I'v been told by a friend not to drive a new car above 60 mph for the first 3000 miles, the reason is because the engine is not well lubricated yet. Is this true?
2006-06-15 08:19:22 · 12 answers · asked by weekspot74 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Untrue. Unless there are manufacturing defects your new car is lubricated as well as it will ever be. The reason folks recommend slower speeds (and lower RPM) during a break in period is to allow moving parts to wear off any small irregularities before the car is stressed by high speed. In my experience a car should be driven at all speeds that it will be expected to perform at after the break in period. Speed should be varied often during the first few thousand miles in order to avoid a car that only performs well at one speed.
2006-06-15 08:50:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
No and it never was. In the day it was suggest not to drive over 60 for the first 1000 miles, and this is still true today on some higher performance engines. Consult your manual or if you are considering buy a car then go to their website or call a local dealers service department and ask what is recommended for the model you are interested in
2006-06-15 08:26:05 · answer #2 · answered by skyyn777 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At 60 Mph You Should Be
2016-11-07 11:18:48 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The car manufacturer covers all bases whenever they sell a new car. The reason for this warning is because the engine is still tight, meaning that the pistons and rings haven't formed "a perfect seal". See, whenever gears/pistons/rings are new, they are slightly larger than ones that have several thousand miles on them, the reason for this is to form a good seal to properly use all the fuel in the conbustion chamber and to prevent oil from leaking into the combustion chamber, hence burning oil smell and smoke from the tailpipe. Unless you plan to tow, haul heavy loads, just keep a light foot and you can normally, and safely go faster than 60mph. One thing I caution you on is keep the jackrabbit take-offs to a minimum, and don't be a leadfoot whenever going up hills.
Hope this helps!
2006-06-15 14:10:10 · answer #4 · answered by sniper76halo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go ahead, the engine is run and tested at the factory I believe.So it is lubricated just fine. The engine does need somewhat broke in, you can go as fast as any speed limit, just don't go real hard on it, like don't rev it, don't lug it hard and let it warm up if its cold. If there is a bug or defect in the engine this will give it some time to become apparent.
2006-06-15 08:53:10 · answer #5 · answered by Garth C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
current manufactures recommend that you break-in a new auto by driving it the way you normally drive. the old 60 MPH for 3000 miles break-in method is out the window :-)
2006-06-15 08:24:12 · answer #6 · answered by Pobept 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dealers/car makers used to say that you should do that within a certain time when you first buy the car, but now they are starting to say you should drive it like you would any other time...
2006-06-15 08:23:46 · answer #7 · answered by sonof106 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. That's not accurate. Your owners manual will say what the exact specifics are, but I believe it's the first 10 miles.
2006-06-15 11:11:11 · answer #8 · answered by fireproof79 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry I don't know about this
2016-07-27 00:26:20 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
thank you! Extremely valuable information and gives me better insight on the subject
2016-08-20 05:36:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋