Is there a high mileage thread for BRZ?
 

I see there is one for FRS, I am wondering if there is one for BRZ?


https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=107723


I searched, did not find anything promising. Any help? I am hitting 50k next week. I know it is not a lot. But it is a milestone for me. So what to post it somewhere. Thanks.

Mine is just a hair under 133k miles.

I hit 50K like 2 weeks ago or something. I have my thing showing the temperature instead of miles because I don’t really care at this point lol

I think the BRZ crowd just hangs out with us FRS peasants in the other thread.

175k here

50K on a 15? You haven't even broke it in yet.

Nice. I am jealous of you! Anybody can beat this record?

Yeah can’t believe I used to think I was putting too many miles on it when I first got it. Now the outside temperature is more important than odometer reading

I drive almost 100 miles a day for work, and this is since I got the car in 2013 which is why my miles are so high. Initially I thought about getting a beater to keep the miles down but then I thought why bother. I would rather not care about miles and enjoy the car every day than drive it sparingly to keep the odometer down. If you love the car, don't worry about resale value, just enjoy it. I change the oil every 7000 miles (OEM oil filters, Mobil 1 0w20) and have had minimal issues. It still sounds and feels as powerful as day 1. Been running an OFT stage 2 tune since around 40k.

Issues so far:
1. Replaced clutch at 100k due to throw-out bearing failure
2. Replaced 1 wheel bearing at around 150k
3. My throw out bearing is starting to make noise again at 175k. For anyone who is prepping for a TOB/clutch replacement and are going with an Exedy OEM replacement clutch, buy the latest revision of the throw out bearing from Toyota and have the shop use that. PN SU003-07349

Still on original front brake pads.

This car has treated me well. I will likely be moving on to a 2018 BMW M2 or 2021 Audi S3 this spring/summer. Not sure if I am going to keep the BRZ as a backup, or hand it off to my nephew who has had his eye on it.

I bought mine when it had 95k. It’s a 2013 too. I’m just a glutton for punishment.

107k now, woot.

So for each TOB job, what parts are recommended to be changed as a complete package? TOB, clutch, flywheel? Anything else? If this has to be done each 100k miles, it's more than a typical timing belt job. What sucks is that I can do the TB job, but not the TOB job.



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141k miles here, no issues except for my mystery clunk

Is there a high mileage thread for BRZ?
 

If you can do a timing belt you can do a TOB easily.



We don't have timing belts in our cars BTW

I’m only at 81k but car is holding up well. Even after being oil starved under load.

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It's a timing chain so it should last the life of the car.

The labor is a little pricey so to me it is worth replacing the clutch + TOB when only the TOB needs replacement. My flywheel was machined, not replaced the last time I had my clutch done. Local performance shop did everything for $1100, including the parts.

i always forget there's a segregation option for those that want to feel like snow flakes...

I just hit 90k. Been boosted since 35k

As expected, I finally hit 50k today. It hasn't been easy. Twice I have considered seriously to sell the car and get another SUV. I don't know whether we shall have another 50k together. Sad.
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I just passed 50k. It took 3.5 years. My commute is 79 miles tough trip. I will have a high mileage BRZ soon enough.

Here's my BRZ engine startup at 120k miles. 10k miles after valve spring recall, fresh spark plugs, revised throwout bearing, fresh 0w20 oil.

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You're selling your FR-S though and moving up to a Hakone.

You can now look down on everybody with a peasant non-special edition twin.

166k on mine

Guess this is the new high mileage thread.

Up to 113k miles, 2013 FR-S. No major issues, no recalls performed, only a new TOB. Still need to do the plugs.

I'm on original plugs too at 175K. I recently looked up the process and it looks like a PITA so I keep putting it off. It still runs/pulls fine so I'm going with the 'if it aint broke don't fix it' approach.

I'm not in a rush. I've been planning on doing it by 120k since the car had 45k.

wondering if this really is good advice. I had a car years ago in which I neglected the plug change interval. As the plugs became worn the gaps grew, apparently causing the coil packs to work harder. I gave the car to a workshop to rectify rough running and was presented with a bill for multiple failed coil packs, which weren't cheap. I was told this was due to the use of plugs let to run until out of spec.

It was still running / pulling fine right up to the point that it wasn't so I'm wondering if the "aint broke, don't fix" approach is right on this one.

The plug change interval on this car is 100,000km which is pretty high. They are called out to be replaced for a reason so suggesting that it shouldn't be done because they take actual effort to change is pretty dumb IMO.

I wasn't trying to provide advice to anyone, just explaining what I am doing. I will likely do them once it gets warmer out.

100k km interval for plugs is not long. For Honda's, it's 105k miles. I agree waiting too long can kill the coils. Maybe there's a happy medium. 100k km seems too short when so many guys can reach 100k miles no drama.

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How much are coil packs for the BRZ? On my previous car (VW GLI), I'd just replace the coil packs when doing spark plug changes anyways. Coil packs were kind of notorious for failing early with the VW Audi 2.0L TSI. Maybe not necessary to do both at once but didn't mind paying an extra $100 CAD to not have to worry about coil packs for the next 90k km... And that was on an inline-4.

With the BRZ, I'm probably going to pay someone to do the spark plugs. If they're going to lift the engine, I'm wondering if it'd be worth it to just do the coil packs at the same time.

I just realized I wandered into a BRZ thread. That's what I get for barely reading the title and not looking at which forum it was from (I usually just pick from New Posts).

I can continue pretending if need be.

200,000kms on the clock (86 though)
https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/det...18499266/?Cr=0

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for the record, i'm a non-segregationalist. i don't care what who or where posts are when it comes to brz/fr-s stuff because they're all the same car.

Are there really BRZ owners on the forums with their nose in the air ?

There seem to be fr-s owners!

I never understood why the forums segregated the two models. Information on one is usually good on both. Only place it matters is body panels and options not available on both.