HairyMonkey019

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You've seen them last on stock cars. You'll understand when you do the swap. The torque is crazier than the 3.2 and a lot more fun.

MidoriTL

yeah i get that but im not big on racing or being a hooligan much anymore, atleast not in this car, cause after all, its still the daily to an extent lol. my hatch is boosted and its way more fun than na cars ive had in the past lol

tlsprincess

2003 with 104XXX, still on original tranny. Hoping to do a 6MT swap at some point.

TestFlyer

2003 TL with 211,000.

DD01TL

2001 TL, 219K+ about to be handed down to a cousin's son just starting college. It's been a great car!

TestFlyer

This was in the family since new and has a stack of maintenance records. It'll be a first-driver for my kid and third vehicle for me. Two things have me concerned—the original transmission at 211K and another timing belt (that's easy, doing that next week). Transmission has been serviced (fluid) throughout its life and I'm torn between a flush and simple drain-and-fill.

Roblee23

​​​​​​wow 211k on the original tranny!! Thats VERY rare, btw, my 99 is at 118k, loving every mile!

Chemtek

2001 tl bought with 89k almost 7yrs ago. Amazing ride,
recently did the full tune up and aside from a new tranny leak,
I haven't had any issues aside from routine maintenance.

Chemtek

currently at 281k miles

bpenn627

bought a car two years ago under the impression it only had 161,000 on it with a new transmission. Since then i put about 20k miles on it. I finally got myself to get the airbag saftey recall done at the dealer last month and they ran a car fax and told me the last reported milege on my car was 251,000 miles. Long story short. I got screwed but the car runs great other than the crank seal leaking and just now finding out im 20,000 over due for a timing belt.

Corey Patrick

No work other than timing and waterpump

Iggy

Just rolled 300k yesterday

Kris9884

Whoa!! Happy 300k!! ^^^^^^^

Iggy

Thanks.
When this motor dies It's J35 time. Maybe sooner if I get a bug up my ass. hehe

TestFlyer

How often do you change the oil and filter? And, what oil do you use?

Iggy

I've used Mobil1 since day one. Change it every 10k or so and always with a new filter

Iggy

Do NOT do a flush. These transmissions do not like fluid being forced through. Drain and fill 3x(total of 9qts). It's very easy to do yourself. Also, use only Honda DW-1.

TestFlyer

Yeah, did a drain and fill on the transmission. Someone told everyone that driving this transmission in manual mode, versus D5, increases the risk of failure. Anybody know the validity of this?

thoiboi

Potato camera!!!!

Iggy

^^^
LOL. shot in high res but lost a bit(ok, a lot) in the GIF converter

schovil69

My 2003 TLS is just a couple thousand miles short of 300,000. It sat immobile for three years until earlier this year. At 100 miles/day minimum, it shouldn't take long to rack up the miles. That is, once I get my daughter's MCS back on the road and start driving it again myself.

tbrad820

319,223

Arkady

My '99 baby is in the 246,xxx range right now! She got a new engine and tranny just before I got her though so who knows the actual mileage ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

joemooch

87,000 miles, just a little more than my golf cart!

ruet

2003 TL-S with 208,000 miles. AV6 transmission with 96,000 miles.

SuperGreg

Just turned over 220K, AV6 swap was done @ 208K.

musiclevelz5

03 TLS 394k, original trans rebuilt at 343k.

99 TL 299k, trans has not been rebuilt.

02 TLP 267k, trans rebuilt at 227k.

03 CLS 247k, trans rebuilt at 235k.

Iggy

that's a lot of diving! Good on ya. How's the body and motor holding up on the TLS?

musiclevelz5

The TLS engine is still very strong and doesn't burn a drop of oil. Body wise, the driver side rear quarter panel has the typical rust forming on the wheel area but other than that its in great shape.

I am actually swapping the TLS over to manual shift here soon. I am gathering parts as I am talking about it. Hope to have it completed before the end of summer.

Iggy

^^ same here. Had to do some repair work on the rear floor pans, wheel wells and replace the gas tank. Been trying to stay ahead of the rust, so far so good.

315K and not a drop of oil either. Love this motor, although I am kind of getting itchy to do a J35 swap for the extra torque

powersj

My 2000 has 245,000 on it.

Pdxnando

Hello Team TL, So far I have my 2003 Tl Type S with 64 k miles. pretty lucky to have this Gem.

Arkady

Only 64k on a 15 year old vehicle? That's crazy! I put 50k on my previous car in just 3 years!

Bell_1821

2003 Type-S 106K original everything.

frankjnjr

236,056, Every thing on this car operates as designed, engine consumes virtually no oil (1/2 pint) between 5K change intervals. Honda rebuilt RMK transmission operates perfectly during my past 4 years and 40,000 miles of ownership. Body, paint, white diamond pearl and ebony trim still in perfect condition. Very comfortable and responsive ride for it's year and accumulated mileage, BEST and most satisfying car I have ever owned. I LOVE THIS CAR.

frankjnjr

In my experience, 150K and no engine oil consumption is pretty damn good, 250k, and no engine oil consumption is remarkable, 315K is truly amazing.

Iggy

^^ Don't know if it has anything to do with it but I've been religious with oil changes. Mobil 1 5w-20 every 10k miles since it was new.

Plus I keep the rings well exercised on a regular basis

marso

I have two 02 TL-Ss. One has 106k still on the TL tranny and the other with 116k in the process of a rebuilt AV6 swap.

frankjnjr

Hey Iggy, I think regular maintenance has EVERYTHING to do with longevity. I too, am religious with oil changes, Valvolene high mileage synthetic blend 5W20, every 4-5K along with Honda OEM filter, coupled with a regular dose of VTEC thrashing, to keep everything loose. Currently, 14K short of a quarter million miles, and this engine still sounds, and performs like a fine Swiss watch!

joemooch

88300 miles...Was considering upgrading at 20 years...but why would I do that?
All engine/trans original. Full Syn every ~10000.
New plugs 7 years ago. Added Magnafine ATF filter and Tru-cool 5 years ago...with Lubegard Platinum.
Timing belt, et.al., plus right and front motor mounts at ~82000.
Did Rt and Left half axles in past year.
EGR and IACV clean outs regularly.
Maybe time for new plugs?
And KBB says it's worth $2050 tops! GFY