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I wasn't sure to post this here or in general discussion. If this is the wrong section please move in apologize.

So I've had many of Carsome with the 5sfe. 5th gen celica, 2 2nd gen mr2, 2 6th gen celica and finally my 99 camry. All of them had over 100k most over 200k with zero signs of giving up life. My 2nd mr2 was a track car with full built in roll cage ect... was tracked from 60k to 100k just on the track. Took 10 years to get that high of mileage but still 40k worth of hard track life and it ran perfect whenever I purchased it. I've beat the hell out of every last 5sfe I've had besides my silver celica I wasn't hard on it. My current car is a camry has 230k and I've tried to blow it up. Ran it without changing the oil for 15k miles and the dip stick was damn near dry. I run the hell out of it almost everyday. I drive it to Pennsylvania everyother weekend a 6 hour trip and I'm not easy on it whatsoever. The car still runs like new. I paid 1k for it and put nearly 40-42k miles with no issues besides a coil pack and spark plugs and wires. I mean honestly is it even possible to blow up a 5sfe without going turbo? I've tried and had zero luck haha. I know the 1mz and 3mz are just as good but honestly I've yet to see another 4 cylinder be as forgiving as the 5sfe. Obviously Hondas last forever too. I've had plenty of them.. they always leak at the head gasket for b and d series. Can anyone think of a better na engine for reliability and long life than the 5sfe.

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This post has been edited by cheela: Jun 1, 2016 - 4:26 PM

I killed a 5sfe before

Jesus, how'd you kill it that badly haha.

5s is a long lasting engine for stock use considering you do maintenance. I've pushed 5sfe engines past 300k

Went for gold and came up short