how many miles on youtr 3100 sfi?

[slacker]

i have a 1995 grand am se with the 3100 sfi motor. i was wondering how many miles you guys have on yours. i am up to 123,324 right now. anyone higher?

[MJE95GAGT]

95 too with almost 108,000

[gt karl]

Mine's a 97, with 86,000 miles on it.

[HondaCivicsSuck]

i had 132,000 on the old 3100 before it blew... now the newer 3100 i put in has 50,000 :)

[ace_ga]

Well i have you all beaten. I got a 95GT with 178,000+ miles on it. Its still running strong (knock on wood) but Im gonna rebuild it this spring anyway. With performance parts that is.:D

[digital-d]

My '95 has 117,000 on it.

[RocketFast321]

37k on a 97 malibu

[GrandAm95]

I have alittle over 170000 miles on my 95 and the car still runs like it is brand new

[Dallas_95GT]

144,000 miles and going strong! 3100's are great :D

[Antalive[DM]]

95 too 115,874.05 :lol: really!

[John95GA]

Not even 77K on my '95 yet. :D 'Sounds like she might have many more years of life in her, after hearing all your comments. I might be doing a full P&P job soon also (knock on wood).

[Antalive[DM]]

:lol: Willing to sell a engine? :rofl:

[computerboy2k1]

well my 1992 grand am GT with the 3300 has 105,000 but my 3100 motor in my 1992 cavliar wagon beater car has 243,000

[Mindgame8]

My 95 SE is just under 170 thousand. Haven't had to do hardly any work to her either. :D

[o0five0o]

Ive got a '95 w/ 52,341 original miles. Giving me problems though, ticking that wont go away after car warms up, hopefully its just a loose spark plug and not piston slap

[Antalive[DM]]

I would hope not.

[o0five0o]

I guess i should add what else is wrong. Two bad window motors, control arm, that damn ticking noise, and my recent tranny problem (read my other posts to find out what i mean) Also from what the mechanic said, i have an oil pan gasket leak, front crankshaft seal leak, and tranny lines leaking tranny fluid. Im so mad at pontiac, but not much i can do since warranty has expired:2up:

On a good note, i just replaced a torn CV boot a few weeks ago, thats one down and many more to go.............

[B.T.Roark]

That is pure:band:music to my ears, my 95 SE has just 47,789.

[MJE95GAGT]

Originally posted by B.T.Roark
That is pure:band:music to my ears, my 95 SE has just 47,789.

WHA?!?!?! only 47 K on a 95?!??!

[slam2316]

i have 98500 on mine, slow coolant leak coming from somewhere though... I dunno where...

[Antalive[DM]]

47?????? Do you wanna sell and engine? :lol:

[1996v6corsica]

my 96 corsica has 111,000 miles, all ive dont to it was repair the alternator and fix a bad gasket on the timing chain cover, the previous owners must have taken great care of this car, the engine was spotless when i bought it, and not just cleaned up to sell, there was nothing corroded or rusted, not a single piece of dirt, all the cables and covers were spotless

[Minime]

my 98 has 92,000 on it, and plan to have it for many more.

[Black03SC/T]

wow, thats some high mileage, my 95 only has 72K miles!

[Antalive[DM]]

Is your car brown because i thought you would have worked for UPS or something.

[Jason Lesbirel]

I have 134,435kms. (or 83,534.3 miles) on my 3100, and have had no major problems with it.

[Antalive[DM]]

well i consider them pretty reliable

[mikem220153]

My 97 GASE has just over 111,000 miles on it. I looking for a good block so I can start building up it's replacement.

[Peyman]

96 with 47,500

[Vengeance]

i've got about 103500 on my 97. i wanted to get a low miles GT but those go for around 7k and up here :eek:

[mom2mac]

156,000 or so I think, maybe more now that I haven't been in it for a month now :P

[live4ball]

i have 88,000 on a '94 GT

I have a slow coolant leak too and i think its the heater core. Spring coming soon so i think i'll just bypass that:)

[teeJay]

55K on my 96. Still runs great, AND IT BETTER!

[yonkman]

Almost 79,000 on my 96.

[Black03SC/T]

73,000 miles on my 1995 Grand Am GT

[Cmnky16]

113,000miles on my 96 SE

[GAM96]

I have over 183k miles on my 96 GT, so far I've replaced driver & passenger side window motors, 2 windshields, 2 tranies, 3 alternators, 2 motor mount bolts, 1 brake booster, 1 pair struts, countless tires & brake pads, 2 pairs of rotors, 3 sets of belts, 2 tune-ups, 1 radiator, all cooling lines, 1 heater core 3 sets of headlights & fog lights, I think that's all. Car seems to be running pretty well although I'm having some intermittent idling problems and every now and then the power steering seems to make some noise. I guess those are my next repairs. I do run my car hard 75-80mph daily! It doesn't burn or leak any oil, which I'm extremely happy about. I keep the engine compartment so clean you'd think it was almost brand new.

[jp17]

I have 81,000 on my 98

[Jason Lesbirel]

Originally posted by GAM96
I have over 183k miles on my 96 GT, so far I've replaced driver & passenger side window motors, 2 windshields, 2 tranies, 3 alternators, 2 motor mount bolts, 1 brake booster, 1 pair struts, countless tires & brake pads, 2 pairs of rotors, 3 sets of belts, 2 tune-ups, 1 radiator, all cooling lines, 1 heater core 3 sets of headlights & fog lights, I think that's all. Car seems to be running pretty well ..........

It should be running well - it's brand new now..... :lol:

[HAVELUV4MYGA]

Just ticked pass 180,000 Mi today! Engine still runs great, Mobil 1 Synthetic every 5,000 Mi, Rad and Engine Flush every 25,000 Mi keeps her running great

[wiccanferret]

Over 215,000 on ours. Still spanking Civics, Eclipses, Celicas, and all manner of things with wings that weigh more than the rest of the car.. :P

[digital-d]

I now have 123,000 miles on my ride and it's faster than ever. I also just put in my sports cluster since it had 123,000 miles on it's odometer so it works out perfectly. I run Quaker State high mileage synthetic every 3,000, wash it once a week and wax it every two months.

[wiredawg]

only 74 on mine, 20 k in 6 months

[Antalive[DM]]

i hit 120,000

[mikem220153]

97 GASE 114,000 miles

[Hackedtodeath]

i'm around 163,000 and i have put a new trans cause it just went for some reason also the motor mounts are new and the upper hose went on ym shot 3 feet in the air lol other wise going strong

[Marcus Garvey]

I bought the car brand new in Dec. '97 w/ 40 miles on the odometer. For the most part, the problems haven't been too bad. I've always put synthetic 5W-30 in the crankcase.

The engine specific problems I've had are replacing the #1 fuel injector (would get stuck while idling, resulting in a misfire) and the intake manifold gasket! Thank you GM for using a plastic gasket! It's a $70 part that requires a boat load of labor! The #5 fuel injector is misfiring intermintently according to the OBD reader. It hasn't caused the "CHECK ENGINE" light to come on, but the car idles a little rough. I'm buying a pickup in December and I'm going to keep the GA as a daily driver until it explodes on me! LOL

Oh, I still have the original exhaust system!

[HondaHater]

83.5K Miles on my 1994 GT---Bought in 11/02 with 70K

The slow coolant leak everyone is haveing a problem with that stems back to 1982 when the 2.8L was introduced in the Citation. Its section of the head gasket. Sometimes it just leaks out to nowhere (mine is leaking onto my water pump) and sometimes it leaks into the oil. Take a look at your heads....right where the lower corner of the head and the manifold meet....I can almost guarantee that's where everyone's leak is comming from. It usually happens on the front head....but sometimes on the back too.

[-Michelle-]

Originally posted by Vengeance
i've got about 103500 on my 97. i wanted to get a low miles GT but those go for around 7k and up here :eek:

I bought a 97 grand AM SE (but it's a limited edition, so it has almost all the same features as the GT except the dual exhaust) and I got mine for 7K with only 41,000 miles on it! :D

[jeremy96gase]

Almost 130K on my 96.
Replaced: water pump, alt, belt tensoner.

Still going good, but need more speed.

[flav3rsav3r]

63K on the 95.

:D

[donna_n_mike]

I have a 95 GT and mine has 142,000 miles on it. Runs great with the knock at start-up like most GA's and I have a slight oil leak that I don't know if I'm going to worry about fixing till later.

[stuffster]

I have a 96 Grand Am that has 115,078 and it is still going stonge, but the in-take is leaking coolest and oil. She need some work but she is a good car. Can someone tell me if the same thing has happened to them or any thing that would be helpful to me. Also the back speckers don't work all the time has anyone had prombles with the stero if you have can you please tell me if you know how to fix it or anything that may help fix the prombles. Thank you for any help you can tell me.:) :) :D
:???:

[mikem220153]

stuffster;

Yes the problem you are having with the leaks in the intake area are common on the 3100 engine. The only fix for it is to remove the upper intake plenum and lower intake manifold and replace the intake manifold seal. This is a problem you should get corrected as soon as you can. Because if it starts leaking into your engine oil, you will have much more serious problems.

As for your rear speaker problem, do you have the original sound system or an aftermarket system. It sounds llike you have a loose connection somewhere. Start by checking your connections at the speakers and work your way forward to the stereo. My first guess would be a bad connection at the plug that goes into the back of your stereo. Welcome to GAOC

[97grandamchick]

I bought my 97 ga se with 92k on it in april 2003 for only $3000...the guy needed to get rid of it, so he just asked for what he owed on it...its loaded, the only thing it doesnt have is a sunroof... :) and i love my ga to pieces :) a lot better than my old pos escort zx2....

oh, its got 95k on it now....3k in a month and a half :(

[PontiacGrandAnn]

99,524 miles on my '94 GA :agree:

Hasn't really given me any amount of problems. Just your basic wear and tear fixes. :D

::sighes:: I love my car... :P :D

[95grandamgt3100]

i have a 95 grand am gt 3100, and i have 60,000 original miles on it. i've only had to replace one major thing which was the lower intake gasket.

[stuffster]

did you just get your car. poeple say that 3100 is good but the gaskets are other story, i had the same problem. i take me and my dad and his friend all day to take a part the motor to get to the gasket. that was a fun day for me and my dad, i heard my dad say F*** for the first time in me life so that was fun.
:angel2: :angel2: :angel2:
:angel1:

[TEAM_AED]

I have 82,000 on my 98. Its getting a new motor soon though. :)

[digital-d]

18 posts later in this thead I now have 125,000. I have never had any gasket problems with my 3100 except for maybe a very slow oil leak out of the lower manifold (probibly a gasket), but by the time I need to add I need an oil change anyway. I mostly have electrical problems with my car as of the present, but that doesn't have anything to do with the engine.

[smitz123]

72,269 on my 96!:D

[PontiacGrandAnn]

Originally posted by PontiacGrandAnn
99,524 miles on my '94 GA :agree:

Hasn't really given me any amount of problems. Just your basic wear and tear fixes. :D

::sighes:: I love my car... :P :D


Last night I hit ::sniffles:: 100,000 miles... :bawl:

[minardi]

162,399 on a 1995 Corsica if you want to count that lol.

Still runs mighty fine... a tad of noise from the alternator and I'm going to stick a new serpentine belt on it when I get paid.

[ga11sport]

Just north of 100K and it's been a pain. I've put more money in to fix it then for what I bought it for. But yet I keep it and I love my car.

[Vinaashak]

Ive got right around 160000 on my 97 right now. At about 155000 i ran a 16.2@84. Not to bad for a stock old motor.

[Minime]

Originally posted by Minime
my 98 has 92,000 on it, and plan to have it for many more.

well my 98 now has 102,000 on it

[Jordon'sGrandAm]

'96 SE 142,477 all highway mile driving lady worked in WV thats how and why there are so many miles.

[Chuckie98gt]

98 Grand Am GT with 3100 with just over 36K...Only had to change the Alternator...Bought it in 2001 with only just over 4500 miles on it. STEAL!!!! :D

[Bouchie11982]

It jsut turned to 122,000 on my 94

[HondaCivicsSuck]

146K on the body

[Stingray]

161,000 on my 95 GT.

[RocketFast321]

update, 48k on a 97 malibu

[FalconXtreme]

my 97 has 106k miles on it

[HondaCivicsSuck]

I have been driving alot LOL its 59k on the motor now :(

[Puckman27]

my 97 Gt is almost @ 75,000 (74,940), got it in 2000 w/ 32,000 fresh off of a lease

[chasm31]

113,000 on 97, bought at 60,000 3 years ago. Still runnin strong but gettin on down.

[Puckman27]

Originally posted by Puckman27
my 97 Gt is almost @ 75,000 (74,940), got it in 2000 w/ 32,000 fresh off of a lease

well, it passed 75,000 while i was driving to an appropriate place, NAPA. :D

[Bouchie11982]

UPDATE!: it jsut turned 124,000 :(

[slacker]

Originally posted by jeremy96gase
Almost 130K on my 96.
Replaced: water pump, alt, belt tensoner.

Still going good, but need more speed.

how much was it to replace the water pump? or how much were parts/where did you get them. i just hit 130,000 and i think mine may be going.

[96grandma]

my '96 gt has 128k and change.

the only things that have been fixed on it include the alternator (2x) and now it needs a new o2 sensor:D

[Myetball]

I'v got over 177,000 miles on my '94 SE, had 132,000 when I got it three years ago. Still runs strong, only real engine work since I've had it has been new front and rear crank seals and two alternators. Also had to clean out the port from the throttle body to the EGR, was getting a CEL.

200,000 should come by the end of next year.

[1992grandam]

i have almost 120k on mine and its still runnin like new:D

[PGsGT]

I have 151,000 miles on mine as of today. Engine runs GREAT!! Everything else is breaking though:lol: All original.

[HondaCivicsSuck]

u keep sayin that /\ :)

[Matrix_1811]

man ive read all these posts and while many of you may find it hard to believe i've got 324 863 on my 97 GA Se.... only prob is in the winter time when it's cold out it takes 15mins before the tranny kicks in. Summertime is no problem just in the winter it stalls far too long....

[stewartfn20]

holy thread revival. jeez 324k though.

[whitenoise]

i got a 97 with 160,000 and it runs like a bag of crap lol

[daman]

My brothers '94 hit 305,000 miles!!!,,and thats no chit!!!

runs like new yet,unreal..my '95 has only 151,000

[nward]

I'm at 217K and running like out of the factory

[RocketFast321]

79k on our 97 malibu

[b m a 626]

im around 85k with my 95 SE

[PontiacGT201]

Im 300 miles from hitting 130,000. im abou 129698 or something like that.

[PontiacGT201]

holy thread revival. jeez 324k though.

LOL I just looked at the few post dates before your and and like you said

Holy thread Revival

[b m a 626]

it just started over 5 years ago, come on! its still young!!!

i wonder how many of the same cars are still running, haha

[95whitese]

Wow that's impressive... That's really impressive to all of you out there... Let's see my last Grandy the engine threw a rod at 189,000... Then I bought a recalled 3100 from a '96 and that was in that car until i totalled it at 207,000 and now is the heart of franken car running VERY strong with no problems at all. She's only got about roughly 40,000 miles on this engine, and franken car is at 165,000

[A20SVT00]

my has 286.000 miles on the body and 13000 on new motor

[trogdorpontiac]

17,000mi. on a '97.

rest of the car has over 132,000. :-P

[Sovereign]

Just rolled over 140k. I have some sort of weird knocking that's either a sticky valve or oil-starved lifter. Nothing's gone kaboom and the shop doesn't say anything (it's been doing it for quite some time) so I'm assuming it's not a big issue.