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Old 08-13-03, 11:53 PM
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When should a rebuild be done(km wise)?

I'm just wondering but when do people usually do their rebuilds? like around how many kilometers or does the car show effects that it's gonna die or anything like that?
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If it smokes all the time. Otherwise let it run untill compression gets really low or it pops all together.
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k so i should probably see how low or high my compression is. Before i bought my car it went through a compression check at 200k km and the person said excellent but i don't know how many psi it was.
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I draw the line at 155k miles
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155k miles converted to kilometers is about 249 ish thousand kms. that means i still have 47 k kms to go. Tons of time to save up money for a rebuild. whhahahahahahahah
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I don't beleive in DRAWING THE LINE anywhere. Engines can die at 34k miles or they can last overs 300k miles. To say that 155k miles is the 13B's limit is just wrong. Given a good caring life the engine should keep on going for many thousands of miles. If your worried about your engine getting destroyed then fine do an overhaul for some good insurance.
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If you're really worried about it, get a compression tester and check it every now and then. When it gets below 80psi it's time for a rebuild.
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Hey,

To be safe I would go 200,000km. Then your engine will always be running sweet.

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About how much does a rebuild cost?
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