How do you "break in" a car?
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I'm getting my Z in a couple of days and I really don't know what's involved in breaking it in. How high should I rev it? How many miles? I need all the advice I can get. Thanks
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·Phase One
Drive very easy in the first 500 miles, but do not lug the engine. Try to rev it between 1800 RPM and 3500 RPM while driving. Do not rev the engine faster than 3500 RPM or so. Drive it in different gears and in as many different engine speeds as possible. Try to avoid driving the car in stop and go traffic or in very long trips while breaking in. Avoid prolonged idling and full throttle operation.
·Phase Two
You may now allow the engine to reach higher RPM. Do this transition slowly and gently. Redline may be approached, but not reached. Continue to drive it in different gears and in as many different engine speeds as possible. Try to keep the RPM above 1500 while driving.
·Phase Three
At this point, the car is broken in. You may begin to drive the car normal. You may use the full RPM range. Give it a few hard runs through the RPM range. Make sure to change the oil at 2000 miles and then every 2000 to 3000 miles. The use of synthetic oil (Mobil 1) is encouraged for the highest engine durability.
Drive very easy in the first 500 miles, but do not lug the engine. Try to rev it between 1800 RPM and 3500 RPM while driving. Do not rev the engine faster than 3500 RPM or so. Drive it in different gears and in as many different engine speeds as possible. Try to avoid driving the car in stop and go traffic or in very long trips while breaking in. Avoid prolonged idling and full throttle operation.
·Phase Two
You may now allow the engine to reach higher RPM. Do this transition slowly and gently. Redline may be approached, but not reached. Continue to drive it in different gears and in as many different engine speeds as possible. Try to keep the RPM above 1500 while driving.
·Phase Three
At this point, the car is broken in. You may begin to drive the car normal. You may use the full RPM range. Give it a few hard runs through the RPM range. Make sure to change the oil at 2000 miles and then every 2000 to 3000 miles. The use of synthetic oil (Mobil 1) is encouraged for the highest engine durability.
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Originally posted by JFritz
Hahaha Seriously though I think the consensus on the board is 1200 miles and 3500 rpm's. I'm at 800 miles now and I've probably took it up to 7000 rpm's 5-10 times.
Hahaha Seriously though I think the consensus on the board is 1200 miles and 3500 rpm's. I'm at 800 miles now and I've probably took it up to 7000 rpm's 5-10 times.
0 - 500 miles
Warm up the car before driving. Keep it under 4k. Oil change (I skipped this and will wait for 3k).
500+
Slowly start going over 4k. I plan to be at 5k revs by 750, 6k revs by 1000 and redline by 1,200.
I will have my pistons seated before 1,200.
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Originally posted by zman112233
I'm getting my Z in a couple of days and I really don't know what's involved in breaking it in. How high should I rev it? How many miles? I need all the advice I can get. Thanks
I'm getting my Z in a couple of days and I really don't know what's involved in breaking it in. How high should I rev it? How many miles? I need all the advice I can get. Thanks
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my break in was hard.
ive read some articles from the forum search and it showed that breaking in hard helps car perform better later. but it really doesnt matter with the new cars these days compared to old cars. jus dont go past redline and if you are gonna rev it high, get the engine goin first(warm it up).
ive read some articles from the forum search and it showed that breaking in hard helps car perform better later. but it really doesnt matter with the new cars these days compared to old cars. jus dont go past redline and if you are gonna rev it high, get the engine goin first(warm it up).
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Originally posted by SH1FT-Z
That's what I had heard.
That's what I had heard.
cuz i redline my car at least once or two a day.
So if I were to break in a new car, you are suggesting red lining from day 1?
I have heard that before, but would like to understand the theory as I will need to break in my car soon. :-)
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baby it if you want...but the way i've learned to break in motors is to do this:
get on a empty highway or interstate, get the car in 4th gear, take it to 3000 rpm, then do a full throttle run to redline. immediately put in the top gear and cruise to a spot you can stop. let the car rest for about 7 mins. repeat 3-4 times.
this doesnt mean that right after this you can redline through all the gears when accelerating 8 times a day. but it makes things a little safer and breaks the car in quicker. i wouldnt do the 8 times a day, foot to the floor thing til after about 500 miles.
get on a empty highway or interstate, get the car in 4th gear, take it to 3000 rpm, then do a full throttle run to redline. immediately put in the top gear and cruise to a spot you can stop. let the car rest for about 7 mins. repeat 3-4 times.
this doesnt mean that right after this you can redline through all the gears when accelerating 8 times a day. but it makes things a little safer and breaks the car in quicker. i wouldnt do the 8 times a day, foot to the floor thing til after about 500 miles.
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