New-Engine Run In

[logicalChimp]

Greetings

I\'ve been lurking for a while now, whilst my new RX7 gets a new engine (courtesy of Rotechniks). Made the mistake of buying private, ended up with a turkey, and have now had pretty much the entire engine-bay replaced :2Rolleyes

the remaining original items:
* a twin-air intake, looks like an Apexi, but according to rotechniks it isn\'t
* the turbo - the primary is pretty much non-functional, but i can\'t afford to replace it
* the water pump
pretty much everything else has been replaced (things like a crack flywheel, the radiator was fixed with araldite, most of the coolant pipes were cracked, some of the vacumn lines weren\'t, the wiring loom was shredded, the oil filter was missing, the coolant sensor had been removed, etc.  the parts list from rotechniks covers 5 pages :2Confused )

Anyway - what i was wondering is:  given i\'ve got a nice shiny new engine, how should i be driving it to run it in?  (first time with a new engine, so not sure what is required / why an engine needs running in)

I\'ll be posting pictures once i get it back :driving

[D2BBA]

TBH mate Rotechnics should be advising as its under their warrenty.  

However, ive just picked my own car up from Lindop on the weekend and ive been told to run in for 1000 miles.  Keep it off boost but feel free to rev up to 3.5-4K.  

Then its a map session to set up

Ooo, and welcome to the club!

Chris

[Sy.]

Welcome along .
Gutted about the car it sounds like the previous owner stitched you up !

mine after rebuild for 500 miles under 3k not much boost ... oil change .... 500 miles up to 4k little boosting but all depends how the rebuilders feel .

I would say you run it in nice and gentel as all the new parts get time to wear in and settle .

[logicalChimp]

Welcome along .
Gutted about the car it sounds like the previous owner stitched you up !

If he did, i don\'t think it was deliberate (although it\'s hard to tell) - he wasn\'t a rotary fan (it was his wifes car, apparently :Nono!) - was selling, because she decided she wanted something new.

I would say you run it in nice and gentel as all the new parts get time to wear in and settle .

Thats pretty much what i was thinking.  I\'ll be talking to Rotechniks about it when i collect it, but it\'s always good to get a wider understanding (rather than just a basic list of Do\'s and Don\'ts).  Depending on what they say (and if it is ready in time) i might trundle along to Castle Coomb on Sat - give it a bit of a gentle run along the motorway :Thumbs-up

[fil_auto]

Yep, same advice as I\'ve been given...

Just covered my first 500 miles, so now need an oil change ( gd quality 15W-40 mineral ) and filter change before covering another 500 miles doing the same...

ttfn Phil.

Welcome along .
Gutted about the car it sounds like the previous owner stitched you up !

mine after rebuild for 500 miles under 3k not much boost ... oil change .... 500 miles up to 4k little boosting but all depends how the rebuilders feel .

I would say you run it in nice and gentel as all the new parts get time to wear in and settle .

[Steve-Q]

1000 miles (or 1600 kilometers) under 4k with noooooo boost, or as little as possiable. then get the oil dropped. after 500mile chaning it wont do any harm either.
 
Likeing the car D2BBA, nice job on the front end.
 
:3gears-lh

[D2BBA]

1000 miles (or 1600 kilometers) under 4k with noooooo boost, or as little as possiable. then get the oil dropped. after 500mile chaning it wont do any harm either.
 
Likeing the car D2BBA, nice job on the front end.
 
:3gears-lh

Why thank you kind sir!

Its a bit marmite to some, but to me its RE A at their finest

Chris

[michaelb]

Hello Mate and welcome

I also had a re-build 700Miles ago at Powergains Motor Sport in London

If I remember rightly I have been advised by Powergains the following:

1)   Drive the car normally but do not boost too much
2)   After 500 miles change the spark plugs
3)   After 1000 miles change the oil

Regards,
Michaelb

[brucey]

Rotechniks rebuilt my engine

they\'ll talk you through it when you pick your car up and its also in the paperwork they\'ll give you

you then take it back to them after 1000miles and they the initial service, change your oil, turn your boost back on and check it over. etc.
which is included in the price.

but its 1000miles, revs below 4000 in any gear, no turbo boost and no more than 50% throttle, avoid labouring the engine, and avoid starting engine up for short periods of time with out fully warming up before switching off

[PIPFC]

what colour is it? and what exterior mods?. my mate works at rotechniks so i\'ll ask him to take a few pics if he\'s got a camera so i can have a sneak peak at your car:Giggle

[logicalChimp]

Hi

Its \'Nail Varnish Red\' (quote from the guy i brought it from - he literally took his wife\'s nail varnish into the paint shop, and told them to match it :Laugh).  Its got a full body-kit on it (blended in) - the nose looks like a veilside C1, but i\'m not sure if it is or not.

tbh it was a bit of a turkey when i got it - the outside looks nice, but pretty much the entire contents of the engine bay have been ripped out and replaced (or so it would seem from the parts list :rolleyes:)

Still - looking forward to collecting it (crossed fingers, should be ready by wednesday/thursday next week!)

[PIPFC]

i remember my mate mentioning your car the other week, as he mentioned the paint and the nail varnish

[logicalChimp]

well, it\'s nice to know that it stands out

oh - and as i\'m keeping my knackered primary turbo, i shouldn\'t have to worry too much about boosting - it doesn\'t generate any!

[PIPFC]

lol... i was just talking to him an hour ago as he\'s up in mk atm(dropped off a 2nd hand wilwood bigbrake kit for my fd:Thumbs-up  ).. and they\'ve had to replace your water pump too, incase you didn\'t know( back of the blades were catching somewhere:confused: ).

[logicalChimp]

yup - that leaves me with just the previous Primary Turbo and the Dual Air Intake to sort out later...

This car is costing me a bomb (\'specially as the suspension/rollbars need doing too), but at least i shouldn\'t have any reliability issues for a while :Thumbs-up