Originally Posted by
tabetha
I would wait till the setup and see what it's like after that smoke wise.
My engine has done 160,000+ and the bottom end is worn, I was at a set of traffic lights the other day and the farmer in his tractor said jesus your engines noisy!!, well not quite but you get the picture.
As yours is nice and quiet may just need rings if not too much bore wear, but that mileage I would bore it anyway to next size.
Just weigh up the cost of the oil and how many miles you do etc, and you could probably get a few more years out of it, though if daily driver would pay to get done.
tabetha
My dads old saph had done about 130000 miles when he sold it about ten years ago, that didn't smoke and ran nice and smooth....
Mine is a daily driver, and i drive it a lot just for fun in the evenings and at the weekend, so it does cost a bit in oil.... just enjoy using it (the car, not oil!)
if i keep on top of my oil level and keep everything else serviced i should be able to make it last a while, till i can afford a rebuild at least, shouldn't i???
I did say to myself when i got the car that i wouldn't cut any corners on bits/work for it, so if a rebuild is necessary, i'm going get it done to the best standard i can...
if i don't spank it everywhere it doesn't smoke, it uses about a litre every 600/700 miles... thats if the dipstick flat bit is equal to 1 litre, which i think it is??
booked in for a RR setup next thursday, so i'm just gonna wait and see, might be worrying over nothing!!!
