How reliable is your LS1 thus far?

**myk02k** · 05-14-2006, 09:41 PM

OK I have been through a few issues with my LS1 and wanted to ask everybody about their maitenence necessary in order to keep the car going. I just want to prepare for future upcomings, but please don't say "oh the axle will go", just say what broke on you and when it needed replacement. Also, nothing under $100. Here's me...

2000 A4 LS1

bought at 48,600

alternator RIP at 47,000
ignition cylinder key RIP at 58,600
4L60E A4 transmission RIP at 60,000
water pump RIP at 61,000 (but was going for a while)

currently 62,000 miles

**GatorSS** · 05-14-2006, 10:00 PM

Originally Posted by myk02k

...just say what broke on you and when it needed replacement. Also, nothing under $100. Here's me...

Mine is my daily driver and has almost 94k miles on it now. I bought it brand new. Thus far, nothing has broke that was more than $100. The driver's window motor went out at about 65k miles and I bought a new one for less than $60 and replaced it myself. That's it. Needless to say, I am well pleased with my car.

I have replaced other items with aftermarket components, but not because anything broke; I wanted more performance.

**Capster78** · 05-15-2006, 03:33 AM

Other highly replaced items are headlight motors, window motors, fuel pumps, 12 bolt rear ends, speakers and well if you drive like I do, tires

**redline** · 05-15-2006, 06:51 PM

80,000 on mine and ive done u-joints, altinator, three p.s. pumps, rubber, and shocks. Current problems are leaky rack and pinion, bad driver side window regulator, intermitent security light, and a wonderfull rear end noise that only the radio and a blown out flowmaster can cure. still runs wot every day. (i'll drive it till the wheels fall off)

**baker5209** · 05-16-2006, 04:31 AM

I have not had any problems with mine it has 74,345 miles. Just mods on it.

**5LtrBtr** · 05-16-2006, 08:15 AM

Bought mine with 45000 or so on it. Got 77000 now. Haven't done anything except a new set of tires and oil changes. It needs a tune up and I think the water pump is going out but thats it. No leaks sqeaks and only a slight rattle.

**ibanez7** · 05-16-2006, 08:38 AM

2001 z28 m6. dyno 360rwhp, low 12s 1/4 time, with just bolt-ons with 100,000 miles.

I bought the car with 20,000 on it and the car has earned another 80,000 with me driving hard, multiple track passes, street races and SCCA solo 1 races too. the car has been my daily driver for the last 3 1/2 years and the only two problems I have had is:

waterpump went out, such an easy fix.
Slave cylinder exploded, not so east and time consuming.

besides that I am on the factory 10bolt and clutch

**myk02k** · 05-16-2006, 12:37 PM

wow, great responces guys keep them coming. i guess ive either had bad luck or everyone with good luck is responding.

5LtrBtr, keep an eye on that water pump mine gave me hell before it finally went. It was going for nearly 8 months and I think I was burning coolant and it would overheat when the radiator would be near empty and act like a catalyst, evaporating even more fluid. I probably went through 6 bottles of coolant until it just gave up completely, but it would lose a lot for a month, not lose anything another month, lose more next month, ect. Just keep Dexcool wherever you go and fill it constantly until the day your car goes over 260' (itll come!), and next round use traditional green with redline or purple royal.

**Motrv8d Steve** · 05-16-2006, 12:38 PM

had to replace the rotors at 11K, 23K (both under warranty) and now they need replacing again at 57K.

had to replace the M6 at 41K

(never been to the track and hardly ever ever street race, maybe 5 times since 1998.
haven't had to replace the infamous passenger window motor, but it is sloooooooow.
other than that, haven't had any other major problems. motor runs like a raped ape.
oh I almost forgot, my master cylinder brake system has a really slow leak that will have to be repaired/replaced soon.

**myk02k** · 05-16-2006, 12:41 PM

Originally Posted by Motrv8d Steve

had to replace the rotors at 11K, 23K (both under warranty) and now they need replacing again at 57K.

had to replace the M6 at 41K

You're lucky, I had a friend that would beat the sh** out of his Z and woke up one morning to go to school and noticed he lost a caliper...the whole damn thing was just gone from the night before.

**Wesman** · 05-16-2006, 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by Motrv8d Steve

had to replace the rotors at 11K, 23K (both under warranty) and now they need replacing again at 57K.

had to replace the M6 at 41K

(never been to the track and hardly ever ever street race, maybe 5 times since 1998.
haven't had to replace the infamous passenger window motor, but it is sloooooooow.
other than that, haven't had any other major problems. motor runs like a raped ape.
oh I almost forgot, my master cylinder brake system has a really slow leak that will have to be repaired/replaced soon.

My passenger side power window is the same way. Its really slow, but it still works, so its good enough for now

**fantomx** · 05-16-2006, 03:48 PM

I bought My 2002 Camaro Z28 A4 brand new with 77 miles on it in June 2002. I only had regular maintenance on it and replaced normal maintenance items such has front brakes, tires, filter, oil, etc. I now have 65,800 miles on it and runs still very smoothly.

**Liquifire** · 05-17-2006, 01:01 AM

Originally Posted by myk02k

wow, great responces guys keep them coming. i guess ive either had bad luck or everyone with good luck is responding.

5LtrBtr, keep an eye on that water pump mine gave me hell before it finally went. It was going for nearly 8 months and I think I was burning coolant and it would overheat when the radiator would be near empty and act like a catalyst, evaporating even more fluid. I probably went through 6 bottles of coolant until it just gave up completely, but it would lose a lot for a month, not lose anything another month, lose more next month, ect. Just keep Dexcool wherever you go and fill it constantly until the day your car goes over 260' (itll come!), and next round use traditional green with redline or purple royal.

If you know that it is going why not replace the damn thing as soon as you can and definitely before you get your temp over 260..........why would you want your motor to run that hot? If you ran it that warm for any length of time you should be thankful that is all the damage it did. There is a reason why 260 degrees is in the red when it comes to engine temps.....

**Sam-SS** · 05-17-2006, 02:47 AM

Ok, my '99 SS w/67k miles on it that I bought new has had:

SS spoiler tail lights @ 20k under warranty.
Torsen Posi @ 30k under warranty to stop slow cost thrump, thrump.
Front rotors with Pucks all around @ 50k, discovered that the dustless aftermarket
part dusted badly.
Pucks all around with OEM parts to stop dusting @ 55k
Replaced shocks all around with Bielstien @ 57k.
Blew clutch master cylinder @ 60k
Again replaced Torsen Posi @ 61k but this time with Eaton unit. Slow coast thrump,
thrump had returned.
Changed plugs @ 62k. Probably not needed but I figured that 60k was enough.
Replaced front & sail panel speakers w/Infinity @ 65k. Front needed it rear did not. I should have done this many years earlier as the Infinities are great.

I faithfully rotate, balance, change Mobile 1, filter etc every 5k miles.

Many mods.

Now I have a question. How long has the OEM exhaust system been lasting for
you folks?

**edward.brennan** · 05-18-2006, 07:04 AM

01 T/A, bought at 18,000 sold at 65,000 never gave it a rest, only had to regrind the rotors and replace one headlight motor, other than tires. Drove it hard most the time.

**edward.brennan** · 05-18-2006, 07:05 AM

Duh, and I had to replace an O2 sensor, but those are warranteed until 80k.

**02z28ls1** · 05-18-2006, 04:34 PM

Bought a 98 V-6 5 speed Camaro new in 97-burnt out a foglight that was replaced under warranty. Traded it in @36,000 miles for my 02 Z-28-now at 30,000 miles. Have a foglight burn out recently and had a door speaker blow out a couple months ago (my bad). Needless to say I couldn't be happier. And I wanted to add to the guy that thinks it's a bitch that the antifreeze evaporates because he is overheating the hell out of his motor with a bad water pump that is so freakin easy to replace and so inexpensive that he is a retart for not doing it asap----YOU SPENT MORE ON ANTIFREEZE THAN IT COST TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP!!!!!!! please get a clue:firedevil

**Huskerz1** · 05-18-2006, 09:09 PM

72,000 miles

1 water pump at 64k
1 radiator at 70k
NGK TR55's with MSD wires at 70k

Daily driver

**myk02k** · 05-19-2006, 12:46 AM

Originally Posted by 02z28ls1

Bought a 98 V-6 5 speed Camaro new in 97-burnt out a foglight that was replaced under warranty. Traded it in @36,000 miles for my 02 Z-28-now at 30,000 miles. Have a foglight burn out recently and had a door speaker blow out a couple months ago (my bad). Needless to say I couldn't be happier. And I wanted to add to the guy that thinks it's a bitch that the antifreeze evaporates because he is overheating the hell out of his motor with a bad water pump that is so freakin easy to replace and so inexpensive that he is a retart for not doing it asap----YOU SPENT MORE ON ANTIFREEZE THAN IT COST TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP!!!!!!! please get a clue:firedevil

I had no choice, I didn't have the money yet to afford a replacement and I didn't even know what was wrong with it. I thoughy maybe I had a leak because it only over-heated when the radiator was empty. Because it was so sporadic when it occured, I could never find out wtf was wrong with it. I even got the coolant pressure-checked and told the mechanic my problem and he said nothing was wrong when I did have the money...2 weeks later it blew. I was scratching my forehead and so was everybody else until the water pump finally went.