1996 850Turbo 200K Advice

brad850 · Post by **brad850** » 24 Jun 2014, 11:29

My 96 850 Turbo is about to cross the 200k threshold.
She already needs a blower motor and some suspension work.
What other investments should I prioritize at her big birthday?

She is a daily driver and stands up amazing well, and looks really good for her age.
Someone took care of her before I got her a couple years ago.

thedancingfiddle · Post by **thedancingfiddle** » 24 Jun 2014, 12:30

When is the last time the timing belt/water pump were done? Could be time.

Also, how about cleaning/replacing the PCV system? Definitely a good thing if you've never done it on the car!

Post by **kahl** » 24 Jun 2014, 12:37

With a 18 year old high mileage car I would look at items that could kill the car. What comes to mind is the cooling system pump and hoses, PCV, timing belt, oil lines and transmission fluid change. I think addressing these items you can easily punch out another 100K.

brad850 · Post by **brad850** » 24 Jun 2014, 13:34

thedancingfiddle wrote:When is the last time the timing belt/water pump were done? Could be time.

Also, how about cleaning/replacing the PCV system? Definitely a good thing if you've never done it on the car!

I am really not sure when the timing belt was done, like I said it is only two years with me. You are probably right, that the belt and pump combination should be done PCV, okay.
Thanks for the ideas

brad850 · Post by **brad850** » 24 Jun 2014, 13:36

kahl wrote:With a 18 year old high mileage car I would look at items that could kill the car. What comes to mind is the cooling system pump and hoses, PCV, timing belt, oil lines and transmission fluid change. I think addressing these items you can easily punch out another 100K.

I thought about transmission fluid change, but I have heard stories of auto transmissions that stop working after a fluid change with high mileage, maybe that is urban myth. Yeah, the car breaker things make sense, I wonder how much it would be get all the lines.

Yeah, I love this car, how she feels on the road still, I would happily keep her another 100K

Thanks Kahl

Post by **j-dawg** » 24 Jun 2014, 13:40

if you don't know when a timing belt with a 70,000 mile change schedule was done, then it was done 70,001 miles ago

transmission fluid flushes as performed by auto mechanics can be hard on the transmission. a couple of drain-and-fill cycles is the preferred method and won't do any damage.

Post by **rspi** » 24 Jun 2014, 15:06

I have changed the fluid in my transmission 3 times (3 drains and fills each time, every 25,000 miles). The last was today.

Do you do your own work?

thedancingfiddle · Post by **thedancingfiddle** » 24 Jun 2014, 15:17

brad850 wrote:
I am really not sure when the timing belt was done, like I said it is only two years with me. You are probably right, that the belt and pump combination should be done PCV, okay.
Thanks for the ideas

You should get it done asap! Water pump, tensioners, pulleys as well. The whole job.

For the PCV, also probably a good idea - if you see any oil leaked out around the fill cap and around the valve cover, it is a pretty good sign that the PCV is clogged.

Post by **E Showell** » 24 Jun 2014, 15:19

I'd change both O2 sensors right away. A failing sensor can lead to a burned valve or a trashed catalytic converter -- neither of which are cheap fixes, especially if you don't do a lot of your own work. They are maintenance items at 100K miles.

brad850 · Post by **brad850** » 25 Jun 2014, 11:57

Sounds like I am running up quite a bill with this stuff.
Especially since I would not be doing much of it myself.

I guess it will be prioritized a bit each month.