running in - how?

[ermie571]

following on from TTT comment in the vege playing up thread....

I am shortly to take ownership of a recon (elite) 2.1. How should I run it in?

Will be run-in on unleaded following advice from gasure - also timed to run on unleaded or I will go bankrupt! (800 miles on superunleaded ££££££ )

It will then be altered to run on standard timing for LPG and the petrol in the tank will be super. (again, gasure advice)

so...knowing all the above, how do I run it it in? I have a rev counter on the dash.....

Expecting lots of different takes on this....

Emma

[T'Onion]

However Elite tell you , cos then if it does go you can take it back to them ..

[ermie571]

Good point!

Talk about the bleeding obvious....

Em
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[Aidan]

try and keep to 3000-3300 rpm max but don't lugg it either, 500 miles oil change, get elite to do it and they'll give 2 year warranty.

[andysimpson]

As vw state drive as normal, DO NOT baby it, REV it vw did when new.

[T'Onion]

As vw state drive as normal, DO NOT baby it, REV it vw did when new.

we are talking elite here not Vw , and after the reports about the after sales ,best do as they say

[andysimpson]

As vw state drive as normal, DO NOT baby it, REV it vw did when new.

we are talking elite here not Vw , and after the reports about the after sales ,best do as they say

If there advising being very gentle that says alot for their confidence in their rebuilds. End of the day you get what you pay for and these waterleakers are very cheap IF they replace what they say.

[T'Onion]

There you go then Emma , rev that cheap waterleaker rebuild like AndySimpson says ....

[ermie571]

cheerz....dunno what they say...from what I remember from John's they said to just drive normally, but son't thrash the wotsits off it until a few hundred miles have gone past.

John's is two years old now - has had all the servicing done by elilte (that's where they really make their money...say six services approx 100 each time.) and the engine hasn't missed a beat in those two years. Looking forward to getting mine.


thanks folks

Em
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[toomanytoys]

Like Andy says.. dont baby it but dont full throttle it either.. not at least for 300 thrn for only a few seconds at a time at 3000+...

[andysimpson]

Like Andy says.. dont baby it but dont full throttle it either.. not at least for 300 thrn for only a few seconds at a time at 3000+...

VW were run at maximum revs for 3 minutes, not suren if they still do it, because it meens 3 minutes longer to build car

[T'Onion]

Like Andy says.. dont baby it but dont full throttle it either.. not at least for 300 thrn for only a few seconds at a time at 3000+...

which is fine unless you around here , 1 mile long road , 2nd gear 4th+ revs if i feel like a coffin dodger and just the one i live on

[toomanytoys]

Like Andy says.. dont baby it but dont full throttle it either.. not at least for 300 then for only a few seconds at a time at 3000+...

VW were run at maximum revs for 3 minutes, not suren if they still do it, because it meens 3 minutes longer to build car

Bet the accountants stopped that then!!!!

[ermie571]

Like Andy says.. dont baby it but dont full throttle it either.. not at least for 300 thrn for only a few seconds at a time at 3000+...

Simon,

with the 1.9 3,200 revs was just over 60mph in 5th gear on the clock. The green area of the rev counter was 1800 to 3500 I think (haven't seen it for a while). Know I touched 4000+ a couple of times, but very rarely.

"Normal" driving was around the 2500 mark. Am I right in assuming its not speed thats the critical thing, its the revs (although closely linked).

so, first 300 miles no more than 3000 revs. Not got a rev counter running on either of the other 2.1s so will be interesting to see what this relates to. Me thinks I won't be in 5th gear much to start with, or I will be lugging it!

thanks for the advice folks

Emma

[HarryMann]

Thought there was something in the Wiki on this... will have a dig a round, if not there perhaps shold be broad suggestions.