4 stroke break in procedure?

linnix13 · #11 (**permalink**) 11-05-2009, 06:55 PM

and you really have to change the oil ever 5 hours? my honda atc 200cc i changed the oil every year! and it still ran mint for the 5 years i had it!, i rode for 3 hours a day 5 days a week after school,

and my honda g200 engine on my gocart/lawnmower thing i never changed the oil and it ran fine for 3 years until i sold it,

ut1205 · #12 (**permalink**) 11-05-2009, 07:05 PM

R/S says to change every 50 hours after first change so what I do is probably a lot of "overkill". I just ride a bunch of short trips (3-5 miles). Oil changes are cheap so I do them plus gas in the oil can't be good. If I rode alot I wouldn't change that often but I don't think I would go to 50 hours.

thatsdax · #13 (**permalink**) 11-05-2009, 07:13 PM

The Titan is a 4 stroke 50cc motor. Break in is around 250 miles or 10 hours of operation. Holds only around 8oz of Valvoline conventional motor oil. During break in, be nice and do not ride full throttle for extended periods of time. Be nice and throttle up and down varying engine speed often. Once break in time or miles is achieved, you must change the oil and check valve clearance. The oil will have a lot of glitter in it from break in and must be changed. Since there is no filter and does not hold much oil, check oil frequently and change it when it gets dirty. A quart of Valvoline 10w-30 or 10w-40 conventional motor oil is the oil to use and is good for 4ea oil changes. Synthetic oil is not recommended. Also, Valve clearance must be checked and valves must be adjusted in needed. Both of these are requirements to keep the 2 year warranty valid. After the oil change and valve check is done, then only requirement is to keep clean oil in the crankcase and also check valves again in 500 miles. After that, valve check and or adjustments only needs to be made once every 2000 miles or once every 2 years which ever comes first. So.. To sum it up.. You need to properly break in the motor, and change oil and check valve clearance. This is typical of any high performance 4 stroke engine with adjustable rockers or shims. The Titan has Adjustable rockers which are screw type and super easy to check and adjust. clearance should be .05mm cold. If these rules are observed, the Titan Engine should last forever. The Titan motor is that good !! Enjoy the ride !!

linnix13 · #14 (**permalink**) 11-05-2009, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by thatsdax

The Titan is a 4 stroke 50cc motor. Break in is around 250 miles or 10 hours of operation. Holds only around 8oz of Valvoline conventional motor oil. During break in, be nice and do not ride full throttle for extended periods of time. Be nice and throttle up and down varying engine speed often. Once break in time or miles is achieved, you must change the oil and check valve clearance. The oil will have a lot of glitter in it from break in and must be changed. Since there is no filter and does not hold much oil, check oil frequently and change it when it gets dirty. A quart of Valvoline 10w-30 or 10w-40 conventional motor oil is the oil to use and is good for 4ea oil changes. Synthetic oil is not recommended. Also, Valve clearance must be checked and valves must be adjusted in needed. Both of these are requirements to keep the 2 year warranty valid. After the oil change and valve check is done, then only requirement is to keep clean oil in the crankcase and also check valves again in 500 miles. After that, valve check and or adjustments only needs to be made once every 2000 miles or once every 2 years which ever comes first. So.. To sum it up.. You need to properly break in the motor, and change oil and check valve clearance. This is typical of any high performance 4 stroke engine with adjustable rockers or shims. The Titan has Adjustable rockers which are screw type and super easy to check and adjust. clearance should be .05mm cold. If these rules are observed, the Titan Engine should last forever. The Titan motor is that good !! Enjoy the ride !!

which engine is the titan? the one im getting is this one Motor Boys (the 4 stroke)

its 230 bucks and its withing driving distance so i dont need to ship or anything,

linnix13 · #15 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 11:25 AM

ok so i put on 80 kms yesterday, i started it and let it warm up, it bogs badly with the choke off so i keep it at half, i rode gentle for about 10 minutes then got going a bit faster, i got up to speed and held it for 5 seconds then slowed back down to like 20kph and went back up again, i did that for a few hours, then after a tank of gas i would drive it at high speeds for a minute or two then go back down to moderate and stay there then go back to high then to moderate then to slow and so on so on, now i changed the oil at 80kms and i just ride it normaly, keep in mind im in the city so i stop every 40 seconds at a light or stop sign anyways,

azbill · #16 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 02:03 PM

here is a thread on adjusting the HS carb

I searched for info here first

Adjusting the EZM carburetor - MotoredBikes.com: Motorized Bicycle Forum
I did this almost 2800 miles ago, and have not had to touch it since !!!

civlized · #17 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 07:59 PM

Thanks for the link Bill. Tom, at that site, takes his job seriously doesn't he?

azbill · #18 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 09:47 PM

so seriously that, after helping moderate his forum and spending a couple THOUSAND hours doing it, he never even said a simple 'thank you'

(I am a simple guy, and little things like that go a long way !)
people here are a better class IMHO

I go there rarely anymore...their loss, not mine

Buddy · #19 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 11:51 PM

You shouldn't EVER ride with the choke on, especially during break-in. If you run the engine rich enough you're washing the oil off the cylinder walls.

linnix13 · #20 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Buddy

You shouldn't EVER ride with the choke on, especially during break-in. If you run the engine rich enough you're washing the oil off the cylinder walls.

well i have to? it wont run with the choke off, it bogs and stalls, but think about it, if the carb is tuned way to lean then with me choking it it should bring it back to normal mixture, besides i put 100kms on it so far and it runs mint! what else am i supposed to do?