Regarding breaking in my new Camaro - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

Jmoff82 · 07-03-2010, 10:41 AM

Okay so i read the break-in article posted by darin in another thread, and i have a question. I'm at approximately 1100 miles, and i didn't find my way to these forums until today. Now i've been driving it easy at some points but i have been hammering it quite a lot. I've never broken in a new car before and i read the OM on how to break it in, but i've always had a "heavy foot" so i completely disregarded their break-in process. I do a lot of high speed passes, and 50% of the time i would hammer it. Since i read the break in guide by darin i've been going to an empty road and from a rolling start flooring it to 90 then coasting in N until slowing down.

My question is, since i didn't use that method of break in when i first got the car, even though i have been running it pretty hard off and on throughout the last 1100 miles, will i still break it in properly and get the most horses out of it, or is it too late? Also, how will i know when it's broken in, and when should i change the oil? Thanks

NicksVSix · 07-03-2010, 10:38 PM

Based on my rather limited knowledge of auto mechanics....

I would say your break in period is done and your running it hard should be fine.
I did the same....a bit of the OM break in...a bit of Darin's technique....but I felt doing it Darin's way, while I'm sure it works, was out of my comfort zone, given my afore mentioned limited knowledge. So I largely stuck with the OM.

Texhawk · 07-04-2010, 08:37 AM

Assembly tolerances on the engines are now a lot better, so break in is not as important as it used to be. On many cars, the engine is run on a dyno either before it goes into the car, or when the car comes off the assembly line.

07-03-2010, 10:41 AM	#1
Jmoff82 Drives: Black 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Corpus Christi Posts: 2	Regarding breaking in my new Camaro Okay so i read the break-in article posted by darin in another thread, and i have a question. I'm at approximately 1100 miles, and i didn't find my way to these forums until today. Now i've been driving it easy at some points but i have been hammering it quite a lot. I've never broken in a new car before and i read the OM on how to break it in, but i've always had a "heavy foot" so i completely disregarded their break-in process. I do a lot of high speed passes, and 50% of the time i would hammer it. Since i read the break in guide by darin i've been going to an empty road and from a rolling start flooring it to 90 then coasting in N until slowing down. My question is, since i didn't use that method of break in when i first got the car, even though i have been running it pretty hard off and on throughout the last 1100 miles, will i still break it in properly and get the most horses out of it, or is it too late? Also, how will i know when it's broken in, and when should i change the oil? Thanks

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07-03-2010, 10:38 PM	#2
NicksVSix Drives: 2014 2LT Red Rock Metallic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 1,082 View My Garage	Based on my rather limited knowledge of auto mechanics.... I would say your break in period is done and your running it hard should be fine. I did the same....a bit of the OM break in...a bit of Darin's technique....but I felt doing it Darin's way, while I'm sure it works, was out of my comfort zone, given my afore mentioned limited knowledge. So I largely stuck with the OM.

07-04-2010, 08:37 AM	#3
Texhawk Drives: 69Camaro,87IROC,96 SS,Z06&Stingray Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Longview, Tx Posts: 275	Assembly tolerances on the engines are now a lot better, so break in is not as important as it used to be. On many cars, the engine is run on a dyno either before it goes into the car, or when the car comes off the assembly line.