cant belive its done

[318isturbo]

well after weeks of waiting i get my is back and im liking the mean look hoping for a feature next year






hope you all like the pics as much as i do

[josh-hocking]

looks sweet

[bmwowner]

you got any videos of her going?
would like to see what it go's like,

[318isturbo]

will get some soon got it today sounds so nice just running it in cant go over 4000 rpm for 1000 miles

[maxfield]

Why?

Best way to run it in is, go on motorway, top gear. 2000rpm all way to redline and then let the engine brake back down to 2k. Do this quite a few times. Then it's pretty much done.

Looks sweet as.

[gareth]

where on earth did you read that young man?!

[maxfield]

A few people on here told me this...

And on other forums.

[bmwowner]

Best way to run it in is, go on motorway, top gear. 2000rpm all way to redline and then let the engine brake back down to 2k. Do this quite a few times. Then it's pretty much done.

Does sound a bit harsh, especially with a turbo

[318isturbo]

yeah two grand engine wanna take it easy especially with the turbo on it

[Toby_Unna]

Best way to run it in is, go on motorway, top gear. 2000rpm all way to redline and then let the engine brake back down to 2k. Do this quite a few times. Then it's pretty much done.

Jamie

one day you will knowingly quote some cr@p you've read somewhere, some poor sod will mistakenly think you're an expert engine builder or something (because that's how you come across!), take your advice as gospel and destroy their engine.

as far as your running-in technique goes, it might be safe on a low geared car that will get to full revs in top on fairly light throttle, but on a high geared car you'll be on full throttle at high revs for a long time which doesn't sound too clever to me.

however, not being an expert, i don't really know and i'm certainly not going to pretend to

[Sport_Billy]

Constant, consistent revs are best.

[Taz]

looks good

[maxfield]

Jamie

one day you will knowingly quote some cr@p you've read somewhere, some poor sod will mistakenly think you're an expert engine builder or something (because that's how you come across!), take your advice as gospel and destroy their engine.

as far as your running-in technique goes, it might be safe on a low geared car that will get to full revs in top on fairly light throttle, but on a high geared car you'll be on full throttle at high revs for a long time which doesn't sound too clever to me.

however, not being an expert, i don't really know and i'm certainly not going to pretend to

I believe it was the advice of Turbo-brown (??).

It was some respectable Zoners that gave me the info.

Only saying what I've been told.

Hey ho, I'll keep my mouth shut in future.

[daimlerman]

After I had spent £1500 of my very hard earned on my 2.7,I imposed a 2000rpm limit for the first 250 miles.The next 250 miles I allowed bursts up to 2500rpm.Then I changed the oil and filter.In increments of 500 miles I built up engine speed until I could reach 6000rpm.NEVER EVER let a new engine rev or labour under load.It's your money....

[Mox3d]

Best way to run it in is, go on motorway, top gear. 2000rpm all way to redline and then let the engine brake back down to 2k. Do this quite a few times. Then it's pretty much done.

Jamie don't be offended here like, but this is one of those times you really should have kept quiet lol. Thats the biggest load of **** I have ever heard in my life lmao. Somebody has been seriously winding you up rotfl!

[oguz327]

How you run in an engine seem to depend on who you talk to.

Mine was nothing over 4k revs for first 500 miles then oil change. No motorways, no short journeys, plenty of variation of roads and speeds.

After 500 miles steadily started increasing rev limit every 100 or so miles until 1500-2000 miles and then start caining it!

At 3000 miles, first track day in mine.

That was what i was told to do by who built my engine so thats what i did.



Your motor looks sweet dude

[murran]

How you run in an engine seem to depend on who you talk to.

Mine was nothing over 4k revs for first 500 miles then oil change. No motorways, no short journeys, plenty of variation of roads and speeds.

After 500 miles steadily started increasing rev limit every 100 or so miles until 1500-2000 miles and then start caining it!

At 3000 miles, first track day in mine.

That was what i was told to do by who built my engine so thats what i did.



Your motor looks sweet dude

that advise is spot on!

[318isturbo]

never boot a newley built engine and as toby unna says there are alot of people out there who aint got a clue

ive been getting it to this point for 3 years so a few months running in is nothing

if you see me at lakeside or basildon come over and chat but you wont see me having it not yet anyway

[Toby_Unna]

It was some respectable Zoners that gave me the info.

Only saying what I've been told.

well you've obviously misunderstood or misremembered something!

say it was me asking the question. if my car could get to the redline in top as you suggest, it would be doing around 180 mph

as far as i'm concerned, running an engine flat out in top gear trying to get to the redline is about as much stress as you could ever put it under. best way to blow it up, yes, but probably not the best way to run it in!

[blingsta]

Rivaaj..

This wasnt the red one i saw at Ants was it mate?

[maxfield]

That's what advice I was given on here.

Letting the engine brake is the best way for the pistons to seat properly, if this isn't done properly then the engine will never be run in correctly.

Anyway, what do I know

[Joshy]

While I agree that you shouldn't rag on a motor as soon as it's been rebuilt, I personally don't agree with the spoon feeding the motor for 3000 miles theory.

In all honestly, you're never really going to get a universal theory on how to break in a engine. As this thread shows, the subject is always going to be a heated debate . The best one can do is take everyone's advice on board and draw their own conclusions, after all, it's your money, your car and your time.

[Steve-E30]

Best way to run it in is, go on motorway, top gear. 2000rpm all way to redline and then let the engine brake back down to 2k. Do this quite a few times. Then it's pretty much done.

One word comes to mind .... BANG

How you run in an engine seem to depend on who you talk to.

Mine was nothing over 4k revs for first 500 miles then oil change. No motorways, no short journeys, plenty of variation of roads and speeds.

After 500 miles steadily started increasing rev limit every 100 or so miles until 1500-2000 miles and then start caining it!

At 3000 miles, first track day in mine.

That was what i was told to do by who built my engine so thats what i did.

Id have to agree with that as well

[saqi]

car looking good

[maxfield]

http://www.pumaracing.co.uk/runin.htm

http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

[Ajay325]

you can't really do this on UK roads without getting done by either a speed camera or a mobile police unit. maybe on the autobahn though...

[Andyboy]

Running an engine in:

Put some oil in it.

Start it up. If it's got a new cam, run it at 2500 rpm CONSTANT for 20 mins to bed the cam in - the cam is the highest friction point of the engine. After 2500 rpm for 20 mins the rings will be settling in nice.

Then just drive it normally. 4500 - 5000 rpm is okay on lightish throttle. The more you drive it, the better it will get.

How many new cars get 'run in'?

[Jon_Bmw]

I ran a car corsa d(?) in with 7 miles on it the other day. Put it this way, i wouldn't want to own it in a few years

Bounce Bounce

[d6dph]

Sounds like how I ran in my colt Jon, quite a harsh limiter on those

[Jhonno]

Constant, consistent revs are best.

if you want polished bore it is..

Jamie wasnt far off one of the recognised techniques, heavy throttle in a high gear and then engine braking is the jist of it

[e30bmlover]

nice looking motor

[maxfield]

Jamie wasnt far off one of the recognised techniques, heavy throttle in a high gear and then engine braking is the jist of it

[agreen]

Best way to run it in is, go on motorway, top gear. 2000rpm all way to redline and then let the engine brake back down to 2k. Do this quite a few times. Then it's pretty much done.

you make this comment with evindence backed up from where ???

also i find this funny you say this seeings as how you have not got a licence yet and our avatar is of one of the cars on the back of an aa truck lmao you crazy dude

[Toby_Unna]

Best way to run it in is, go on motorway, top gear. 2000rpm all way to redline and then let the engine brake back down to 2k. Do this quite a few times. Then it's pretty much done.

http://www.pumaracing.co.uk/runin.htm

http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

so where on these websites does it suggest running to the redline in top gear?

I'll keep my mouth shut in future.

that might not be such a bad idea

[Loony]

People always have differnt views on what should be done to run an engine in.
My view is to take it easy and not rev the nuts of it or load it with the same revs for long periods but to vary the revs gently.Also make sure you change the oil after 500 or 600 miles to remove any crap that may be in the oil from the running in of new parts etc.I know people who have reved the nuts out of a new car from day one.The view here is that it frees the engine up and in turn this makes the engine faster than one that is run in properly.However by doing this the engine will not last as long and loses power/uses more oil etc later on in life.Again this is only what i have heard.