what to do with a a motor with 210k miles and 175psi compression?

[GuSpeed]

So like the title says.. My car has 210,000 miles on it and I just did a compression test and on all 4 cylinders it says 175psi.

I bought the car at 100,000 miles and babied the car. What should I do now? rebuild it? What maintenance should I do? Should I turbo it? Or just all motor it?

[Shabbernigdo]

if its still runnin 175 acrost all cylinders and runs good with no leaks etc etc then i dont see why a rebuild would be nessary.

imo ide leave it stock or turbo it.

[Vegascorbin]

What should I do now?

Keep babing it and run it until it won't any more.

[480sx]

First of all, your crank, pistons and bores are in perfect shape. It would be worth pulling the motor and rebuilding it for sure. By 200k, your bearings are going to be worn to some degree, along with a long list of other things that will be worn.

I would re-ring it with OEM stock bore rings, and get a machine shop to hot tank and hone the block. Id also get a machine shop to redo your head and get it back to FSM spec.

In addition, all your seals, water pump, full timing chain set, things of that nature should be changed if they havnt already. You might want to replace your clutch while your at it.

If you do all this its quite possible to get another 200k out of the motor.

Granted, none of this is really needed. Eventually though, somethings going to fail. Be it you valve seals, or something as bad as a timing chain somethings going to give in the 200k+ range usually. Its preventative maintenance, an investment into the car really.

[spooled240]

if it's a DE, then you can pass it over here

but 480 pretty much summed it all up...just keep baby'ing it and drive til it drops...ka-t? well that's just up to you!