POLL: Are you still on your original bottom end bearings?

[Daveed]

Due to some answers in another thread I got curious about how the majority of people are doing with their rod and/or main bearings.

QUESTION: Do you still have your original bottom end bearings?
If YES please state your current mileage.
If NO please state the mileage at which the bearing went out.
Thanks.

EDIT: If crankwalk was the reason please state that in your reply. Thanks.
I'm most interested in early 1g 6bolts but was also like to see whats up with the later ones and 7bolts as well.

 

[Awdboost]

7-bolt 98 with 68K Are you asking for crank walk reasons??

 

[Daveed]

7-bolt 98 with 68K Are you asking for crank walk reasons??

Woops. I didn't get that in there quick enough. Now that you mention it it would be nice to know if crank walk was the reason the bottom end bearings were replaced even though it doesn't appear to be much of an issue with my 1990 6 bolt.

 

[maynard]

6 bolt with 168,000 miles on it and still running strong. She'll probably blow up tommorrow now that I said that.

 

[Vtec_Killer]

Yes on both of mine. Knock on wood.
151,000 on my 94 Tsi 7 bolt.
196,000 on my 91 Tsi 6 blot.

 

[HighPsi92GST]

93 dl 167,000 miles and running strong (i know it doesnt count)
93 tsi 7 bolt made it 9x,xxx miles before the crank decided to take the car for a walk, now 6 bolt
95 tsi 7 bolt still running strong at 92k miles and original bearings.

so out of my 3 current cars, only the 93 tsi 7 bolt doesnt have the original, and its due to crank walk

 

[skinnyt]

6 bolt-204,405 miles and she ran great.

 

[BUCK]

Mine looked like hell at 102K Miles - almost wiped.

 

[trbotaln]

70k on original 7 bolt. Still running like brand new.

 

[FourG63 97GST]

133k unmolested longblock

 

[drk mrk iv]

109k. Stock turbo though.

 

[daren_p]

Origional with 36K

 

[fostytou]

rod knock at 62K.... car was not treated very well by the previous owner

 

[90gst_sean]

179,000 decided to rebuild do to second blown head gasket.

 

[gob4sho89]

Mine were fine untill 130,000... Then the crank went for a walk...

 

[diablos991]

Still orginal and 127,000 miles.

 

[tenn-gsx]

Original at 115,000

 

[BoostedDSM75]

Mine has been rebuilt, and has 101,000. It was not do to crank walk, it was do to modifications!!!!

 

[stomp]

51,000 still tickin!

 

[g_ferg]

I got 10k on a new motor before i fried all of the bearing

 

[kittay]

I'm at 164k, and everything (at least it seems) on my car is brand new and replaced in the last year, except for the bottom end.

 

[tfoti]

Rod bearing went at 170k.

 

[tqmx1]

Wifes car 91 tsi fwd comming up on 182k bottom end all stock but been through 2 heads

 

[Eclipsethis90]

'90 TSI with 91K on original bottom end.

 

[Billy6411]

187k original bottom end perfect compression tore it down to go big