i have read quite a few different ways of running in the engine but a few seem to contradict each other.
Some seem to say never to go over a certain amount of revs at all but others say that every so often its best to go to the redline in a low gear to maximise performance of the once run in? Im not sure if any of these are correct like.
So what is the correct way? Does the car manual say the correct way? My new exige s comes in less than 2 weeks and would just want to make sure im running it in correctly. Thanks in advance. Dicko
Simples -follow the instructions/guidelines in the manual - the ECU logs max revs & lots of other info, which is downloaded by the dealers at each service, & iirc sent to the factory. In other words, don’t do owt to invalidate your warranty
Ive always done as Pesky says, I believe it low rev limit for 600ish miles then higher limit in short blasts (but no labouring or flat out) until first service.
haha oh right 535dboy i thought you might of said it coz your car was orange, id forgotton that you have prob seen one of my other posts saying it was orange lol. Thanks gav, very useful. i have a feeling that the first service will come around sooner rather than later, i doubt i will be out of the car at all once i get it haha (its just a shame its a bit small inside for sleeping in )
I think I ran mine in in just under 2 weeks. It was due on track early in it’s life so I just had to get on with it. It is not as bad as it seems running in. They have so much go without having to try to hard. My new cars all arrived at roughly the same time so I was driving like miss daisy everywhere ( in relative terms !). The lotus was the first one run in!
[quote=21GG]Ive always done as Pesky says, I believe it low rev limit for 600ish miles then higher limit in short blasts (but no labouring or flat out) until first service.
Gav [/quote]
Yep, thats about it. for the first 600 miles no max revs and no full throttle (2/3rds max only), and definitely do not let the engine labour. from 600 to 1000 mile service short bursts of full throttle & even max revs are ok. After the service you’re free to enjoy. It really is no hassle in the s/c cars
…Thats interesting advice… When you ‘run in’ an aircraft piston engine, they demand full throttle (load) at lowish rpm to create as much of a pressure drop in the cylinder bore to allow the rings to expand as much as possible… This avoids glazing of the walls.
So I always thought the best way was to do as suggested above, plus the occasional WOT at 3-5k ish rpm to get those rings/bores nicely ‘bonded’ to help this side of the bedding in process…
It’s the same running in an A series full load low revs, but an a series is quite different to a zzge. The thing your trying to avoid is making full power at high revs when the engine is effectively de burring it’s self on a micro level
and would just want to make sure im running it in correctly. Thanks in advance. Dicko
