'97 LS w/ rear air 345,700 miles as of today. Original owner from new, fall of 1997.
Original motor/trans and driveshaft...u-joints may be too. Just about EVERYthing else has been replaced repaired.
Replaced:
Front suspension(every bushing/link/rod/shock)
Rear suspension (leaf bushings and bumpers)
Brakes (??) front and rear at least 5 times, possibly more
Bearings front and rear (F-3 / R-1)
Rear axles (1)
Front L spindle (1)
motor mounts (3 times)
Radiator
Radiator hoses 2(sets)
water pump(2)
Battery (4)
Lower IM gasket
Spider injector and associated stuff
MAF(2)
Oil pump and cooler lines
Timing chain
Timing covers(4) chasing oil leak
PS pump(still whines)
Aux belt (2)
alt. (1)
Idler pulley (2)
Harmonic balancer and seal...still leaking :banghead:
Plugs sets (3)
Tires (4)
Rear axle housing (1 - cracked due to rotted bumper gone missing)
Dist. (1)
Heater core
Grill (1) tabs broke for no reason
FUEL PUMP (3) :rofl:
Fuel filter (2)
Broken side pop out window(freak rock thrown by passing car)
Hood latch
CAT's (2) Current problem
Added:
Trans cooler
Trailer hitch / plug
Needs:
PS pump again
fix leaking TC or HB and seal AGAIN.
NO air to floor on floor heat setting
fix intermittant slider lock
front window leaking
polish headlights
Schitty front end part is clunking after only 2k and needs replacing again.
Hinge pins need replacing on the front doors
Running rich! Needs diag. and fixing.
Many many more little things like hoses, elect., sensors, cats, O2's, window regs/motors, locks, HVAC controls and switches,turn signal stalk, mirror motors and on and on. :blah: :blah: :blah: Thank God they made a ton of them and the pick a yards are chock full of them. I vacillate between utter hatred and admiration that this thing...with my help...will not completely die. I think I've given it a few extra lives though. Oh, oil changed aprox. every 3-5k and trans oil/filter EVERY 30k. I throw almost every type of oil at it...does not seem to matter. I do oil anylysis every 3rd change. It saved my *** once, as they picked up the lower intake manifold gasket leak into the oil! Saved the motor :banana:
It's hauled my family and me through almost 20 years of daily driving and while not perfect is is an amazingly useful van/truck/thing. 20 years of L.A. freeway battle every day is an amazing accomplishment. Thanks Mr. Astro. I still hate you some days though.