running in oil????????/

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1,000 posts · joined Aug 2007 · 6 Sep 2009, 5:48 pm

#733736

hi, it was suggested to me to run the motor on nonsynthetic oil for first start up....2387 high comp motor... for first 15-20 mins to run in cam...... also any suggestions for bedding in rings etc...thanks greg

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8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 6 Sep 2009, 6:37 pm

#733749

I think this is good advice.

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2,041 posts · joined Jul 2005 · 6 Sep 2009, 11:12 pm

#733818

contact damo (66deluxe) he has some green run in oil from the states

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davidoconnor Commited Dubber

71 posts · joined May 2005 · 7 Sep 2009, 10:33 pm

#734054

Brad Penn 30 running in oil, high zinc content is the go!

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2,829 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 7 Sep 2009, 10:38 pm

#734060

Dunno much about air cooled run in, but when I worked at mazda, we ran in new engines with rotary oil, the stuff they designed for RX8's, synthetic stuff.
Its really thin and would most likely burn pretty fast in a air cooled engine... But, thats what we used when we put a new engine in a car, and im told that is also what comes in all new mazda's, and changed at 10 000 to mobil S.

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 7 Sep 2009, 10:39 pm

#734061

Yep thats the stuff....ordered another case today 🙂

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1,593 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 8 Sep 2009, 10:59 am

#734122

davidoconnor wrote:Brad Penn 30 running in oil, high zinc content is the go!

Hell yeah, thats the stuff alright, i got two cases of it, in stock or if your in Sydney you can get it from motorsport connection.

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