Date:         Mon, 7 May 2007 21:33:19 -0700
Reply-To:     David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Engine Break-In Oil Weight
Comments: To: Dennis <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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--- Dennis <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

> The concept of breaking in has little to do with wearing in to get some
> clearance and reduce friction. The goal is to get the high spots off the
> cylinders and rings so they can seat and form a seal using the oil.
> Regardless of viscosity, most off the shelf oil have so much in the way of
> friction reducing and anti-wear additives, that the choice makes little
> difference. I would use a light oil like 5 or 10w-30 to flush the debris
> and dirt out of the engine and change to whatever you plan to use before
> driving any distance. Change again in a few hundred miles. 20w-50 is the
> proper oil for most driving unless using a synthetic that has slightly
> different numbers such as Mobil 1 15w-50.
>
> Dennis

So I am not on the wrong track so far in breaking in the liner by having
20w-50 oil in the case, correct?  I failed the previous liner badly.
I do not want anything to go wrong this time. I can feel the hidden power
of the new liner already. No coolant/oil leak anywhere. Will see how it
spins on the freeway a few hundred miles later.

David





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