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Old 04-27-2007, 07:39 PM
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I'm about to fire up my engine again after replacing the valve seals and I'm wondering if there's a break-in procedure required, like for piston rings, or if they are pretty much good to go? I'm not going to go raped ape on them yet, but I don't want to drive it super easy if I don't have to. Thanks for the help.
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dont think you can really break in the seals

i put new seals on my head 200miles.then i got the car dyno tuned and did 420hp. no sign of any oil burning yet
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1995Civic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=878397

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thats for breaking in the engine(rings and what not) not breaking in valve seals
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Default Re: Valve Seal Break-in (Flatland2D)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Flatland2D &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm about to fire up my engine again after replacing the valve seals and I'm wondering if there's a break-in procedure required, like for piston rings, or if they are pretty much good to go? I'm not going to go raped ape on them yet, but I don't want to drive it super easy if I don't have to. Thanks for the help.</TD></TR></TABLE>

He also asked about piston rings.

Edit - Wasnt necessarily asking about piston rings, but he obviously thinks they are LIKE breaking in piston rings...i just figured that'd give him some insight.

Wow...its been a long night, and im tired.

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well im not sure if hes asking for pistons rings or if hes just asking if they break in like piston rings

oh well
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by komat &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well im not sure if hes asking for pistons rings or if hes just asking if they break in like piston rings

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Yea exactly, lol.
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LOL, sorry for the confusion. I was asking if there was a break-in procedure for seals, because I know there is a process for rings (the reason why I was comparing the two). I didn't replace my rings though, so I'm just wondering if there's anything special I have to do with the seals.
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