Break-in period...How long????
#1
I have about 230 miles on my 2000 Scrambler400. How many miles should I do (have done) before really letting loose? Since the begining I have tested top speed a lot and pinned the throttle often also. Not for long periods of time though. I like pinning the throttle and then letting off. That's my style of riding. Could this harm my machine? Could mods hurt it also since I have done them so early? I always thought that the manufacturer would have broke it in a bit...like a new car...
Any opinions?????
Any opinions?????
#3
Xplor,
At that mileage I would say that break in is over.
For break-in I add some 2-stroke oil to the first 2 tanks of gas to provide some extra lubriction. I vary the throttle a lot for the first 2 tanks of fuel and avoid full throttle all together. Once these 2 tanks of fuel are gone I get on it a little more but still try to vary the throttle a lot and don't run it full out much.
I changed the oil at 10 hours, then at 20. Now I change it every 50 to 100 hours.
I assume ATV manufacturers are like car manufacturer, they do not do any engine break-in for you. They run the engine on a test bed just long enough to prove it runs and do any required setup, that's it. This is likely under 2 minutes.
DJ
At that mileage I would say that break in is over.
For break-in I add some 2-stroke oil to the first 2 tanks of gas to provide some extra lubriction. I vary the throttle a lot for the first 2 tanks of fuel and avoid full throttle all together. Once these 2 tanks of fuel are gone I get on it a little more but still try to vary the throttle a lot and don't run it full out much.
I changed the oil at 10 hours, then at 20. Now I change it every 50 to 100 hours.
I assume ATV manufacturers are like car manufacturer, they do not do any engine break-in for you. They run the engine on a test bed just long enough to prove it runs and do any required setup, that's it. This is likely under 2 minutes.
DJ
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Yesterdays technology and parts used to require plenty of break-in time.... BUT, for the most part, that line of thinking is long gone...
I haqve been spending LOTS of time at the local Caterpillar dealership as part of my last semester in college... The engine room team runs the engines on a dyno just to make sure they are producing the right power, and no leaks.... Then after that initial run-in.. They are deemed ready for FULL Load whenever installed..
Better manufacturing processes and better parts help engines break in sooner, produce more power, better fuel mileage, and last longer...
I haqve been spending LOTS of time at the local Caterpillar dealership as part of my last semester in college... The engine room team runs the engines on a dyno just to make sure they are producing the right power, and no leaks.... Then after that initial run-in.. They are deemed ready for FULL Load whenever installed..
Better manufacturing processes and better parts help engines break in sooner, produce more power, better fuel mileage, and last longer...
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