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dennis
Hi, I'm getting my new FZ6 in about 2 weeks from now, just wondering how to do a proper engine break in for it. Thanks in advance!
What about engine oil change for break in period? At what interval is usually practiced? I've heard that there are some folks are practicing 300 miles change then 600 miles change, just curious what kinda method do you folks use? I'd like to see from you folks' replies as a guideline and for my own reference as well. Thanks a lot!
i did the 600 mile service myself since it is fairly simple and there is a checklist in the service manual that you can download from here for free, also i would change the oil at 200-300 miles as well as 600 and 1500 miles, you will notice at the first change that there are a lot of \"Sparklies\" in your oil and i personally want those out asap. after 1500 miles you can go to a more conventional oil change regiment.
good luck on your bike search and post up pics when you get her!
Also very important.
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Check all that stuff.
Just because you like to live does not mean that the person that put your bike together cares whether you live or not.
Check it all and know its right yourself.
Break in -actually, wear in- is very important. The most important part of wear in is to properly seat the rings. You basically want the piston rings to cut a very sharp edge on the cross hatching on the cylinder wall. This provides a very tight sealing surface. If you do not get that nice sharp edge on the cross hatching, blow by will occur, and the only way to remedy it is to re hone the cylinder and install new piston rings. Accelerating hard when the engine is cold is a sure fire way to ruin the cylinder bore, as is excessive revs. The proper way to do it: follow the manual guidelines for rev ceilings. Once the bike is warm-never just let your bike idle, or never fully reach operating temperature during wear in- accelerate fairly hard once at cruising speeds, this puts pressure on the rings, and forces them to seat against the cylinder wall. You can use lots of throttle, just no prolonged WOT and stay in the proper RPM range. Yamaha has taken great steps to ensure that the ceramic composite bores seat quickly. The only down side is that if the rings do not seat, you can not rehone the bores, so proper wear in is vital.
The bearings will take much longer to develop a wear pattern, usually 3-5000 miles. You will notice much quicker throttle response as the miles pile on. Change the oil at 600 miles, with the gearbox sharing engine oil, there will be lots of shavings in the oil. I changed mine at 300 miles, then at 600 miles I switched to synthetic. Bike has never used any oil. Hope this helps!
Yup, done it before, but of course, there'll be breaks in between as I don't wish to see my ass get torn up!oh, and have you done that distance before on any motobike? 300miles is a heck of a first ride....good luck: you'll need it