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Old 19-01-2006, 02:59 PM
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Default Starting a brand new engine - advice please

the way i see it... (2L zetec turbo engine. brand new everything)

im going to put in 100% mineral 10w40 oil it to begin with. remove coil pack sensor, remove fuel pump replay. and give it a good cranking over (say maybe 10 - 15 seconds??)

replace them. then fire it up

let it run for half an hour / to an hour. then dump all the oil and change filter

does that sound ok for the initial start up of the car?

im shitting it
Old 19-01-2006, 03:01 PM
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crank it over till the oil light goes out mate.

then fire it up.

have you got brand new cams too?

if so it will need to reved at 2.5k rpm for 20 mins to bed the cam in.

then take it for a blat
Old 19-01-2006, 03:17 PM
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ask yourself what you are "running in"
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cams and piston rings lol
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(never thought that the day would come where i would say this but....)


I agree totally with Dan
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ha, not even if we were at a pizza place and they only had one on the menu...

actually ignore that, cos you dont have the tomato base bit
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the reason i wrote that was because of this
let it run for half an hour / to an hour. then dump all the oil and change filter
and yes,, i also agree with dan

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Old 19-01-2006, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by fudgeass
ha, not even if we were at a pizza place and they only had one on the menu...

actually ignore that, cos you dont have the tomato base bit

<-- Real tears, at the irony of that example
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Pull the spark plugs out before cranking it over to bring up the oil pressure. Will probably need over 30 seconds for the light to go out.
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Originally Posted by GARETH T
ask yourself what you are "running in"
the engine

thansk for the advice guys
Old 19-01-2006, 04:12 PM
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sounds good dude, as said if cam is new rev at specifieid revs for 20 mins lol good luck, i was shitin it when i put my brand new hybrid turbo on but all was ok, infact everytime the cam belt comes off i brick it when i start it up lol

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