High Mileage 3GEEZ. What'cha got?

[Cap'n Carageous]

I just rolled over to 327,000 in the 89 DX. Still runs and drives good. Starting to get some squeaks from the rear suspension. I suppose they just don't make um like they used to, right!!!:thumbup:

[MessyHonda]

what is the history on the car? have you rebuilt the motor

[mkymonkey]

hmm...i have 202,423 :D

[forrest89sei]

I have 206,400 Miles (1986 Honda Accord LX Sedan)

[gfrg88]

i have 299,XXX almost 300!!!! :nervous: and still running really strong, and should be running A LOt stronger in about a month or two ;)

[88Accord-DX]

Little over 200,000.

Ohh, less than 5k on rebuilt motor. :)

[2ndGenGuy]

275,000 for me. Just swapped the Weber on my car too. Lost a little power, and leaks a bit of oil. But runs smooth and fires up every time. Gas mileage is still the same as stock too.

[blazin3gen]

275,000 for me. Just swapped the Weber on my car too. Lost a little power, and leaks a bit of oil. But runs smooth and fires up every time. Gas mileage is still the same as stock too.

i miss my 2nd gen my first car :(

my 3g has 160k i think

[stat1K]

198k runnin good leaks a tiny bit of oil think it's just the oilpan gasket but nothing too huge had the valve cover gasket changed. just hopin it's not main seals but i hear the main seals in the a20 is almost indestructable.

[88Accord-DX]

198k runnin good leaks a tiny bit of oil think it's just the oilpan gasket but nothing too huge had the valve cover gasket changed. just hopin it's not main seals but i hear the main seals in the a20 is almost indestructable.
No, the rear main seal is destructable. Here is some evidence. Thanks to max.

http://img448.imageshack.us/img448/5090/10054963ly.jpg

[B16KILLA]

Funny you ask I just hit 190,000 today.:)

[Cheeseburger]

179k

[crazykamper]

almost 200k

[B16KILLA]

179k

you bastard,:rant: I wish I had 170k lol

[Cheeseburger]

you bastard,:rant: I wish I had 170k lol

ya dude im getting to close to 200k but ive been driveng a shit load these last few months. the cheeseburger moblie has 161k

[ex1z7]

256,000 km.. uhh..159,000 miles?

.. 'less you guyes are talking about how many km's on your car and not miles.

[A18A]

180km, about 112miles, not alot, but i think this car has been sitting in driveways most of its life. if it showed us how many hours the engine has been running, well then it would probably be a different story

[2oodoor]

302,000 86 LX, interior almost like new, exterior paint is good, clearcoat is completely intact. Had a few oil leaks that I am currently done with repairing, installed weber and just put on head gasket replacing one that apparently blew between 3&4 for no reason, it ran real strong up until then. Have not cranked it up yet due to no spare time, just have a few loose ends literally, plugging up holes where things no longer exist and carb linkage fab. These cars are very fun to drive and good on gas, not real fast but feels like a V6 fwd car but a lot lighter. One of the few cars I have not minded putting a little money into knowing it probably is not worth it in regards to market value.
Most oil leaks I have found to be hardened rubber o-ring type things, oil filter base, oil breather box to block, oil pump seals, dist seals. Nothing out of ordinary for a 20 year old car.
True is the statement about hours put on the engine, That counts for a lot of engine wear. Idling in traffic etc.

[ghettogeddy]

well after mine was stolin and we found it had exactly 270,000 /3

[frantik]

198k.. only put on like 300 miles since i got it a month ago hehe

used to leak like a bitch but most of the seals got replaced with the timing belt so now it's just the oil pan

[EX-ileAccord]

352,000km + and i can still spin second hahaha

[2ndGenGuy]

i miss my 2nd gen my first car :(
my 3g has 160k i think

I love my car. I don't think I will ever get rid of it. I think it will make a great sleeper car too, with the A20 in it.


352,000km + and i can still spin second hahaha

I love how kilometers sound so high. I'm always like WOW 352,000! I mean its still a lot, but it's like switching your digital gauges over to KM. Look ma, I'm going 100! Hehe.

[2drSE-i]

125k :D

if its in kilometers would it be kilometerage??

[Pico]

197,686 miles and I had 184,000 in Dec 05 when I got my Accord :D

[Cheeseburger]

125k :D
if its in kilometers would it be kilometerage??

do the math foo:bandance:

[Bglad420]

Just clicked 130,000 miles on my 88 Lxi

[AZmike]

355000 miles on the hatch
224000 miles on the sedan

It looks like nobody's beat Jared yet.

[Nospeed]

343xxx miles. i drive it over 100 miles a day, runs awesome, no problems. motor is all original, and never rebuilt. no leaks whatsoever. all for $400.

[2drSE-i]

no mine has 125k miles. i was just saying if instead of mileage would it be kilometerage

[snoopyloopy]

225,xxx miles on mine. up from 212,xxx when i got it 2.5 years ago.

[Legend_master]

I have 289,000 on the car now, I swapped the motor at 286,000 and put the motor into another hatch that is still running.

I am in the process of buying a 2G hatch with 400K+ on the original engine,

[Strugglebucket]

i just hit 150,000 in my '89 lx-i. when i got the car in 2000 it had about 110,000.

my beater '88 dx has something like 198,000 on it but it looks like it's gone 500,000.

[cubert]

my 3g had 211k when i got rid of it..leaked a quart of oil a day but was still reliable...

Now my GTI has 207k on it....still outhandles most other crap on the road...has some rattles....but hey..what dub doesnt.. :lol:

[Cap'n Carageous]

Guys, we're getting miles out of these cars that make my Mercedes friends envious!! I put around 1650 miles per week on mine. The bottom end is still original although I did do a head job and replaced all the seals at 290,000. However, it did not leak any oil before and it doesn't now. My Mercedes, on the other hand, leaves it's mark wherever you park it. And it was reworked at 232,000 miles. So, from my experience, Honda kicks Mercedes ass for workmanship, engineering and reliability.

[Jareds 89 LX-i]

371,842.2 miles on my '89 LX-i, original motor, original tranny, 2nd clutch. Still runs and drives like an absolute dream, everything works, cold a/c, etc. I got it in 2001 with 253k on it from my mom, and she got it in May 1997 with 140k from the original owner. I've got a very very minor oil leak, I think coming from the breather tube. Only have to add about 1/2-1 quart over 5000 miles so it's not too bad. Unfortunately the body is really showing it's age... 13 salty Chicago winters are really taking their toll on the rear fenders and other spots, and the clearcoat is peeling pretty good on the roof :( Still runs great though and still perfectly reliable! :rockon:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/carpic13vv.jpg


My dads SE-i auto is at 170,xxx miles and doing great, though the motor was rebuilt around 135k or somewhere around there (before he bought it). Might as well add my moms 5th gen in here too ('94 EX sedan 5 speed), she's around 209,xxx and going strong as ever! My bike has 'only' 58,700 miles, LOL, but it's a 2004 and not even 2 years old yet (1 yr 9 mos)

Gotta love Hondas!! :rockon:

[SiR]

Did that smoking neigbor with the harley and red truck move back?

[Jareds 89 LX-i]

Did that smoking neigbor with the harley and red truck move back?
Nope! Old pic, but I think the most recent one I have. I haven't taken pictures of my car in soooooo long, hahah

[A18A]

Nope! Old pic, but I think the most recent one I have. I haven't taken pictures of my car in soooooo long, hahah
then take some :)

[89l_x_i]

My lxi has a bit over 116k miles and my 91 4geez had over 230k miles when i sold it. I use to see the kid who bought the car (i sold my car to a guy who buys cars fixes them then sells them) driving it every once in a while so im assuming its got over 240k miles. Funny how most people say "i dont want to put to many miles in my car" but we honda people (at least me lol) say "i cant wait to put more miles into my car".:cheers:

[MessyHonda]

My lxi has a bit over 116k miles and my 91 4geez had over 230k miles when i sold it. I use to see the kid who bought the car (i sold my car to a guy who buys cars fixes them then sells them) driving it every once in a while so im assuming its got over 240k miles. Funny how most people say "i dont want to put to many miles in my car" but we honda people (at least me lol) say "i cant wait to put more miles into my car".:cheers:

yeah its fun...i could not wait til the car turned 150k i got it from my mom with 147k and now it has 157k? and i have put 90% of thoes miles within the first year of geting my lisence....my other one came with 136,036 and now it has 136,128...i just put on the cam gear but i didnt nothice nothing...

[MfrDhRacer]

ive got about 252,000 on mine. leaks a little oil out of the valve cover gasket, but not enough to worry about. just cleaned the carburator and now she runs like a champ.

[Jasonf860]

208,000 and still tickin!

[mbc]

http://img357.imageshack.us/my.php?image=00005234qc.jpg



Old pic. current mileage 472,859 miles.

[MessyHonda]

http://img357.imageshack.us/my.php?image=00005234qc.jpg
Old pic. current mileage 472,859 miles.
:Owned: all of us...hehe

[frantik]

daaammn

still running strong?

[895spdforfree]

gooddaaammmn, but i got 242,XXX and it pulls pretty good. I got a valve cover grommet leak, and i dunno i have a bad feeling about my rear main seal.....

[RamThis]

186K with ALOT of work in it, nothing deep into the engine though

Went over on my last oil change, went 4500 miles, was down maybe a quarter quart, the oil starts at the top of the top hole in the dipstick, and after 4500 miles, it was down just to the bottom of the top hole in the dipstick. Not too shabby.

Just wish this car had some freakin balls though..... lol.

Really makes my other three feel like race cars after driving the blue wonder all week back and forth to work. Oh yeah, one of them really IS a race vehicle LOL But anything I drive feels fast compared to the old accord lol. :)

[Cheeseburger]

http://img357.imageshack.us/my.php?image=00005234qc.jpg
Old pic. current mileage 472,859 miles.


:Owned:

[1ajs]

1.06 million km's or 659,896 miles
3rd 5spd trany
first one died from ice in the trany caused by full submerg in summer of 93
200,000 kms 124,274 miles
2nd trany died at 800,000 kms 497,096 miles
just replced the orig starter 2 weeks ago cause it just stoped working all the suden tg for a parts car... witch were pulling the motor out of cause are smokes when it goes below +20c when it sits for cuple hours....
parts car has 364,000 kms on it like new compression on it though 226,179 miles
:rockon:

btw the parts car has rust so bad you would cry if you saw it :violin:

[TdotWarrior]

1.06 million km's or 659,896 miles
3rd 5spd trany
first one died from ice in the trany caused by full submerg in summer of 93
200,000 kms 124,274 miles
2nd trany died at 800,000 kms 497,096 miles
just replced the orig starter 2 weeks ago cause it just stoped working all the suden tg for a parts car... witch were pulling the motor out of cause are smokes when it goes below +20c when it sits for cuple hours....
parts car has 364,000 kms on it like new compression on it though 226,179 miles
:rockon:
btw the parts car has rust so bad you would cry if you saw it :violin:
...wow.....u really raped the shit outta that 3g



87 exi .... 293,xxxkm still runnin like a boss :bong:

[pmpete]

233k original motor and 2nd clutch.

[detroit313]

god damn! i need to catch the hell up with you dudes............
im heading toward 110,000 this week!!

1988 lxi

[FyreDaug]

204km

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[Immeraufdemhund]

287,000 miles on the 87 lxi (RIP)
232,000 miles on the 89 lx (lxi conversion and RIP)
328,000 miles on the 90 ex... still going. Rebuilt the motor lately at 310,001 miles.

[Pister]

216,740 '86lxi

[Cap'n Carageous]

I rolled over 330,000 miles today!! I'm gonna drink some beer (at home) and celebrate!!!:cheers: :cheers:

[2oodoor]

I rolled over 330,000 miles today!! I'm gonna drink some beer (at home) and celebrate!!!:cheers: :cheers:
Congrats fellow, toast ( have a few) I am still working on a case of yeungling somebody broughtme from myrtle beach. They still wont sell it in GA, its good.

[dpraccordhatch]

262,000 my mom was the original owner and its a 5 speed LXI. still drives like a bat out of hell. i like beating civics =) in my hoopty

[3gmodifier]

328,224 on my lxi

[conozo]

Im sorry guys, i only have 155,000 miles.

At my current mileage rate in 3.5 years ill have 200,000. Im soo excited for that day :)

[jschatte]

I got 306,000 km, or 190,100 mi
Me and my Dad had to do some minor work on it, but as far as i know the engine isnt rebuilt and im on the 1st clutch!

[Cap'n Carageous]

I hit 340,000 miles today! I need new tires!!!

[DDRaptor]

Wow i feel so young. 88LX I've almost put 3k since i got in april.
74,4xx
Don't KILL me.:Owned:

[my89dx]

I've got 220,000 miles on my 88 and I just got it today.

[wrxdriver99]

The odometer read 398,331kms on my donor 3g but I'm sure someone rolled it back before I got it. the body was the worst I have seen on a 3g around here. they dont use much salt here so there must have been more kms than that. engine leaks every where. I'm going to do oil pan, rear main and valve cover seals and put in a new clutch before final install

[Cap'n Carageous]

I hit 350 thousand miles this morning!!! :flash:

[MessyHonda]

i hit 140k on my lx-i on this sat....WOOT!

[Jasonf860]

Damn, I hit 212k on mine today!

[Legend_master]

I just hit 292900 thats 7000 since the motor swap :violin: .

[gfrg88]

I just hit 292900 thats 7000 since the motor swap :violin: .


DAMN!!!! thats a lot of miles in such little time

[Legend_master]

DAMN!!!! thats a lot of miles in such little time


I did alot of useless driving for the first 1000 miles or so. Just to break in the motor, because I wanted to rip on it :lol: .

[Tomisimo]

ouch man, check it soon.. http://img448.imageshack.us/img448/5090/10054963ly.jpg or it gona go real bad....

mine a20a4 has 249k, KM
or 155k, MP

Stil tiking... never rebild.

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k313/Tomisimo/DSCN7697.jpg

[russiankid]

143,xxx on 89 LX, everything works great. Minor oil leak, but by the time you need to change oil its a bit under full. Body IMO is pretty good for the age. Thanks to my bro for maintaining it before me. I took this pic last weekend where i had 1.7 miles to go till 143,xxx.

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/1926/img0175td4.jpg

[frantik]

I hit 350 thousand miles this morning!!! :flash:

damn u had 340k just a month or two ago

im still creeping up on 200 000

[Civic Accord Honda]

under 154000

[lostforawhile]

um the clock says 275000,the records that came with the car indicate the speedo was replaced at 150000 miles with a speedo that had 35300 miles on it. um too tired to do the math um 389800 cell phone calculator

[Crazybird]

what the conversion from kms to miles

mine has 466 000 kms on it right now

[frantik]

^
http://www.google.com/search?q=466000+km+in+miles

289 558.976 miles

[86-accord-lxi]

My old lxi had 225k when I sold it. Now it has close to 230k still runs good. I had the head rebuilt,timing belt, water pump, swapped auto trans with used one at 215k . It uses about half a quart of oil every 1000 miles, I should have
done a ring job when I had the head rebuilt. but oh well, It's my ex girlfriends
headache now.

[A18A]

118470 miles and running like poo

[Cheeseburger]

im getting near 200k:(

[reanimator420]

ohh well im at 220k, still holding strong

[Hash_man_Se_i]

I'm gonna hit 300k kms in a couple weeks which isnt cool cuz I don't want to have to change my timing belt uggggh.

[AlfredoPDX]

i got 125xxx had 109 when i bought it

[AC439]

Just passed 238k mark during a trip out of state. Car runs strong. Got 36.5 mpg crusing interstate. I do have some minor oil leak dripping from the front crank seal (but the seal was changed 50k miles ago). Paint is MAACO stuff and really look bad, faded and dull (done 5 years ago). A/C has been converted to R134a and blows 38F after 10 mins when outside is 80F. Performance-wise pretty much everything is original, no mod except using Autolite double-plat and NGK wires set and timing advanced 2-3 degrees.

[bank2me]

205k still running strong

[codyJDM]

287,000 miles and not showing any signs of wear :)

[Civic Accord Honda]

my parts car dx had 362K miles on it and its suspension and body was cleaner then my lxi with 160k on it haha

[mushroom_toy]

IM at 412k+ now. :)

[84Accord]

256,000 and still going!

[A18A]

118470 miles and running like poo

(a few cars later) 111875 miles and running like poo

[86ccord]

IM at 412k+ now. :)

was beginning to wonder if you were going to post..lol


well ive got 189,xxx stong!

[redaztec]

225K and ready for an engine rebuild. Last owner was not good at changing oil on time. Still runs though!

[import racer]

Well my 89 SEI has 430 000km on it and it sounds pretty good,but gonna put motor and 5-speed in it out of the exi.It only has 320 000 on it.

[greentee76]

222K miles and runs better than new. Of course my "refreshed" engine doesn't have 3k on it yet. Hehe. But for any car to go 200k+ and 20 years up here in the rust belt says something about its initial quality.

[MessyHonda]

162k since yesterday

[ARracer65]

206,000 on mine 13,500 of that within the past 6 months

[AccordB20A]

Spose mines still classified as low milage in the usa

300,000 kilometers = 186 Miles

but over here 300,000kms is time for a new car.

[AC439]

86LXi with 256k miles still running strong and getting 30+ miles per gallon. I need to replace a few ball joints, all struts, windshield and repaint car. Interior is very clean.

[1ajs]

1.15 million kms on on the body 300,000 somthing on the curent motor.

5 oil changes so far this year... at ever 6000kms

[A18A]

haha was waiting for you to post

[86ccord]

haha was waiting for you to post

lol no doubt.

[mushroom_toy]

Did I mention Im dynoing my 412K+ car tomorrow. Hahaha. :)

[Crazybird]

310 685. miles woot well more now lol

[griffonks]

170K miles and using no oil. My car sat for 9 years on a ranch so stuff like suspension especially struts, engine mounts, rubber lines, etc are suspect. I'm replacing the sticky stuff now, but amazingly the carburetor has operated perfectly for 55K miles after sitting with old fuel for 7 of the 9 years. Engine and drive train are great!

[LxAcc510]

29x,xxx! And its been almost 10k since it's last oil change! + it even ran out of oil cuz there's a small leak. Now I have 3qts of 10-30 and i was half asleep at kragen so i accidentally put 1qt of 5-30. =(

[russiankid]

163k and fires right up after sitting for 2+ weeks.

[Juggalo88Accord]

im just about to roll over to 280,000 runs great needs some work but its gunna hit 300,000 before an Engine swap

[anubix]

1989 Coupe LXi mt 242,742
Purchased end of summer $750 (advertised with "bad clutch" cuz it popped outta 5th on the freeway, $1500)
Installed jdm A20A3 (sent the head to the machine shop to be rebuilt anyway), and jdm A2K5 5 speed (prelude) tranny
All dealership seals & gaskets
Replaced ALL rubber hoses
Timing belt, tensioner, water pump, brake master cylinder
New Plugs, wires, pcv
New axles & tires
Re-charge AC with R12 (brrrrrr!)
Cleaned, Re-wrapped wiring harness
At least 25 cans of brake parts cleaner (cleaned the shit out of everything)
Added power door locks
Believe me when I tell you gentlemen, she gets 38.75mpg @ 80mph, and does not drip a drop of ANYTHING.

[snoopyloopy]

but are you still riding the a18 motor w/ the a20 head?

anyway, 270,xxx for me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_aixeKF5to

[Josh89accord]

183,173.7 miles.

[Jareds 89 LX-i]

371,842.2 miles on my '89 LX-i, original motor, original tranny, 2nd clutch. Still runs and drives like an absolute dream, everything works, cold a/c, etc. I got it in 2001 with 253k on it from my mom, and she got it in May 1997 with 140k from the original owner. I've got a very very minor oil leak, I think coming from the breather tube. Only have to add about 1/2-1 quart over 5000 miles so it's not too bad. Unfortunately the body is really showing it's age... 13 salty Chicago winters are really taking their toll on the rear fenders and other spots, and the clearcoat is peeling pretty good on the roof :( Still runs great though and still perfectly reliable! :rockon:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/carpic13vv.jpg


My dads SE-i auto is at 170,xxx miles and doing great, though the motor was rebuilt around 135k or somewhere around there (before he bought it). Might as well add my moms 5th gen in here too ('94 EX sedan 5 speed), she's around 209,xxx and going strong as ever! My bike has 'only' 58,700 miles, LOL, but it's a 2004 and not even 2 years old yet (1 yr 9 mos)

Gotta love Hondas!! :rockon:

Man 2.5 years later and I really haven't added too many miles on the trusty LX-i... only about 19,000 or so. I'm at 390,500 something, still running strong as ever!! But I don't drive it much since I take the bike everywhere

[mushroom_toy]

Man 2.5 years later and I really haven't added too many miles on the trusty LX-i... only about 19,000 or so. I'm at 390,500 something, still running strong as ever!! But I don't drive it much since I take the bike everywhere

Man where have ya been havent seen ya in a while. XD

[Jareds 89 LX-i]

Man where have ya been havent seen ya in a while. XD

Ehhh I've been around.... hangin in there, but been busy trying to find a new job. Got laid off from Akins in early November and haven't been able to find anything yet. Got a couple of hopefuls that look like they might work out though.... will find out next week

How you been? It has been awhile! :cheers:

[Blackbird_]

218,xxx miles, bought about a week or so ago for $800

[mushroom_toy]

Ehhh I've been around.... hangin in there, but been busy trying to find a new job. Got laid off from Akins in early November and haven't been able to find anything yet. Got a couple of hopefuls that look like they might work out though.... will find out next week

How you been? It has been awhile! :cheers:

It has been a while. ive been ok, like you said hangin in there lol hopin i dont get sacked from my job.

[OldSkoolA20accord]

got mine about a year ago. with 250K miles on it. (a guess. speedo didnt work for about 2 years) put about 7 thousand miles on it with about 90 percent of the shifts at 6 grand to see if it could take it and it did for a while till it broke a rod, jumped time and blew a hole in the radiator. It will be back soon.

[Munki]

my 88 accord A20a4 is just over 235,000km i think that's about 146,022 miles says a internet converter, as of 01/20/09.

mid 2008, i had the timing done as well as reconditioned the autobox and p/s overhaul, apart from yearly service, a brake fix. (booster i think, i was braking heavy that year) thats it.

the engine runs great still, but the box was scary early 2008, i lost the auto's 4th gear, it would work fine till it came time to auto change into 4th .. then just go neutral, if i edged on the accl' it would slowing slip into 4th but i second i put a little pressure on the box it would slip into neutal again, so i stopped driving it for 4 months till i saved the money for the big fix.

once the p/s, timing and recond' autobox was done ... wooah boy how'dy ... like a new car.

in the first 5 years i was young and pushed my little 88 accord pretty hard, only time i drive it hard in the last few years was once last year, was a few weeks after the "big fix", it was 3am no one around on a flat highway, where took her up to top speed. 165kmh maybe 170kmh if i pushed, that's about 102 miles a hour i think, all standard, she never stopped purrring perfectly and nailed to the road with 15" rims, stability not a issue at all, even with 2 lane changes.