running in rebuilt engine...

[Wayne]

well when i had my topend rebuilt. i drove it gently for the 1st 500miles localy trying my best not to go over 2rpm, then 100miles after 500miles i tried not to drive it over 3500 rpm then so on till 1000miles then oil change (also clean out your oil pump as all the little bits from the engine would have built up in there.
thats what i did. (a full service after 1000miles) oil, oil filter change and check the rest

IF you have a new oil filter fitted when the rebuild was done then surely taking the oil pump off and cleaning is unnecessary, thats whats the oil filter is for no? Correct me if i'm wrong of course.

Your not wrong, oil and filter change will be fine, nothing should end up in the oil pick up.

[nige_s]

well when i had my topend rebuilt. i drove it gently for the 1st 500miles localy trying my best not to go over 2rpm, then 100miles after 500miles i tried not to drive it over 3500 rpm then so on till 1000miles then oil change (also clean out your oil pump as all the little bits from the engine would have built up in there.
thats what i did. (a full service after 1000miles) oil, oil filter change and check the rest

IF you have a new oil filter fitted when the rebuild was done then surely taking the oil pump off and cleaning is unnecessary, thats whats the oil filter is for no? Correct me if i'm wrong of course.

Your not wrong, oil and filter change will be fine, nothing should end up in the oil pick up.

That assumes you were medically clean when you bolted the engine back together.

[russ-vdub]

Medically clean? Behave. A Golf engine can take unfathomable amounts of sh!t, i doubt a few dust particles are guna make any difference!

[nige_s]

:lol:

Checkout some proper engine builders workshops and you'll know what I mean, not some greasy benched back street workshop.

[AudiA8Quattro]

It is best to work clean, any crap could get into the bearing surfaces.

[mk2bal]

Anything fine enough to go through the oil pump gauze will be trapped by the filter, tho I'd imagine it would be spotted and removed by now. When I changed my sump I had a big bit of majorly crushed gauze in there- I'm guessing from a strainer on block breather?

[Sam]

Rebuilt mine at Easter, giving her 600 miles, oil change then thrash from there

[andynorfolk]

the engine is being rebuilt to an exceptionally high standard, they're replacing anything with a slight amount of damage, re boring it and having the crank shaft reground. it is being done by a company who build race engines and supply the owner of the garage i use, so i know they'll do a class A job...

the thing about thrashing it from the beginning is i don't want to cause any damage but everything on that website about thrashing it seems to make sense, and especially if i can get more power and durability out of the engine.

[nige_s]

Surely then if they are a top banana outfit as you say then their recommendation for running in is best advice not just a bunch of internet know it alls like us.  Do it as they say especially if you have any problems down the line you can at least confirm you ran it properly.

[andynorfolk]

Surely then if they are a top banana outfit as you say then their recommendation for running in is best advice not just a bunch of internet know it alls like us.  Do it as they say especially if you have any problems down the line you can at least confirm you ran it properly.

good point sir! aha i can't wait to get her back, will have been carless for 3 weeks by the time i drive her home