Thread: Run in a Puma?

Pretty sure it's not required, I drove mine hard from day one, it took till about 30,000km to start to free up and from 40,000 km the consumption started dropping.

Originally Posted by Summiitt

Pretty sure it's not required, I drove mine hard from day one, it took till about 30,000km to start to free up and from 40,000 km the consumption started dropping.

Cool, what were the symptoms of freeing up (less mud on the tyres!!!) Just the km/l or what?

Here is a link to a few words on the topic that I wrote a year or so ago.

New 110 DC in the family...

Basically don't baby them. They need to work, get on boost, to ensure rings seal properly etc.

Just drive it normally,same with braking,don't flog it,don't baby it,all will be good

Also don't sit for long periods at a constant speed.

Over the years, have had 3 new D2's,a new D4,did this,never had an issue.

Oh,and that many new work vans i have lost count?.

Dont let it struggle in too low a gear,
Fit a BAS chip

Keep it revving. They're not happy below 2000 rpm in sixth, for example, so go down a gear and keep it in the power band.

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Originally Posted by tact

Here is a link to a few words on the topic that I wrote a year or so ago..

Thanks for that good write up.

Thanks to all so far.

Most of you guys say the same thing I was thinking.
i.e. Dont baby it, seat in the rings etc.. Dont prolong constant revs..

Cheers

Now we've onto the first oil change question
20,000 as per the manual, unless arduous, then 10,000, correct
Or whatever feels good to you, I did 5000, correct as my car my money
Will probably change the drive line fluids well before the schedule to.

And my EGR is now off, another breach of factory protocol