Running in new engine - accepted wisdom
12 March 2004, 07:58 AM
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Running in new engine - accepted wisdom
Hi all
My car (MY00, UK, PPP) had an engine rebuild a few weeks ago following a sudden and unexplained big-end failure. As recommended by the dealer at the time, I've driven the last 1000 miles keeping below 4k revs, varying the engine speed and keeping the load down.
It goes in for its post-rebuild oil change and inspection today, so now I'd like some advice on how to treat the car. Presumably it's a bad idea to hammer it straight away, so does anyone 'in-the-know' have a recommendation for easing it (and me!) back into normal driving?
(I'm going back to the IoM at the end of May - I'd really like the engine proven and ready for a little... enthusiasm by then!)
Ta
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My car (MY00, UK, PPP) had an engine rebuild a few weeks ago following a sudden and unexplained big-end failure. As recommended by the dealer at the time, I've driven the last 1000 miles keeping below 4k revs, varying the engine speed and keeping the load down.
It goes in for its post-rebuild oil change and inspection today, so now I'd like some advice on how to treat the car. Presumably it's a bad idea to hammer it straight away, so does anyone 'in-the-know' have a recommendation for easing it (and me!) back into normal driving?
(I'm going back to the IoM at the end of May - I'd really like the engine proven and ready for a little... enthusiasm by then!)
Ta
Andy.
12 March 2004, 08:06 AM
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I'd just start to stretch the revs to 6k over the next 500-1000miles and then again to red line. Plenty of mixed driving and good warm ups and cool downs should do it.
Where did you get it fixed in the end, would you recommend them? Off line if you prefer...
F
Where did you get it fixed in the end, would you recommend them? Off line if you prefer...
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I got it fixed by Bell & Colvill Subaru. I couldn't generally recommend them for engine rebuilds simply because the total price for parts and labour was quite staggering. However, I was able to persuade Subaru UK to cough up for the parts, given that my car was UK-supplied and had FSSH. I therefore 'only' had to pay for labour, which meant that the total bill was fractionally less than any other quotes I had, plus I got all new parts (short motor, turbo) rather than reconditioned or simply 'used'.
975 miles later I've had no problems, so I guess that's a recommendation of sorts. Watch this space
975 miles later I've had no problems, so I guess that's a recommendation of sorts. Watch this space
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Originally Posted by AndyC_772
I got it fixed by Bell & Colvill Subaru. I couldn't generally recommend them for engine rebuilds simply because the total price for parts and labour was quite staggering. However, I was able to persuade Subaru UK to cough up for the parts, given that my car was UK-supplied and had FSSH. I therefore 'only' had to pay for labour, which meant that the total bill was fractionally less than any other quotes I had, plus I got all new parts (short motor, turbo) rather than reconditioned or simply 'used'.
975 miles later I've had no problems, so I guess that's a recommendation of sorts. Watch this space
975 miles later I've had no problems, so I guess that's a recommendation of sorts. Watch this space
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