How to Break in my turbo engine setup?

John Mello · Post by **John Mello** » Sat Jan 12, 2002 3:18 pm

I was reading about how to properly break in my new engine in the aircooled.net, but i d'ont now how to make with the turbo setup...
any help?
thanks
John Mello

panel · Post by **panel** » Sat Jan 12, 2002 5:47 pm

Probably the same. Turbos love clean oil

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cadprovw · Post by **cadprovw** » Sun Jan 13, 2002 12:02 am

Break it in as you would a normally-aspirated motor. If you have access to carbs and exhaust, its sometime easier to break it in normally aspirated so you can properly break in the cam with no worries.

John Mello · Post by **John Mello** » Sun Jan 13, 2002 6:58 am

i was planning to put my engine working in the bench of a friend, because that i have acess to all the engine parts...but my problems are:
1)how to make the oil pass to the turbo before the engine run...
2)after all preparatives to put the engine working, how many time i have to do this? one week? one month?

Thanks
John Mello

John Mello · Post by **John Mello** » Sun Jan 13, 2002 12:23 pm

Thank you for the reply..
John Mello

goatmaster187 · Post by **goatmaster187** » Sun Jan 13, 2002 11:51 pm

Pull your oil inlet to the turbo and funnel in some oil. You might want to rig the wastegate open so that if you can dial the carbs in without boost. For cam break in you'll want a high idle, about 2000rpm. After a hundred miles or so change the oil, some engine builders like to use straight 30w oil for break in. Do not use synthetic oil for break in. Use it later if you want though. Readjust the valves at this point. Repeat at 300,500, and 1000 mile marks.