1990 Convertible I bought it in 1999 with 78,000 miles on it and it has 91,000 on it now, I have rebuilt the engine and transmission they have about 300 miles on them currently.

-Abe

What kinds of things start going wrong on a pretty much stock 88 with 134k?

Should I think about replacing anything before it breaks? lol.

- O2 sensors if they have never been replaced
- Ignition switch if it has not been replaced by Ford recall
campaign
- Catalytic converter section if it has not been replaced by Ford
recall campaign
- Get a spare TFI module from Ford and the tool for replacing it
(7/32" thin wall) and carry them in your trunk.

are those items still covered under recall?

Do you know if Ford provides these items for free.. since they've been recalled?

I dont have any cats ... so I dont need to replace them.. :D

when I got my 88 GT vert 5spd about three years ago with 171,000 on the clock, they checked and the ignition switch and the catalytic converter campaigns had not been done on my car, so I got both for free. I gave them my Flowmaster catbacks too and they installed them for $50.

Mine just turned 62,000 miles last week. This will be the 5th summer I have owned the car, and it had 40,000 miles on it when I purchased it.

105,000 miles and it leaks oil like a mofo through 3 cylinder rings and the rear main seal :(

Of course i now realized that my engine had been driven very hard by the previous owner. he took great care of the interior and exterior except for one spot where someone backed into it but beat the hell out of the engine :(

Oh well, 331 time after the summer :D

Oh BTW lots of new faces here. Welcome people, I havent been here for a little while hehe.

Later,
Nick

My car seeps oil from the pan.. I'm guessing. The gasket is bad?

Wow Scott.. you dont drive yours very much :)

I watched mine turn to 134k the other day... each time it turns its like a knife turning into my heart.


lol ok that was melodramatic

i have over 19k on my 2002 GT....i put miles on that thing fast...i just cant stop driving it :) our 1990 GT which we bought off the ford lot in 89 has almost 300k KILOMETERS on it...its over 180-190k miles now or something....some oil leaks but aside form that, pretty decent running car...

My baby has 66,789 miles on her. She doesn't get driven much at all...maybe 2500-3000 miles during the summer months.

I'm currently looking for a late 80's LX with around 100k miles that I can buy to beat the hell out of :)

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I have been so kind to my car the last 77,000 miles.
However, I have no idea what it went through the first 57,000 miles before I had it.. :p

No, I only have it out of the garage from mid April through the end of October. We attend alot of the local shows and go out for dinner on Saturday nights. The first show of the season for us will be May 18th. Then we go to Carlisle for the Ford Nationals at the end of May.

I have a 94 stang and it has 147k miles on it. It still has the original block and internals on it, also the original tranny. Up until about 600 miles ago it still had the original clutch in it even though I beat the pure crap out of this car.

Right now the only "problem" I have is the fact that I have a slight oil leak from the gasket around the oil pan, but that only shows up when I'm really getting on it hard and the oil is hot. Not too concerned because if things go well I'll have a new engine in within a month or so :D

Is changing the oil pan gasket a pretty big job? (money-wise/mechanic wise since I cant do it myself).

it's not exactly an easy project, at least on my car from what I can tell. I haven't yet done one so I'm just guessing, but it looks like the K-member and all the assorted stuff that goes with it is going to have to come off. Other than that I can't tell what needs to be dropped just from looking. I'm guessing that yours will be similar to mine though.

If I wasn't so far along in my new engine build I would be worried about it and what I would have to do, but since all that stuff is coming off anyway I figure why worry. The slight leak is below the fireline anyway, so it's not a bad thing. Just have to keep an eye on the oil, and of course I'm not taking it to the track like this because I would just ruin everyone else's day.

Ya I dont lose much oil.. maybe a quart every 3k.

I see you're from SF.. I'm from Redwood City.. :) :cool:

This is one of those things you put your boyfriend to work helping you with!

He doesnt know crap about cars :( :mad:

But he's a great artist! I checked out the page in your sig...
To answer the original question - I had nearly 160k on my '92 when I sold it and 29,748 on my 2001. I watch it everyday, I'm waiting to see it flip to 30k.