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I wouldnt normally find myself suggesting the purchase of cheap [censored] but in the case of push mowers, honestly, K.I.S.S. prevails. Ive owned several and the most reliable Ive ever owned is an $88 Weed Eater brand mower from KMart. Legit. Its dead simple and starts on the first pull. Every...

Quote: I've never had a domestic engine go boom on me. I have blown a head gasket or two in my time. I fully intend to run the fusion in my signature at least 350k. I've done basic maintenance. Spark plugs, oil changes, air filters. I probably will need to do a fuel filter at some point. She...

Quote: I say that because I've never heard of an American brand car going 4, 5 or 6 hundred thousand miles without being cracked open. I've read of several, even numerous Japanese autos doing that. I'm skeptical that their factories are that much different than ours are, even if they pay more...

Quote: My point was it can be done, even with farming portions of the job out. It's just a matter of using the right people. I agree but the "right people" are extremely hard to find in my area.

Quote: I agree with most of what you said, however there are people I know personally who are capable of rebuilding an engine better than OE. Assuming cost is not an issue. That unfortunately wasn't the OP's case, but people do exist that can do it. Im pretty anal and have an extensive tool...

Quote: I would say that changing the filter is also important. Plan to for every change. Will use the cheapest filter for the break-in oil changes. Switch to a good model for the rest of the engines life. Quote: was trying to get her to use a different word than cheap and having her...

Quote: call LKQ to find a low milage long block from a wreck. At ~$600 for a JDM spec D17A1 on the Fleabay, I seriously considered this but then I thought about the way I see other people treat their vehicles and I thought better of it. I would have no idea what kind of abuse a used engine...

Quote: Or I could just be completely nuts. Not at all. Good theory.

Quote: Lots of opinions here and it sounds like you've already made up your mind, but I'll share mine anyway. Not at all. Im here to learn. I just want to hear sound logic and reason or advice born from experience. Quote: You're thinking about this too hard. This is an econobox 4-banger, not...

Quote: Detergents won't do anything with metal shavings, it only works on combustion by products. Ok. So detergents arent going to help wash the cylinder walls down and keep the swarf in suspension for collection by the oil filter?

Quote: It looks like you are spending more on the break in oil by changing it six times in 500 miles than the rebuild itself. I calculated with 4qt/change x 6 changes @ $6/quart = $144. No bad at all. Motor was $1400. Quote: The first life was 197k, Actually, it was like 297k. Quote: What...

Quote: This short (div> I came into this with a neutral opinion on the matter of hard vs. soft break-in. After a bunch of reading I deduced that people are generally scared to stray from factory recommendations. Two things. 1. My vehicle is a 2002 with over 280k miles on the odometer and a...

Quote: The whole story of synthetic not "breaking in" a motor is silly since some cars come with synthetic from the factory. Well I imagine there are all kinds of reasons for this. Plus, from what I understand all cars get preliminary break-in at the factory. Who knows what they really use...

Quote: I always break em in with whatever oil the car came with. I noticed during my research that many people choose this route. I like to brainfucc everything so Im looking for very specific attributes to maximize ring set for the best compression and lowest oil bypass I can get.

Quote: You do not understand the break in process Elaborate. Quote: Break in oil is a marketing scam. I can certainly believe that but why are you mentioning "break-in oil"? Im talking about oil for breaking-in an engine. Not oil specifically marketed as "break-in" oil. I wanted to start a...

Quote: You want high anti wear Why? Like I said, wouldnt that prolong the break-in process by preventing the wearing-in of the rings? Quote: low detergent I thought high detergents would be good for washing out the debris that swirls around during the initial break-in. Quote: low friction...

Hello all. Ive been a long time lurker on this great resource of a website and I finally decided to join to ask a fairly specific set of questions related to break-in oils. Im in the process of installing a rebuilt motor into a 2002 Honda Civic. Im planning on using a semi-hard break-in...