Thread: What is the break-in procedure for MB diesels?
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Old 01-06-2004, 07:05 PM
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I rebuilt my 616 last spring in a friends shop just so he could help me out along the way. His procedure was to lub the cylinders with nothing but ATF so the rings will seat properly. When you fire it up run it at different RPMs. Wind it out (not excessively) and let off , Do not hold the same RPMs for extended periods. Change the oil after a couple hundred miles. Anyway this is what I was told and what I did. After 4K the engine uses little oil and runs very well.
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