Guest nhiennn Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Hello people, I am considering buying a '97 200SX with almost 200km on the mileage... and was wondering if anyone can tell me what kind of life you can expect from this engine as 200km is quite high in general. Im sure the car hasnt been thrashed around a track ir driven super hard, not in the last 25000km anyway... any info or advice on what to look for/inspect would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dosquattro Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 it's junk by now. Take it out and give it to me and I can dispose of it for you. If it hasn't been beaten on...regular oil changes. It should still be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 The question is alomost like, "How long is a piece of string?" Without knowing how well the engine was cared for and what use its been put to, there's no real answer. Knowing that some SR20DETs last 300km and others are junk at 30km doesn't really give you an indication how long the particular engine you're looking at will live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nhiennn Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 yeah it has been serviced regularly... the typical every 10000km job... and like i said it hasnt been thrashed, in fact you could say its been driven very mildly for the past 25000km... theres no hint of oil leaks or sprays from the engine bay, overall looks very clean for such high kms... its a friend so hes not pulling any dodgies on me or hiding things, I just havent really reserached much on the engine and the 200sx in general until now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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