I bought new 13BRew engine from Mazda one month ago, and now it will probably wait for 3-4 months to be installed in the car. There is also quite big possibility, that this engine stood in the warehouse for couple of months... So it will be probably an 6-12months old engine, that will be installed.

So I'm thinking, is there anything I should be careful with, when running this engine? Should I take any caution about anything? I heard that, the seals lubrication might be a problem. Can I do anything to reduce this problem?

Thanks for answers!

 

alot of engines sit for years and are fine.

before i try to start a fresh engine i usually put a bit of oil or ATF fluid to help it out (compression).

There's not a lot you can do besides prime the oil system.

 

Follow the rules for the break in period and you should be fine.

 

No biggie at all. I had a TII motor with 142K miles. It sat for 5 YEARS with nothing special done to it. It now has 185K miles on it and still running strong.

Squirt a couple drops of oil in the plug holes.

 

Thanks guys, am I relieved now