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changin oil while breakin in new motor?
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Posted by: Out_Sider

how often do you change the oil and filter when breaking in a newly built (hi performance) motor?

Posted by: JDiablo

after every half tank of gas if your obsessed

Posted by: 99_300ex

ya but i would say maybe once or twice becuase there is prolly only a very limited group that changes it every tank of gas lol .

Posted by: Out_Sider

im thinkin about changin the oil and filter after the first tank, and then again after the second tank. then wait til about 2-3 more have been thru it to change it, then switch to synthetic

Posted by: MixMasterMike

quote:
Originally posted by Out_Sider
im thinkin about changin the oil and filter after the first tank, and then again after the second tank. then wait til about 2-3 more have been thru it to change it, then switch to synthetic

thats what I do and what I reccommend...

Posted by: sickmojave

quote:
Originally posted by Out_Sider
im thinkin about changin the oil and filter after the first tank, and then again after the second tank. then wait til about 2-3 more have been thru it to change it, then switch to synthetic

That's how I did mine...

Posted by: JDiablo

so after the first and second tank change it,then after the 2-3 tank,then switch to a synthetic>?

outsider what are your motor mods,lol

Posted by: chevy19

that sounds good cause u dont want to switch to synthetic to early cause you wont seat the rings right they said the more u let off the gas with rpm changes it saets the rings better

Posted by: Aceman

Outsider, what mods did you do to your motor now?

Posted by: TravEX

here's a link that was posted on here a couple years ago about break-in tech

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

Posted by: HondaR

hey im sure you already put your engine back together but if your interested i have a old dirtwheels book has a racer breaking into his 400ex and gives a walk through on rebuilding and BREAKING IN ...so if you interested in the breaking in procedure he does on his 400 i will type it out for you for future reference...thanx