How long do 4.9 engines run as far as mileage? I've heard anywhere between 200k to more than 300k mi. Do the trannies live as long as the engines or one seems to be stronger than the other?
Most of the time, the tranny will not last as long as the engine..... Usually you will go through 2 trannys per engine, assuming good, to perfect maintenance...... Thats not to say you could get a good one, or a bad engine!!!
I would say 300k wouldnt be unreasonable, assuming everything was done timely, and perfect.......
I've got a '93 DeVille. It has 248K miles. Original engine, original tranny. It used to leak a ton of oil :disappoin until I replaced the lower oil cooler hose. It used to leak a ton of tranny fluid until the cover bolts on the left side of the tranny in the engine bay was tightened up. Now I enjoy a dry driveway! I take it up to the speed limiter every now and then.
If there's a Cadillac engine that should go 'til 300K, it's the 4.9 for sure. That said, I sure wouldn't put money on ANY Cadillac engine hitting 300K miles without a whole lot of TLC, luck, and highway-driven miles.
I've got a '93 DeVille. It has 248K miles. Original engine, original tranny. It used to leak a ton of oil :disappoin until I replaced the lower oil cooler hose. It used to leak a ton of tranny fluid until the cover bolts on the left side of the tranny in the engine bay was tightened up. Now I enjoy a dry driveway! I take it up to the speed limiter every now and then.
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I have the analog speedo so I wouldn't know how fast I'm going past 85mph; how fast is your car going when it hits the governor? Just curious how fast these devilles are.
I have the analog speedo so I wouldn't know how fast I'm going past 85mph; how fast is your car going when it hits the governor? Just curious how fast these devilles are.
i can answer that question for you,i have a 93 cherry coupe with a full white rag,and a 92 eldo,both same engine,about 20,000 miles difference,the eldo reads to 140,but the gov.hits at 130(aggrivating!)upon my strict,high-speed tests,(interstate-3 A.M.)the coupe will do about 120 before the gov.hits(side to side with cell phones)i had often wondered that myself,so that was my solution.watch out for the tranny though,and if you haven't already,put an external trans cooler on it to prolong the life of it,expecially if you hot rod it,oh and more useless info,the coupe will murder an eldo with the same engine,more fiberglass less metal.
4.9 will go 300,000 with no problem. All you have to do is maintain it like it was designed to be maintained. The Northstar will easily do the same with the same type of care. I have a lot of experience with high mileage Cadillacs and they are solid motors despite some minor if irritating problems with a realitivly small number of them. Elwesso was right in saying that you'll see about two trannies to one engine just about like clockwork.
It's been sitting outside for a couple of months, so it looks dirty, but the paint is almost perfect (just a couple of small chips in the driver's door) and the interior is in excellent shape.
The tranny went a month ago. I think all I have to do to get her back on the road again is to flush the tranny to get the coolant out of it and replace the radiator. Looking at maybe $200 to do all that.
Engine runs just fine, doesn't leak or burn oil.
As for your 110k miles '93, just make sure to keep that coolant fresh. Change it every year or the insides will corrode and you won't know it.
This tranny is the original. I'm looking to sell it for the price of the tires since I just put on a new set of Toyos.
Original engine, original tranny. It used to leak a ton of oil :disappoin until I replaced the lower oil cooler hose. It used to leak a ton of tranny fluid 
until the cover bolts on the left side of the tranny in the engine bay was tightened up. Now I enjoy a dry driveway! 
I take it up to the speed limiter every now and then. 
