10-01-2008, 07:29 AM | #15 | |
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Anyway, nowadays the motors are run for 24 hours on a break-in dyno before they are even installed in the vehicle. But you still should take it easy the first 500 miles.
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10-01-2008, 07:39 AM | #16 |
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drive it like i stole it basically. no steady speed, at lest in the same gear. romping on it to about 5800rpm and then engine breaking it to idle. repeating for about fifty miles then driving like normal, normal for me is basically driving like i stole it anyway.
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10-01-2008, 09:41 AM | #17 |
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yes, the owner's manual should have a suggested break in period. Personally I go pretty easy for the first 1,000 miles.
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Break in period is one of the things I hate the most about buying a new car. I live in a small town where almost all driving is done at 35 mph, even on the country roads you can only go 45 due to the sharp curves so breaking in an engine is quite hard to do here :(
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10-01-2008, 10:28 AM | #20 |
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Check out this site about how to break in engines. I plan to follow this method.
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10-01-2008, 10:39 AM | #21 |
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Why are there so many different theorys on breaking in the car? It's in the owner's manual, why wouldn't that be your best resource? Think about it, they designed and built the engine wouldn't they know what would be best???
Some of these sites you see on how to break in an engine are for rebuilt engines, not those that come in new cars. Just do what the Manual says and you will be fine, it is as simple as that.
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10-01-2008, 10:51 AM | #22 | |
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Theres nothing wrong with going with what the owner's manual says to do. Thats perfectly fine. But to be honest, I bought a BMW 135i about 3 months ago and this same topic came out about break in periods. Well the owner's manual was a suggestion but more and more people agreed that they wouldn't like to do it this way. The owner's manual is just a "recommended" break in for the car. Those who have posted their opinions on what they think is the best way can come from many other sources. In theory, in a new engine there is this "unlocked" power in it. Meaning someone may get more hp out of their engine if they have a different break in period. Which IMO is true. I'll see if I can find the thread on the 135i site I use, but alot people came out with different numbers in their engines after break in. It may or may not have been due to their style of break in, but who knows? |
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10-01-2008, 11:06 AM | #24 | |
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The engine computers are very smart and record various aspects of how a car is driven, say you got a bad engine and it messed up and you take it back to the dealership? would they be more likely to fix it under warrenty if A. you followed the recommended break in. or B. Beat the hell out of it?
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I totally agree with you, there are TOO many variables in this topic...Which makes this a VERY controversial topic...as I said at the end of my post, "who knows?" |
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10-01-2008, 11:37 AM | #27 | |
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I will abide mostly by those rules. In my Break-in period(500 or so mi), i will: use regular non-synth oil, vary rpm revs(constantly stopping and going), avoid constant speeds, change the oil a couple of times(theres no such thing as changing the oil too much IMO), and maybe even throw a magnet inside the oil filter to attract any loose metal debris that may harm the engine. After break in: Switch back to Synthetic oil, and enjoy a longer engine life due to the importance i placed in those crucial first 100+ miles Hope ya'll a warm, welcoming, break-in period as well!
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I've never heard of this, does that really work? Last edited by SimC33; 10-01-2008 at 12:48 PM. |
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