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Running In

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in Engine Workshop

How did you run in your car? Are you having trouble? 100 members have voted

  1. 1. How did you run in your car? Are you having trouble?

    • Absolutely Flogged from Day 1 - Good Power but having 'Issues'
      0%
      0
    • Absolutely Flogged from Day 1 - Good Power and NO 'Issues'
      22%
      13
    • Absolutely Flogged from Day 1 - Poor Power but NO 'Issues'
      0%
      0
    • Absolutely Flogged from Day 1 - Poor Power AND having 'Issues'
      0%
      0
    • Moderate Running In - Good Power but having 'Issues'
      5%
      3
    • Moderate Running In - Good Power and NO 'Issues'
      44%
      26
    • Moderate Running In - Poor Power but NO 'Issues'
      0%
      0
    • Moderate Running In - Poor Power AND having 'Issues'
      1%
      1
    • Gentle Run In - Good Power but having 'Issues'
      1%
      1
    • Gentle Run In - Good Power and NO 'Issues'
      18%
      11
    • Gentle Run In - Poor Power but NO 'Issues'
      0%
      0
    • Gentle Run In - Poor Power AND having 'Issues'
      0%
      0
    • Other Obscure Option that you somehow haven't covered...
      6%
      4

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#341

Don't sit warming it up. Drive it slow till it's warm then pump it. Done

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  • maximum_velocity
    maximum_velocity

    ive always been brought up being told "run it in like you'll drive it" I have blown many motors and this seems to work as they run crisp and clean afterwards

  • mickq
    mickq

    Aha, thanks for that intellectual input to the thread. Well valued and I dont know where we would be without it. My point is simple. I took the time to write something in quite some detail. Genius com

  • Pazzo
    Pazzo

    When I picked my MK2 up March last year... Thrashed from day 1... Not a problem in the world with it... Just don't baby it, and I mean thrashed.. Now I have great fuel economy and pulled 240rwks stock

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#342

Don't sit at one constant speed for long. Slow down, speed up, slow down, speed up. Punch it off the lights etc.

#343

These are all old school rules. Are they still applicable?

#344

Hi All,

Thanks for posting my query into the correct thread - its been an interesting 9 pages of posts - much appreciated. I read all 9 pages, and even followed the link to MotoMan and read through his site (as reccomended).

Well - I now have my hands on my brand new FG II XR6T - and gee its awesome!

Importantly - I read the owners manual, and thought I might share with you what Ford reccommends regarding Running In.......and I think they actually give pretty sound advice.

My humble opinion - Ford advice is similar to what many posters reccomend. I paraphrase the Ford reccomendations as follows....

  • Don't flog it stupid
  • But Do - take it through its paces - driving at various speeds,
  • Dont labour the engine
  • Dont let it idle for excessive periods
  • (towing not reccomended initially - however this seems to be diff related - see below)

page 1.pdf[page 3.pdfattachment=68499:page 2.pdf]

Hope its of value...

Ta,

Steve

page 2.pdf

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