I was wonder how long the 2.8l 12v last milage wise cause I'm at 240 right now

 

many variables.

 

Ok we'll bought with 210 trans been rebuilt in it before and I know previous owner never really mainted it my reasoning is it has 240 on it and it will need a timing belt job but my thought is why spend 500 for parts and labor if its going to make it to only 280. I purchased. A spare motor and trans with only 140 on it for 250 running good no leaks nothing it will not cost me much to get motor installed ill have less the. The 500 in timing belt job for the other motor so I was trying to see if I should just go till it goes and then put the less miles in or spend the money on timing belt and get 50k out if then have it go then have to drop more to swap motors or just wait and invest the money in my 70 nova

 

holy run on sentence batman.

You should do a little status check on the current engine and see where its really at before you condemn it. How's the compression? Does it go through any oil between changes? Doesn't eat coolant? If the engine doesn't show any signs of failure then just do the timing belt and give it a good tune-up. Why let it destroy itself and have to swap the engine out if theres nothing wrong with it in the first place?

Now, if it turns out that its eating oil and coolant or has low compression or something of the sorts then sure, drive it to hell and then swap it out.

 

Oh about a quart in a half every 3k and looses coolant like I said I know the previous owner bought my last Audi off her also never took care of it I paid a 1k for it and just needed back o2s 1 1/2 ago

 

how is it losing coolant? burning it? leaking it out onto the ground? trading it for gasoline? do a compression check on it and see where its at. If you have good compression then just throw a cheap timing kit at it and call it a day.