oil for breakin in a motor?

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07-04-2003, 08:39 AM

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oil for breakin in a motor?

what kinda oil should i use for breakin in a motor?....cuz i heard that ur not supposed to use synthetic.....and also how many miles to break in the motor until im rdy to race it?

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07-04-2003, 08:42 AM

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Re: oil for breakin in a motor? (AllMoToRB18c)

Yeah don't use oils that have detergents in them. A good (cheap) non-synthetic is what your after.

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07-04-2003, 08:44 AM

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Re: oil for breakin in a motor? (AussieB20vtec)

like what?.....is castrol good but not syntectic at first?

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07-04-2003, 08:45 AM

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Re: oil for breakin in a motor? (AllMoToRB18c)

Yeah Castrol is good. Change it at 1000 kms

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07-04-2003, 08:48 AM

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Re: oil for breakin in a motor? (AussieB20vtec)

so should i run the car 1000 miles b4 racin it?

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07-04-2003, 08:51 AM

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Re: oil for breakin in a motor? (AllMoToRB18c)

1000 KILOMETRES (600 something miles) should be enough

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07-04-2003, 08:52 AM

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Re: oil for breakin in a motor? (AussieB20vtec)

aight thx....i see that u post alot...ur on like every topic...hahha....i guess u know ur ****

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07-04-2003, 08:54 AM

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Re: oil for breakin in a motor? (AllMoToRB18c)

No it's 3am here and I'm bored as hell cause I cant work on the car

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07-04-2003, 08:54 AM

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Re: oil for breakin in a motor? (AussieB20vtec)

hahah...its only 1pm here

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07-04-2003, 08:56 AM

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Re: oil for breakin in a motor? (AllMoToRB18c)

u dont ever go to the all motor forum?

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07-04-2003, 08:57 AM

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Re: oil for breakin in a motor? (AllMoToRB18c)

Yeah I'll be hassling them soon

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07-04-2003, 10:12 AM

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Re: oil for breakin in a motor? (AllMoToRB18c)

Just regular mineral oil should suffice for 500-1000 miles. Then switch to full synthetic.

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07-04-2003, 10:21 AM

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Re: oil for breakin in a motor? (AllMotorDC2)

Is 1000 miles enought to switch to synthetic?

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07-04-2003, 10:28 AM

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Re: oil for breakin in a motor? (hybrid901)

That's actually a damn good question. IMO, I think everything sets in right around 500 miles but the extra 500 is just for insurance. But if you been through enough rebuilds like my friend's Altima, you probaly would wait till 3K like he's doing.

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