01-03-2015, 08:42 AM
Had a good browse on the interwebz, but am hoping some on here have some personal experience to impart. Having just rebuilt my engine i'm aware it will need running in properly, what are people's opinions on how best to do this? Is it even that crucial or is it another hyped-up, common knowledge myth?
As i understand it i will need mineral-based running-in oil to ensure the new rings bed in properly and to do the first ~20miles immediately on first start up. There seems to be a lot of differing opinion on what to do with boosted engines during this first 20 miles, whether it's to drive them as normal or avoid getting on boost during this period, what with mine being rather more boosted than most i'm particularly interested to hear what you folks have to say on the score.
As i understand it i will need mineral-based running-in oil to ensure the new rings bed in properly and to do the first ~20miles immediately on first start up. There seems to be a lot of differing opinion on what to do with boosted engines during this first 20 miles, whether it's to drive them as normal or avoid getting on boost during this period, what with mine being rather more boosted than most i'm particularly interested to hear what you folks have to say on the score.