Rb25det, Life Span

[nemesis101]

I was just wandering how many Km's does a RB25DET from a S1 R33(Life span), usually last?....daily drive, regular oil change every 5000kms, minor mods, and pull about 700km's per week.....at the moment my car has pulled 190,000km's and still going....quite reliable

If it does start wearing out, would the turbo be the first to give way?

[and3_3]

How do you drive it? Is it running standard boost? Warmed down/up accordingly?

[teng]

My R33 S2 is over 12years old. Sure i had an engine transplant cause the old one has a crack on the cylinder head but i'm still using the original turbo boosted to 0.6bar at the moment. Same as you change oil at 5000km. Seldom revved over 3000rpm before changing gears unless overtaking or final gear high speed runs on the highway. The RB25DET is a strong engine and under normal driving conditions, it should last you for a very long time. My dad's A15 Engine has been through 2 overhauls with the odometer going past 999999 miles (yes miles not km) TWICE and it still starts and runs like new. My dad never runs the car more than 120km. lol

Most important is never skip out on the maintenance. If something is wrong, fix it or replace it.

Edited December 27, 2008 by teng

[RBwhatever]

well, i've got 140K on my clock.....and I very much doubt they're true kms. I'd expect the japs to have lopped a 100 thou off. So guessing its done more like 240 thou and it still runs a dream....bar the coilpacks.

Service it, drive it, and your set.