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R33 engine life expectancy RB25DET

Dizzo

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in R Series (R30, R31, R32, R33, R34)

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Hi,

There are alot of r33's out there, getting imported with about 100K on the clock. So that's a major service point with the timing belt. My question is, how long do these engines last before having to get rebuilt?

Will they last another 100K before another timing belt is needed and at what km would the engine need to be rebuilt?

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Dizzo

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There's no definate km's where it must be rebuilt for any engine

it's all about how you treat it. Start her up eveyr morning and take it to the redline in every gear while it's cold, dont service it, drive it to it's limits all the time and dont expect it to last too long

Take it easy, treat it well, service regulary and you shouldnt have a problem for a fair while.

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there was a guy in NT (I think), who had his R31 station wagon do more than 1,000,000 km without a rebuild. I think a mate of mine still has the newspaper clipping...

Yeah, you are kinda asking "How long is a piece of string?", but I gather you want to know how long you can go without a rebuild if properly looked after... I don't see why you cant get more than 300,000 km (assuming the previous owner looked after it too). But I expect the turbo to let go before that...

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