Protege High Mileage Club

[Brains]

2001 Protege ES
somewhere around 154,000- starts first time every time, just a little rusty.

 

[LubricatedSword]

I have a 2001 Mazda Protege LX
Has 240354 last time I did an oil change
Starts up everytime

 

[ajkulish]

i just turned over 170k last week and im still boosting strong

 

[protege_mp3]

i have a mazda mp3 with 130,000 miles still run like a beast

 

[ffocused.]

Just turned over 168,000. Still running strong.

 

[pr5red02]

I have 146,000 p5

 

[talltim]

So I am assuming that a 160,000 mile 2001ES should have no issue going over 200,000 miles? Cause until I can get enough money to replace it it will be that way. Mainly hiway miles and synthetic oil (looses some but doesnt seen to be burning any). I stay under 3,000 rpm and do my best to hypermile it.

 

[ajkulish]

youll have no problem unless youre boosted.

 

[THE Phen]

youll have no problem unless youre boosted, drive like a complete moron, and don't take care of the car...

Fixed that for you. Barry had well over 220k on his MSP when he sold it.

 

[njaremka]

what they said. i will be hitting 200k miles on mine before the end of June, and it still runs fantastic. i don't baby it either.

 

[tweety2300]

I'm at 158k or something like that. With everything it's been through I'm surprised it's lasted this long. Motors are aparently more durable than people thought

 

[mrwicked]

I'm at 175,800 + and runs really good just had it Dyno'd few days ago

 

[protegejustin19]

309000

 

[stivine6]

Most of these are miles correct? Sorry i am from ontario haha

I have 222,000 km so 137,944 miles on mine, got it 4 months ago, no engine problems and been doign oil changes every 4k km

Hoping to keep it for a long time, i see a lot of people have much higher mileage so i hope this is a good sign

 

[talltim]

Yep I am hoping for the best.It runs very strong and doesnt seem to burn any oil even at load. Does seem to use a certain amount of oil and then stop. Even if I use heavy weight oil it does the same so am am fairly sure it isnt going past the rings or valve seals. Thinking it might be a leak from the front seal. It never looses more than 1/2 quart of oil! Is this a common issue?

 

[THE Phen]

Yeah... the way the PCV is run, it tends to use a little oil. They all do it.

 

[talltim]

Yeah... the way the PCV is run, it tends to use a little oil. They all do it.

Is there any way to do a workaround on it? Perhaps a different part number for the PVC?

 

[njaremka]

Is there any way to do a workaround on it? Perhaps a different part number for the PVC?

oil catch can

 

[tonygulin]

today my PROTE hits the 80,000(wow)

 

[brettbabin4460]

@Ajkulish,
135000 kms for $2000