running in

Just got my S3 88" on the road a year after getting it. Its had a complete overhaul - new springs, shocks, breaks, etc, etc, and the engine was stripped and rebuilt - it had new pistons and sleeves put in, recon pump and loads of other gubbins.

I was wondering what the running in procedure should be for this.

Spent the weekend pootling about the back roads at about 30 mph - and had a blast, grinning from ear to ear.

Don't want to feck it up after all the work thats gone into it, so any info would be appreciated.

BeeBoy said:

Spent the weekend pootling about the back roads at about 30 mph

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Its a Landy you wont be going much faster when its run in anyway so get used to it.

You're right, I know, but what about down a steep hill with a following wind?

There are lots of different ways you can run in and engine, and some of them contradict each other. Some say hard accelration, but keeping low revs give piston rings a good seal. Some tuners say run it as hard as you can, inc high revs to get things to seal well (building an engine and going straight up the drag stip, for example). Others suggest the softly softly running in.

I doubt any of the above will make too much difference on a Series Land Rover.

Never used it, but some people using running in oil...personally I just think it's a good idea to change the oil after a few hundred miles.

cheers rusty,

guess i'll just keep pootling along at 30-40 and keep it in as high a gear as possible.

Don't overdo the high gear. Labouring the engine at low revs can be just as detrimental.

cheers Dave,

was just going to pop along at 30-40ish and only shoving it into over-drive when theres a decent level straight. It tends to labour a bit if theres even a slight incline and the foot isn't flat to the floor.

Its interesting to be paying particular attention to the engine note, revs, and pull of the landrover after driving a modern japanesse car for the last 20 years - taken all this stuff for granted for ages now. But i suppose thats the joy of an old series landrover.