Break-in a New Car

**MXFX** · January 5th, 2006 06:45 PM

my dealer told me it is not as needed as before, but i took it easy anyways. i also kept it at different rpm and speed as much as i can. i did took a northern ca trip to get the break-in period over with.

interestingly, there is a site (i forgot the address) explaining the exact opposite. in short, driving it hard to get things to set in. i know of a few that drove their cars hard since the day they bought it.

fxt, your break-in period must suck knowing you have power you cant use yet.

**empy** · January 6th, 2006 02:00 AM

yun na nga...that little book thingy in your glove compartment has all those little letters and words and stuff for a good reason :D

**chris_d** · January 6th, 2006 02:08 AM

Applicable rin kaya ito sa mga sports cars?

**nugundam93** · January 6th, 2006 02:27 AM

check this out: http://www.wrxfanatics.com/index.php...0&#entry574645

**an0nim0us** · January 6th, 2006 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by carlocaraddict

ilan dapat yung kelangan takbuhin for break-in? Kasi kami, dinala namin yung CR-V sa province for break-in. Nakakalito kasi ako. Sabi ng bro-in-law ko, sa city ko muna idrive yung CR-V. May nagsasabi naman na ibreak in namin papuntang province (yung speed hindi dapat lalagpas ng 80kph).

Yung bro-in-law ko na nagsabi sakin niyan, bumili ng Sorento. Ayaw niya dalhin sa prov kasi ibebreak-in daw muna niya dito sa Metro Manila for 1000km bago iuwi sa Dagupan. Yun din sabi niya samin nung July. Dapat naka 1,000km yung takbo ng CR-V bago namin dinala sa Dagupan.

Ano ba talaga kuya?

^^^ Iba-iba yata yun, some require the first 1K yung iba 200 lang yata (cant remember xactly)

on the safe side tho, most manufacturers recommend to not go beyond 4000 rpm, nor beyond 120kph, nor brake hard, nor pull trailers/heavy cargoes for the frist 1k kms - talkin bout gas-fed sedans here, could be diff for SUVs or pickups.

**Rediesel** · January 6th, 2006 01:49 PM

mine the day after I took it from the $tealer, 200 mile journey kaagad, speeds of up to 70 mph, katwiran ko meron namang power train warranty e, para masulit kaagad dahil you never know mas mabuting magkadiprensiya ng under warranty kesa out of warranty siya.

and one more thing I realize ngayon is bago matapos warranty ng new car e sawa na ako sa kanya at papalitan ko na siya ng iba kaya mabuting narachada ko na yung takbo niya habang maaga.

**wren** · January 6th, 2006 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by max95fx03

fxt, your break-in period must suck knowing you have power you cant use yet.

yeah it did...no boost for a couple of weeks. it's funny, after the brake in period, i tried playing with a mercedes convertible at the stoplight, didn't realize it was a v12, he walked me like a three-legged mutt

. oh well, lesson learned, there are bigger sharks out there.

**niky** · January 6th, 2006 03:55 PM

Originally Posted by max95fx03

my dealer told me it is not as needed as before, but i took it easy anyways. i also kept it at different rpm and speed as much as i can. i did took a northern ca trip to get the break-in period over with.

interestingly, there is a site (i forgot the address) explaining the exact opposite. in short, driving it hard to get things to set in. i know of a few that drove their cars hard since the day they bought it.

fxt, your break-in period must suck knowing you have power you cant use yet.

Actually, it may work in some cases, in others, it may just cause accelerated wear. May even involve some placebo effect... as occassional hard driving often makes engines feel a bit more responsive.