M559 WOW
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Registered: 4th Feb 04
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Ive just put my engine back together after changing the piston rings, valve guides, big end bearings etc and was wondering how long people think I should run the engine in for as im only taking it upto 3000 - 3500rpm at the mo.
cheers
jon
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TOMAS
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About 500-1K miles, buy some cheap Vaux mineral oil for the first 500miles, dump it, another load of cheap mineral for another 500 dump that and then the good quality stuff with a new filter. Try to keep revs between 2K and 3.5K would be my sugestion
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Martin
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Registered: 15th Mar 04
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one thousand miles 
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corsaSXI.com
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lol i dnt usually take it ove 4000rpm n e way
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Greg_M
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quote:
Originally posted by TOMAS
Try to keep revs between 2K and 3.5K would be my sugestion
and varry the revs, dont drive at the same revs for a long time.
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M559 WOW
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wel its a x16xe engine so it doesnt really start doing much until u go past 4000!!lol
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Greg_M
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quote:
Originally posted by M559 WOW
wel its a x16xe engine so it doesnt really start doing much until u go past 4000!!lol
dont go anywhere near 4k till past 1000miles
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Fad
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take it easy for around 500-1K miles stick to around 3K max and vary the load...stop start trafic, motorway journeys etc dont do a long motorway journey or just leave it iddling make sure it gets driven. then after 500 miles start putting in on harder load as the piston rings need to expand etc. Dont have to go mad but the longer you take bedding everything in the longer it will last. Also run the car for around 100 miles then dump the oil then do another change at 1K miles
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Fad
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quote:
Originally posted by Greg_M
quote:
Originally posted by M559 WOW
wel its a x16xe engine so it doesnt really start doing much until u go past 4000!!lol
dont go anywhere near 4k till past 1000miles
after 500 miles 4.5-5K is fine
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miles
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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Gentle up to 500 miles then you need to progessively increase the revs up to the 1000 mile mark. You need to vary the load conditions all the time, use lots of over run and use the gears.
Being too gentle doesn't help.
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M559 WOW
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Registered: 4th Feb 04
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rite ok thanks guys for the info, il inly take it upto 3.5 until i have reached about 500 - 550 miles then i wil start to go nearer the 4 - 4.5k mark until i reach 1000miles.
thanks again
jon
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