running in?

guys,

any tips or notes for me to take note of during this running in?
how long does it last?

Ur car manual will specifically mention abt this running in period.

Normally is within 1000km. Try not to rev beyond 4000 RPM (for me i try not to rev beyond 3000RPM)... Do not maintain at a same speed for long time. Try various speed and not exceeding 100km/hr..

oh dear.

i think i rev beyond 3000 just now

hmm
various speed ar...tats tricky...haha

How tricky can it be? Just drive normally... On singapore road.. u want maintain same speed also tough.. Drive a while, traffic light coming.. drive again, meet hump... then got reckless ppl cut in here and there, making u suddenly slow or jam brake..

ohh
coz i was travelling mostly on highway just now....more or less constant speed for quite a while

Just drive as per normal....no worries.....

As long as you don't exceed 100km/h, that should be fine. As for the rpm, when you are driving at 90km/h, it should stay below 3000rpm most of the time.

chengwei wrote:oh dear.

i think i rev beyond 3000 just now

hmm
various speed ar...tats tricky...haha

rev 1 - 2 times over shot nmind de

hmm STEP on they GAS and DUN LET GO!!!! =)

Manual says don't idle engine for more than 3 minutes.
regards
Charles

Divine wrote:hmm STEP on they GAS and DUN LET GO!!!! =)

chengwei wrote:

Divine wrote:hmm STEP on they GAS and DUN LET GO!!!! =)

aiya wat is warranty for man? lolx

first day already exceed 100km/hr liao without knowing it.....

lol, the car engine is so smooth, naturally will over shoot 100 without knowing one, i soo soo soooo miss drivingthe forte, cant forget the first kiss when i test drove it

chengwei, I kept the Hawkemobile under 3000rpm all through till 1000km, but I tell you it was torture man. The car is really straining at the bits. But now....

Yay! My run in is over and the Hawkemobile is back from 1000km oil change.

Zoom zoom zoom! Switch to manual mode and nevermind the FC for a while! Damn shiok!

I have to say, the growl of the 2.0l engine going at 5000rpm is real sweet...

lol, after run in, hawkmobile spread its wings n zoooommmmmmmmmmmmm

sia la...

Hawkemobile.
dun play play.

haha. isit the petrol dey pump for us no good? my hubby says the car feels like no power -_-" siao liaos.

tml go pump vpower at price of 98.
from 7pm to 11pm.



shit. working

haha. need vpower or not? thinkin of tryin caltex 95 after this n c if got diff. i suspect they only pump 92 for us.

SX hardly will have a rev of 3K unless you are a hard footer like some of them here

Well, you gotta have some fun some time, you know.

Find a nice empty stretch of e'way and just try pushing your engine a bit. 3k rpm at gears 1-3 shud be easy even for a 1.6l.

I have yet to find a stretch empty enuf to sustain 3k at gear 4 for long. Maybe I'm not staying up late enuf

nothing wrote:first day already exceed 100km/hr liao without knowing it.....

Hehe yeah man...steppy happy! Then realise..opps..

me got the habits of breaking the law on Friday evening on my way home from office.......feel the need to release all my stress after 5 days of shit.......

muff is da dangerzone man...

Almost Friday! So here's a song to prep you for your TGIF run...

nice song..... hahaha those twin f16 engine damn chio!!!

Wah lau, if u listen to the TopGun's Danger Zone, u will sure go beyond 120km/h!

At only 385-km into running-in and my first top-up @ SPC for their 98 Octane petrol, I am at the threshold of giving-in to see how fast and hard my Ti-Ag can go... Arrrggghhh!

Hitting 100-kph is really nothing even with the entire family of 4 in it. Even with the Lancer GLX already run-in I can feel the resistance to pick-up from traffic junctions. But not the Forte. I can only imagine those of you who have the 2-litre manual Forte!

joepele wrote:I understand that speed is not the issue when it comes to running in....
It's the RPM.

Anyone has any idea what is the conditions for running in?

First 1k, 3k and 5k?
Or whatever is the condition?

first 1 k is the most important, if u read the owner's manual, information are all there, dont exceed 4k and dont rev hard.

I remember telling someone yesterday that I have a good picture to show on how cars are being driven up a ship....

look at the below, what rpm will the car be when it is being driven up this gradient of slope....

tish wrote:

joepele wrote:I understand that speed is not the issue when it comes to running in....
It's the RPM.

Anyone has any idea what is the conditions for running in?

First 1k, 3k and 5k?
Or whatever is the condition?

first 1 k is the most important, if u read the owner's manual, information are all there, dont exceed 4k and dont rev hard.

What is the speed for the car @ 4k RPM on an Auto EX 1.6?

And may also explain the badly scraped front tow hitch under the bumper...

BR,
w a y

kapitan wrote:I remember telling someone yesterday that I have a good picture to show on how cars are being driven up a ship....

look at the below, what rpm will the car be when it is being driven up this gradient of slope....

joepele wrote:

tish wrote:

joepele wrote:I understand that speed is not the issue when it comes to running in....
It's the RPM.

Anyone has any idea what is the conditions for running in?

First 1k, 3k and 5k?
Or whatever is the condition?

first 1 k is the most important, if u read the owner's manual, information are all there, dont exceed 4k and dont rev hard.

What is the speed for the car @ 4k RPM on an Auto EX 1.6?

should be above slightly 100km/hr

not sure what is the diff auto SX and EX.

But my auto SX, i get 100km/h even before 3000RPM, probably 2800rpm.

I took 110km/h at slightly more than 3000/rpm

best guess at 4000rpm should be 135km/h at least?

jus curious.. where u guys get the reference of not exceeding 100km/h for running in?

i was going thr the manual.. it simply says keep rpm between 2000 to 4000.. it didnt state anything abt speed.. i suspose its the rev of the engine tat matters and not how fast u going? and i believe it is ok to go beyond 3000 rpm so long u keep it below 4000rpm.. its good to work withing the range while running in... dun forget to brake slow (if not emergency) too.. brakes oso need to set in properly...

lukester wrote:not sure what is the diff auto SX and EX.

But my auto SX, i get 100km/h even before 3000RPM, probably 2800rpm.

I took 110km/h at slightly more than 3000/rpm

best guess at 4000rpm should be 135km/h at least?

u can go near 4000 rpm using the sportstronic (down a gear and push a bit) or simply push more quickly on ur accelerator at constant speed.. it shd rev more toward 4000rpm.. but remember not to cross the 4000 mark...

lukester wrote:not sure what is the diff auto SX and EX.

But my auto SX, i get 100km/h even before 3000RPM, probably 2800rpm.

I took 110km/h at slightly more than 3000/rpm

best guess at 4000rpm should be 135km/h at least?

auto got 4 gear n manual got 5 gear, ratio different also

scorpey wrote:jus curious.. where u guys get the reference of not exceeding 100km/h for running in?

i was going thr the manual.. it simply says keep rpm between 2000 to 4000.. it didnt state anything abt speed.. i suspose its the rev of the engine tat matters and not how fast u going? and i believe it is ok to go beyond 3000 rpm so long u keep it below 4000rpm.. its good to work withing the range while running in... dun forget to brake slow (if not emergency) too.. brakes oso need to set in properly...

ya, brake also dont too hard. below 4k for ever gear can liao

scorpey wrote:jus curious.. where u guys get the reference of not exceeding 100km/h for running in?

i was going thr the manual.. it simply says keep rpm between 2000 to 4000.. it didnt state anything abt speed.. i suspose its the rev of the engine tat matters and not how fast u going? and i believe it is ok to go beyond 3000 rpm so long u keep it below 4000rpm.. its good to work withing the range while running in... dun forget to brake slow (if not emergency) too.. brakes oso need to set in properly...

You got it spot on bro.

That;s why there are / were some people who specializes in running in for pple.

they go up and down the NSHW @ the required speed to run in the car.

it needs to be maintained @ the specified PRM to run in properly. It's not the speed... it's the RPM.

So, it may be a better idea to consider using the sportronic to control that to have a proper run in.

Bro, u still believe in running in...?

Oridi some bros show the clips the car b4 reached our shore been raped and tortured without our knowledge...

for me first day collect my car test the power how far can push..

hmmm not sextisfy the performance , sunday went autobac replace hurricane filter..then test the power.. much better than earlier.

when car speed slow down no push up strength to pick up especially want to over take if not need to use supertronic lower the gear for over taking.

After installed the hurricane filter Now can feel sextisfy the performance and oso fixed the pivot volt stab & 2 way alarm plus 2 horns in soon lee @ geylang and my air con veli cold ,me din do any insulate the pipe line .

Waiting for my road tax prepare to go jaybee top up petrol and sight seeing..

er ..
my dad did a hard run in .
5th gear drop 3rd gear various speed between 100 to 120 .
but my dad did tat for extra BHP and the make the piston ring tight
diff pple diff style .. so up to u .
ur safest bet would be as per normal , 100km below 3 rpm (:

mm.. but i thk no harm believing in it.. since they still officially printed the instruction in our manual.. for the "rape" part during delivery.. it kinda out of our control.. and if u compare the distance.. its relatively short distance vs 1000km..hence, i thk still pretty alright.. jus like some bros accidentally rev over 4k rpm once a while.. but imagine if u keep reving it while the engine still new.. it may not be good for the piston/ moving parts to set-in properly.. anyway jus my 2cents thots lah.. i like to rev too.. but kinda gotto control now

Leonard wrote:er ..
my dad did a hard run in .
5th gear drop 3rd gear various speed between 100 to 120 .
but my dad did tat for extra BHP and the make the piston ring tight
diff pple diff style .. so up to u .
ur safest bet would be as per normal , 100km below 3 rpm (:

ur dad sounds like expert in runnin-in... reminds me of initial D!! haha... jus kidding..

scorpey wrote:mm.. but i thk no harm believing in it.. since they still officially printed the instruction in our manual.. for the "rape" part during delivery.. it kinda out of our control.. and if u compare the distance.. its relatively short distance vs 1000km..hence, i thk still pretty alright.. jus like some bros accidentally rev over 4k rpm once a while.. but imagine if u keep reving it while the engine still new.. it may not be good for the piston/ moving parts to set-in properly.. anyway jus my 2cents thots lah.. i like to rev too.. but kinda gotto control now

I over rev before too, but I think not serious la, infact now after run-in, my car feels alot better, alot of power.

Sometime dun feel so kiasu and kiasee..still got 3 yrs warranty..

If u dun test and push ur babe's, how u get to know ur babe's..rite!

If any problem go back to C$C, tat a lot of ppl doin it.

Fully agree with bro Lukester, tat wat we get the "N" result..

FeiLeong wrote:
After installed the hurricane filter Now can feel sextisfy the performance and oso fixed the pivot volt stab & 2 way alarm plus 2 horns in soon lee @ geylang and my air con veli cold ,me din do any insulate the pipe line .

Waiting for my road tax prepare to go jaybee top up petrol and sight seeing..

How much for
the hurricane?
2 way alarm?
Air horn?

FeiLeong wrote:Sometime dun feel so kiasu and kiasee..still got 3 yrs warranty..

If u dun test and push ur babe's, how u get to know ur babe's..rite!

If any problem go back to C$C, tat a lot of ppl doin it.

Fully agree with bro Lukester, tat wat we get the "N" result..

err... its not abt kiasu kiasee (although our brand is "kia" > jus kidding).. its abt believing in initial care/ pratice tat could work well for the engine for the long run.. anyway its pretty individual lah.. so two school of thots i suspose..
Glad u enjoying ur ride! cheers!

scorpey wrote:

FeiLeong wrote:Sometime dun feel so kiasu and kiasee..still got 3 yrs warranty..

If u dun test and push ur babe's, how u get to know ur babe's..rite!

If any problem go back to C$C, tat a lot of ppl doin it.

Fully agree with bro Lukester, tat wat we get the "N" result..

err... its not abt kiasu kiasee (although our brand is "kia" > jus kidding).. its abt believing in initial care/ pratice tat could work well for the engine for the long run.. anyway its pretty individual lah.. so two school of thots i suspose..
Glad u enjoying ur ride! cheers!

Just sharing with u..nothing wrong to rev ur engine whether is new or old..

as long u maintain and change engine oil accordingly servicing schedule.

If u can afford use better quality or grade to prolong engine life longer..

if u travel long distance like goin to malaysia when come back home ..go and change engine oil dun wait till servicing date is due.

I ensure ur engine life can live more than 10 yrs.

U too have a good and enjoying ride ..

Actually hor... I don't think we need to maintain below any speed for the run in. Its just that if you speed to like 120, and you need to brake for any reason, it might be really bad for your brakes if its not set properly...

And I was reading up on the internet regarding the RPM, seems like most people agree with not going below 2k rpm because its too little pressure on the piston ring seals but they are debating over the going past 4k rpm....

I chose to play it safe so I just vary from 2k to 4k rpm using the semi auto mode to play with gears 2 to 4... So from 70 kmh to 110 kmh on highway up and down the gears to vary rpm entire drive. Dunno issit me but feel like car getting more powerful after 600km clocked on ODO.... But i'm just thinking... What the hell diff does it make? Its just prolly a tiny micron of a different and the layman won't feel a thing.... And we don't even keep our cars to 10 years... Here in SG, 3 yrs also some consider long liao....

Cowstalker wrote: But i'm just thinking... What the hell diff does it make? Its just prolly a tiny micron of a different and the layman won't feel a thing.... And we don't even keep our cars to 10 years... Here in SG, 3 yrs also some consider long liao....

Ya lor, just drive normally like one would will do.

Cowstalker wrote:Actually hor... I don't think we need to maintain below any speed for the run in. Its just that if you speed to like 120, and you need to brake for any reason, it might be really bad for your brakes if its not set properly...

And I was reading up on the internet regarding the RPM, seems like most people agree with not going below 2k rpm because its too little pressure on the piston ring seals but they are debating over the going past 4k rpm....

I chose to play it safe so I just vary from 2k to 4k rpm using the semi auto mode to play with gears 2 to 4... So from 70 kmh to 110 kmh on highway up and down the gears to vary rpm entire drive. Dunno issit me but feel like car getting more powerful after 600km clocked on ODO.... But i'm just thinking... What the hell diff does it make? Its just prolly a tiny micron of a different and the layman won't feel a thing.... And we don't even keep our cars to 10 years... Here in SG, 3 yrs also some consider long liao....

hehe.. we belong to the "Believing in Running-in" group.. i dun knw the science behind running in.. but since its a fact stated in our manual.. no harm listening to the manufacturer.. in my job.. i always recommend my clients to follow manufacturer advice/ instruction cos i am not the designer of tat machine anyway it's only for the short distance of 1000 km.. not a difficult thing to do..

Like wat bro Fortec mentioned.. drive normal will do lah.. for me i just watch my upper limit cos sometimes i'll rev the engine w/o concern on the high rpm