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Old 07-26-2006, 12:53 PM
Jim Anderson Jim Anderson is offline
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How long does an ignition tumbler last?

What's the life expectancy of an ignition tumbler? I changed it about 100,000 miles ago and its starting to act up. I know an ounce of prevention is worth a ton of cure for these so I'll look into changing it soon (hopefully soon enough) but I've been lubing it regularly and I'm disappointed it didn't last longer.

Fortunately they just put in a new dealer nearby, I didn't have that luxury with my Peugeots. I'll have to bring my drool bucket is case they have an SLR
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5 speed '91 190E 2.6 320,000 mi. (new car, fast, smooth as silk six, couldn't find any more Peugeots)
5 speed '85 Peugeot 505 2.5l Turbo Diesel 266,000 mi. (old car, fast for a diesel, had 2 others)
5 speed '01 Jetta V6 (new wifes car, pretty quick)
5 speed '85 Peugeot 505 2.2l Turbo Gas 197,000 mi. (wifes car, faster, sadly gone just short of 200k )
5 speed '83 Yamaha 750 Maxim 14,000 mi. (fastest)
0 speed 4' x 8' 1800 lb Harbor Freight utility trailer (only as fast as what's pulling it)
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