MK2 PH2 172 engine life?

[MElliottUK]

Looking at getting my self a 172, as everyone says there a right good car.

How good are the engines, ie do they generally need major engine work after a certain mileage.

i do 20,000 miles a year so if i keep for 3 years that's 60K

will be looking at cars 30-40k so would be pushing 100k when sold on.

is 100k achievable?

Thanks

 

[jongsr4]

Yeh I think so as long as its been properly maintained, services and belts etc there was one for sale on here a little while ago that had done about 130k I think, that was ok

 

[edde]

100k is easy the engines are advanced Williams engine and Williams have been over 300k before now.

100k woulnd't worry me at all at the end of the day enf engine stuck in lagunas etc and there good for countless miles more likly gearbox clutch etc will go before the engine.

Over 60k they get quicker. SOme of the fastest have 60k+ on them.

Yozzas tested the abuse the stock engine will take 80k plus tones of track days he put on his engine before a manurfactuing failure caused the engine to turn itself to mangled metal. I'd say even with hard road abuse 200k is easy.

 

[Fred@BTM]

if you THRASH the hell out of them ie 30 odd track days a year, with an 8k rpm rev limit it'll last around 80k miles and then blow up big time

 

[Neil G]

Still not bad though

I reckon they must be good for well over a 100k doing normal road use

 

[Shaun16v]

I sold mine earlier this year with 130k + on it. Only thing that ever really failed on it was the gearbox at around 110k

 

[Loopz]

Mine is on 80k, still going strong and it doesn't have an easy life.