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[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

The saab engine runs

[Wreelybro]

Woohoo!

[Chris P Duck]

Happy days, must be a relief!!!

[Sticky]

Good work that man! Must have been an amazing feeling.

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

Happy days, must be a relief!!!

 

i think there was a bit surprise as i expected somthing not to work, and possibly even a bit of shock, there was quite a lot which could of gone wrong,

 

i was quite taken back when it fired up,

lol

[haggi961]

Nice one, now time for mapping.

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

Nice one, now time for mapping.

 

got to run it in first 1000 miles,

[smiley]

 

got to run it in first 1000 miles,

 

 

How does that actually work?.

Do yo uneed to stay within a specific rpm range for X miles, then a bit extra or something?

Edited by smiley, 21 February 2014 - 06:31 PM.

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

for the first 100 miles or so not going above 3000-4000rpm

 

then not going above 5000 until ive done 600 miles

 

6000 up to 1000 miles then see where we are at, then let her go

 

there also a oil change at 100 miles and a other at 500 and will probably do a other at 1000 miles

[JohnTurbo]

Nice work!! Great too see you and George this morning. Both ex-vxers passed our ARDS.

[Steve.i.am]

 

 

Great work

[Kieran McC]

for the first 100 miles or so not going above 3000-4000rpm

 

then not going above 5000 until ive done 600 miles

 

6000 up to 1000 miles then see where we are at, then let her go

 

there also a oil change at 100 miles and a other at 500 and will probably do a other at 1000 miles

Run it in on mineral oil to start for the first 500 miles ,then go onto semi synthetic

[Thealastair34]

 

for the first 100 miles or so not going above 3000-4000rpm

 

then not going above 5000 until ive done 600 miles

 

6000 up to 1000 miles then see where we are at, then let her go

 

there also a oil change at 100 miles and a other at 500 and will probably do a other at 1000 miles

Run it in on mineral oil to start for the first 500 miles ,then go onto semi synthetic

 

 

i agree, also its not really revs that is the issue, you need to bed the rings in so you need to load the engine up briefly

 

there was a great guide on pumarace engine online somewhere about the running in procedure  

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

Yes I spent some time today searching for mineral oil Will keep that in mind when running in

[JG]

Just drive it normally. 

 

thrashed my company car from brand new out of the box, 2 miles on the clock, mercilessly. Pulls like a train now, and i'm about to hit 50k miles without any issues and without any oil usage at all between 20k mile services.

[oakmere]

Congratulations. Modern engines don't need that sort of treatment. But as you have forged pistons not the originals it is worth some bedding in. First 50 miles non constant speed driving building up the RPMs with lots of engine braking. Then change oil no need for mineral oil according to Mr Fez, synthetic or semi is fine. Then start to drive normally. The worst thing you can do is sit at constant speed for a long period of time. Also don't let it idle to much!

Edited by oakmere, 21 February 2014 - 09:42 PM.

[NickB787]

really well done

[Wreelybro]

Think you need to come and help me now Chris!

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

Think you need to come and help me now Chris!

Looks like your making good progress

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]