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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: treeman on December 28, 2007, 18:41:38

Title: quick question
Post by: treeman on December 28, 2007, 18:41:38

jus finished the head gasket but how long does it take to bed it in?? im not exactly the calmest of drivers sometimes   :twisted: an i dont really wanna be doing it every weekend  :lol: cheers

Title: quick question
Post by: mentalmoshio sophs V8i on December 28, 2007, 19:26:24

normally its a few hundred miles same as when u run a new engine in

Title: quick question
Post by: treeman on December 28, 2007, 19:41:59

cheers mate, shame i dont think il be able to last that long without putting my hoof down  :twisted:  :twisted:  :twisted:

Title: quick question
Post by: mentalmoshio sophs V8i on December 28, 2007, 19:46:33

only rev 2 2750rpm and dont tow anything heavy. all the torque will make it move easily enough

Title: quick question
Post by: Xtremeteam on December 28, 2007, 19:46:50

Quote from: "mentalmoshio sophs V8i"

normally its a few hundred miles same as when u run a new engine in

not really :roll:

new headgasket on & if its done correctly it will be fine to drive hard from the off

Title: quick question
Post by: Guardian. on December 28, 2007, 19:50:49

as above, if youve done it properly, gun it from the start, even engines these days dont need the old fashioned running in.




apart from land rover engines that might last the running in period :lol:

Title: quick question
Post by: Xtremeteam on December 28, 2007, 19:56:00

Quote from: "mentalmoshio sophs V8i"

only rev 2 2750rpm and dont tow anything heavy. all the torque will make it move easily enough

<yawn>

Title: quick question
Post by: Evilgoat on December 28, 2007, 20:08:58

Never heard of a properly fitted head gasket needing running in.

WHAT I have heard of, is retorquing the bolts after running for a few minutes/miles. Not sure if that applies to the Disco

Suzuki 8V engine is run to warm up, then retorque.

Title: quick question
Post by: Tommo on December 28, 2007, 20:15:50

nah, for a 200tdi its 30ft/lbs then 60 degrees twice (IIRC). so you cant re torque really otherwise you would break somthing!

Title: quick question
Post by: Mr Alford on December 28, 2007, 20:47:20

lol we can see from this post who is mechanically minded and who is full of [!Expletive Deleted!] these posts amuse me lots

Title: quick question
Post by: GREENI on December 28, 2007, 20:49:23

.....it's all the evidence, anyone needs..........