Average life of the 318?

[skaven]

Hey guys i just got a free 95 zj limited orvis. it had a blown tcase we are in the process of doing a 249 to 231 tcase swap and im wondering whats the average life span of these 318 motors? this one has about 250,000 kilomemters im not sure how many miles that is

[xJoshx]

Hey guys i just got a free 95 zj limited orvis. it had a blown tcase we are in the process of doing a 249 to 231 tcase swap and im wondering whats the average life span of these 318 motors? this one has about 250,000 kilomemters im not sure how many miles that is

250,000 kilometers = 155,342.798 miles

[cowboy63b]

i got 176,000 miles on my 318 and i constantly flog it.

[skaven]

im not sure what you mean but flog lol

[cowboy63b]

meaning im love the skinny petal.

[IndyZJ]

Search. This has been discussed numerous times.

Like any engine, it depends on routine maintenance and how the engine has been treated over its lifespan. Some may last 2 miles, some 400,000 or more. There are a few things that need attention at higher miles just like any engine. Don't ask what they are, just read - they have all been talked about and fixed.

Are you having some kind of mechanical problem, or is this in the Repair Shop for no reason?

[autowizard]

i had on old 74 dodge pickup with the 318 i finaly retired the engine when it reached 380k it smoked but i could still light up the tires lol but i change my oil and filter every 2000 miles too, clean good quality oil will make stuff last a long time

[JordanA]

Fawking newbs and their punctuation issues. Have we as a society seriously perpetuated a generation full of punctuation and grammatical ignorance?

How do people make it through high school typing and speaking like this? We would've been bitch-slapped back to middle school had we typed that way.

[blackjack12982]

Wow, only 155k? I've got 199k on mine, and I've been trying to grenade it without any success. I've definitely seen a bunch on the different forums over 225-250k on them.

[OverkillZJ]

My 5.2 is at about 100,000 without any issues, and that's in a buggy bouncing off of the rev limiter for the last 4-5 years of its life.

My 5.9 has about 195,000 on it, no issues other than water pump failing.

[Sandvipr]

My big '93Jeep has just over 200K on it and the last 2500 or so have been bouncing off the rev limiter almost every time it's been run with no signs of quitting any time soon....
The wife's '94 has 201K and still 60 LBS oil pressure warm at an idle. That one should see well over 300K (as long as I don't get to beat on it lol).

Just change the oil religeously and don't let it overheat too bad and you'll get double of where you're already at with it.

[BigDaveZJ]

Thanks for bumping a dead thread with a worthless post. Awesome.