Re: 405 mi 16 total engine failure

Jim Lill (jpl@vectorbd.com)
Fri, 1 May 1998 07:34:17 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

On Thu, 1 May 1997, Derya Gunacan wrote:

> I have recently experienced a toatal engine failure on which the piston
> con rod broke and damaged the engine block.( 2 days ago before accident,
> my service changed the valves and head gasket but didn't change the
> pistons and etc... my opinion is ; the motor's lower side became
> unpowerfull with the compression leakage. I guess they must be change
> something at the lower side with the pistons )

That sounds awful, at what RPM did it occur?

>
> Now ,unfornately we changed all
> things.Valves,gaskets,pistons,rings,crankshaft.

I hope you also changed the oil pump

> 1. How should I drive the car to accustom the motor parts for this first
> mileages ?

I'd find a way to add an Oil Pressure gauge and monitor that

> 2. How many mile/kms. that I need to be drive carefully ( not pass 4000
> RPM ).

I'd drive 3000 kms in that way

> 3. On Which km. that I should change the oil and oil filter ?

run mineral oil up to 3000 km and then change to synthetic. When you
change it watch the old oil for metal bits

> 4. Should I use some special(?) drive techniques to regain the motor
> power with this new parts ?

the 3000 km break in will assure the rings seat