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Originally Posted by Logic
You see! Now we've frightened Ecky away! LOL! 
Ecky? 
What oil and oil/filter change interval did you use?
Initial Run In? |
I haven't owned an Insight from zero miles, personally. I follow Insight Central very closely, however, and this seems to be consensus. I imagine it's things like piston rings loosening up, bearing clearances, axle joints, etc. They're clearly designed to last, as a neglected and abused Insight engine is still good for 400,000 miles, and those which are cared for seem to last 6-700,000 before needing retirement - not because they fail catastrophically, but they get down on power.
My previous Insight, I owned from ~150k to ~250k on the stock engine. I changed the oil with Mobil 1 0w20 and a Walmart filter (FRAM or equivalent) every 7500 miles, and did the transmission fluid once. About once a year I'd smack the air filter against a fence a few times. Beyond that, it needed no maintenance to speak of (a wheel bearing, and the clutch master started leaking). At 250k miles it burned no oil and essentially drove and delivered the same fuel economy as it did when I bought it. Better, even, though it's hard to separate driving style honed over 10 years from vehicle performance.
At 250k I put a Honda K24 engine in at that point and drove it for another 3 years before moving overseas. Selling the original powertrain just about paid for the other engine I put in.
My current Insight has ~105k miles (170k km) and runs and drives much the same as my last one.