Overhauled Engine Breakin - 11/28/15 02:24 AM
Now that the engine is off to be rebuilt, I need to ensure everything is on hand for a successful break-in. Please pitch in! I'll edit and correct the post as errors are found.
1) oil for break in
- SAE 30 weight for the first start with a fresh filter to allow any debris settle to the bottom of the pan. Here's some amsoil, do I need any additional addives?
http://www.amsoil.com/shop/by-product/motor-oil/gasoline/break-in-oil-(sae-30)/?code=BRKQT-EA
2) prime the engine, spin until at a minimum the oil starts coming out the rockers. Prime three more times with a 1/4 turn crankshaft rotate crankshaft 1/4 turn.
- If automatic transmission and new fluid, pour in 5 quarts.
3) break-in: 20 minutes at 2,000 RPM. re-adjust the valves, run another 20 minutes around the neighborhood varying the RPM, but not letting it idle much.
- once car starts, pour in 4 additional quarts after start, check fluid level and add more until full. Once fluid is full, with foot on the brake, run through all the gears.
4) New oil & filter. Use break-in oil again? Amsoil site skips the second oil change saying only to run the car less than 1,000 miles before changing oil again.
5) Run another 500 miles. Change oil and filter.
- vary driving RPMs up and down, don't do long sustained highway runs nor let it idle a bunch.
1) oil for break in
- SAE 30 weight for the first start with a fresh filter to allow any debris settle to the bottom of the pan. Here's some amsoil, do I need any additional addives?
http://www.amsoil.com/shop/by-product/motor-oil/gasoline/break-in-oil-(sae-30)/?code=BRKQT-EA
2) prime the engine, spin until at a minimum the oil starts coming out the rockers. Prime three more times with a 1/4 turn crankshaft rotate crankshaft 1/4 turn.
- If automatic transmission and new fluid, pour in 5 quarts.
3) break-in: 20 minutes at 2,000 RPM. re-adjust the valves, run another 20 minutes around the neighborhood varying the RPM, but not letting it idle much.
- once car starts, pour in 4 additional quarts after start, check fluid level and add more until full. Once fluid is full, with foot on the brake, run through all the gears.
4) New oil & filter. Use break-in oil again? Amsoil site skips the second oil change saying only to run the car less than 1,000 miles before changing oil again.
5) Run another 500 miles. Change oil and filter.
- vary driving RPMs up and down, don't do long sustained highway runs nor let it idle a bunch.