just joined the 100k club

c987long · Post by **c987long** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 10:59 pm

my pile rolled 100k yesterday.. it made me happy since it is runing sound even though it is in the process of getting put back together.. pix are in order after it gets a wash and a progress log will be made..

I would also like to thank everyone on the site that has helped me be able to learn how to fix everything my self.. and all of the knowledge that i have learned and all that i will learn.. you guys are great..

-chris-

Boyscoutgonebad · Post by **Boyscoutgonebad** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 11:47 pm

Congrats glad its getting put back together. I've never owned a car under 100,000. they've all had more than that when I bought them.

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 6:09 am

Just think, in another 8,000 miles you get to learn how to do your timing belt and all that jazz. haha!

v95 · Post by **v95** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 9:07 am

timing belts ftw also do water and oil pump too.

c987long · Post by **c987long** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 11:10 am

Swordfish2Cowboy wrote:Just think, in another 8,000 miles you get to learn how to do your timing belt and all that jazz. haha!

we already did that.. bu i think the oil pump might not have gotten done

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 3:16 pm

V.95srt wrote:timing belts ftw also do water and oil pump too.

Oil pump? What?

fixitmattman · Post by **fixitmattman** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 3:34 pm

V.95srt wrote:timing belts ftw also do water and oil pump too.

Why, are they also broken?

zpi28 · Post by **zpi28** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:52 am

Nothing should be done to the oil pump unless it does not work anymore..

Post by **occasional demons** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:43 am

You could say the same about the waterpump, too. But I wouldn't recommend leaving it in.

I wouldn't say the oil pump is as critical/prone to failure, but it is more of, since you went through the trouble, and expense (if you don't do your own work) of having the engine torn down to that point, if you have the extra $ putting a new pump in is good insurance. And if you have a shop do the work, the labor savings of not doing it over, will pay for the pump.

Chris04sxt · Post by **Chris04sxt** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:18 pm

If your already there, might as well save your self the money and headaches in the future. Plus isn't it true that you run a risk when re-using a timing belt? So you would have to purchase a new timing belt as well when you replace the oil pump if it goes.

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 1:07 pm

V.95srt wrote:timing belts ftw also do water and oil pump too.

tentioner ....

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:52 am

The 8 years I've been working for Chrysler I have never seen them do an oil pump. Granted while your in there it is cheap insurance, but typically on a SOHC motor we do Timing belt, Water pump, Tensioner....

tim8600 · Post by **tim8600** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 5:05 am

joined the 100k club last week on my second neon

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 5:16 am

I'm at 86K myself....

nerox · Post by **nerox** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 5:13 pm

just clicked over 34,000 miles on a 2001

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 5:37 pm

I just went over like 3 weeks ago. Already up to almost 102,000.

Forest Green 2k · Post by **Forest Green 2k** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 9:11 pm

Just did all that plus a headgasket last winter, hopefully she holds up this spring and summer still. But now she's currently off the road till I flush the radiator, get new coolant lines and a new cat.

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 10:14 pm

My dealer has many customers with 200,000 mile neons. The key is good maintenance. My SRT-4 has 130,000 miles and is still going strong.

moparfwdsleeper · Post by **moparfwdsleeper** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 10:35 pm

not even half way there lol

Forest Green 2k · Post by **Forest Green 2k** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 10:47 pm

The only thing aggravating me now is that it's burning oil quite fast, I don't see any leaks though.

UriahRR · Post by **UriahRR** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:24 am

Forest Green 2k wrote:The only thing aggravating me now is that it's burning oil quite fast, I don't see any leaks though.

Mine's coming up on 104k and burns oil like a mofo.

Also, recently, when I floor it for a little, the rpms will shoot up about 1g and the car will quickly go up about 10 mphs in a fraction of a second, then the rpms drop down to where they were, even though I'm still flooring it.

I have never had any major problems with the Neon, but damn these cars act weird sometimes as they age.

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:17 am

nerox wrote:just clicked over 34,000 miles on a 2001

damn thought i didnt drive much at 66k on my 01

Forest Green 2k · Post by **Forest Green 2k** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 11:53 am

UriahRR wrote:
Forest Green 2k wrote:The only thing aggravating me now is that it's burning oil quite fast, I don't see any leaks though.
Mine's coming up on 104k and burns oil like a mofo.

Also, recently, when I floor it for a little, the rpms will shoot up about 1g and the car will quickly go up about 10 mphs in a fraction of a second, then the rpms drop down to where they were, even though I'm still flooring it.

I have never had any major problems with the Neon, but damn these cars act weird sometimes as they age.

Damn, that sucks. Besides some minor stuff my, 2000 has never acted weird mechanically or left me stranded... yet <3 . I just got a feeling the engine is gonna have to be torn apart again to fix the oil burning issue so I don't have to carry some in the car incase of an emergency, lol.

Post by **racer12306** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 12:50 pm

Are you sure it's not just dumping it into the intake manifold?

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:50 pm

lol i just got my oil changed and the guy was amazed at my 01, your gonna drive this thing forever was his exact words.... 5k miles a year ftw

Forest Green 2k · Post by **Forest Green 2k** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:02 pm

racer12306 wrote:Are you sure it's not just dumping it into the intake manifold?

I'll find out this spring since I plan on building myself an oil catch can.

my87csx481 · Post by **my87csx481** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 8:55 pm

I hit 100k a week or 2 or 3 ago....at 102 something now. 2005 sxt.

esfan · Post by **esfan** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 12:24 pm

I'm almost there, only 1k to 100k right now!

blueneo03 · Post by **blueneo03** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 1:34 pm

im at like 135k but i have yet to see my car hit 100k with the speedo change...

c987long · Post by **c987long** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:50 pm

i think im at 105,xxx... isnt this about the time i should change to a full synthetic?