nope,

new one went in at ~56k miles. wish i had not changed it..

beers

 

yup, my factory clutch was only 50% worn when I replaced it at 70K (fearing it was due). I do mostly highway. So wear on transmission and driveline is way less with highway than 70K miles of city.

I probably could've gone to 120K on the factory clutch.

 

that's amazing how well these clutches are seeming to last which is great....