EVO MURCIELAGO
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WOW, just catching up on my back editions, and noticed one of the staff has a Murcialago, (which was heavily crashed and now coming to the end of a rebuild), on a mileage of 235k !!!!! It's a 2001 car. Now alot is made of how useable the Porsche 911's are, and how fragile the Italian marques are, but this motor must be up there with the best high milage'rs. Well done bully !!!! any on a higher mileage out there ?
simonspider said:
It's 258k actually. Probably not worth much more than a sack of carrots but hey ho. It's in Lambo Manchester right now being finished off. When it is its back in Evo and will be my daily driver again. Next doors dogs won't be happy
Are you still happy you took the plunge for the rebuild. I got the idea you were slightly undecided and the rebuild seems to have, as these things do, a lot of twists and turns along the way.It's fantastic to have such a high mileage car though, real conversation piece of course. Enjoy driving it when it's finished, I am assuming only you will be in the seat from now on.
Gandahar said:
Are you still happy you took the plunge for the rebuild. I got the idea you were slightly undecided and the rebuild seems to have, as these things do, a lot of twists and turns along the way.
It's fantastic to have such a high mileage car though, real conversation piece of course. Enjoy driving it when it's finished, I am assuming only you will be in the seat from now on.
Thanks for the comments. No, I didn't ever consider not rebuilding it but given the time it would take and the parts needed to repair I knew it would be a long haul and not economic but given its sentimentality it was always going to be done.It's fantastic to have such a high mileage car though, real conversation piece of course. Enjoy driving it when it's finished, I am assuming only you will be in the seat from now on.
Incidentally the LP640 is coming up to 90,000 miles now. The one thing about these V12's is they are so robust even under heavy track use. It's going in for a top and bottom rebuild in July but doesn't smoke and still pulls like a train. Still on the original chains too.
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Incidentally the LP640 is coming up to 90,000 miles now. The one thing about these V12's is they are so robust even under heavy track use. It's going in for a top and bottom rebuild in July but doesn't smoke and still pulls like a train. Still on the original chains too.
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So why the rebuild?
Incidentally the LP640 is coming up to 90,000 miles now. The one thing about these V12's is they are so robust even under heavy track use. It's going in for a top and bottom rebuild in July but doesn't smoke and still pulls like a train. Still on the original chains too.
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So why the rebuild?
simonspider said:
Ferruccio said:
So why the rebuild?
Cos I don't want to risk an enormous bill if it does let go. It does happen. Preventative maintenance..robinessex said:
In that case, what your guarding against is fatigue failure. Thus all the moving bits at least would need to be changed. And if you're pedantic, so would the cylinder block as well. This experiences cyclic loading, and as aluminium doesn't have an infinite faigue life, unlike steel which does at low stress levels, this needs to go a well. Opps, no engine left now !!! This is why airplanes, during a major service, have lots of their bits scrapped. Exceeded their design life. I'd leave it alone, as it seeems to be running fine, and search e-bay for a spare engine in case of a big bang.
Thanks for the advice. I fly a helicopter in my spare time so I know all about metal fatigue and the dangers of it. Since I've a few other cars (20 odd I think) in my humble experience if you wait till they let go you're in for a bigger bill than if you don't.
Hi chaps 1.5 bar is ok when warm. When the mileage starts to clock up over 60k changing to a thicker oil helps. Agip do one I think its a 10/40. That said the end is nigh when the oil pressure warning light starts to flicker on and off on idle. Time for a top end then.. Both the above comments are true for the 640 & Murcielago.
simonspider said:
Hi chaps 1.5 bar is ok when warm. When the mileage starts to clock up over 60k changing to a thicker oil helps. Agip do one I think its a 10/40. That said the end is nigh when the oil pressure warning light starts to flicker on and off on idle. Time for a top end then.. Both the above comments are true for the 640 & Murcielago.
Cheers fella. The crackpot service adviser told me I needed valve guides at 30K miles, as that's what's recommended. I just laughed. Gassing Station | Diablo/Murcielago/Aventador | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff