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Hey ya

just acquired a polo mk3 1.3 for the other half, wondering what sorta life can i expect out of these engines

its a high miles engine but iam looking forward to doing a few bits to it

cheers

Scott

im guessing its a 1.3 CL or Genesis, so have 55bhp (i think) apposed to 1.3GT (has 75)

all depends on how high but most ppl are @ 100k & not heard of any probs. 2 of the 3 mk3 polos ive owed have had well over 100k & there been no probs, so pretty much indestructable.

ScottyBoy wrote:Hey ya

just acquired a polo mk3 1.3 for the other half, wondering what sorta life can i expect out of these engines

its a high miles engine but iam looking forward to doing a few bits to it

cheers

Scott

I had a MKII 1.3 and it had 185K on the clock and ran better than my 1997 R reg MKIV

On reflection went better - a hell of a lot better - bloody low reving torquey lumps suck!!!

hey ya

thanks for the replys, try a K plate on 175K on a 1.3

its having a major service believe me iam hoping i can see 12 months + out of it id like to be honest hopefully do her ok

i hope

If its been serviced regulary you should see well over 12 months out of the little engine.

i think its a 1.0 actually ....

according to what ive just found out

a good service me thinks and fingers crossed its mint 4 prev owners and lots of reciepts etc

if its had a hard time you may eventually need to go as far as me and do a little rebuild on it (gaskets, piston rings, bearings, clean the head & valves up a bit etc) to get it back to full health, but they should run and run and run if you look after them. they're pretty hardcore. i dont think these cars often fail on the basis of core bodywork or engine, unless the belt goes..

if it's a 1.3 with the economy 5th gear transmission, and treated gentle, it'll go even longer

the 1.0s can get a bit stressed - lower ratio differential, often kept longer in the lower gears anyway, needs a lot of stick to maintain motorway speed, etc....