My friend told me that, Don't go beyond 50mph with your car and do that till I reach atleast 500 miles.Is it correct?
2007-02-02 08:38:50 · 14 answers · asked by Nancy Philip 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
best all round break-in would be on non-congested freeway starting with a slower (50mph) constant speed for 15 minutes then increasing speed 5 mph every 15 minutes. once you reach the speed limit don't exceed it return to lower speed and repeat cycle for 300 to 500 miles. after break-in change oil and your done.
I use this procedure on every car I purchase.
I also usually drive a car over 300,000 miles without problems.
2007-02-06 07:17:01 · answer #1 · answered by Sundew 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should drive the car as you intend to drive it the rest of the time, but do not floor it, or keep it above 75 for long. When an engine is new, all of the edges of the pistons are sharp, the rings are tight, and the valves, rods, and shafts are fresh out of the casts. When you run the engine, some of these fine surfaces and edges are going to get milled a little bit by the working of the engine in the first few hundred miles. This is normal, and the oil and filter will make this process go as smoothly as possible, but the heat and friction involved creates a poor temper at first, so the engine parts are slightly more brittle than they will be during most of the life of the car. So you run it like you will drive it to get this metal out now. Then change your oil and oil filter at somewhere between 500 and 1000 miles, and put in a magnetic oil plug for one or two more oil changes to trap any metal that collects in the pan.
2007-02-02 08:56:38 · answer #2 · answered by crossbones668 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, there is no sped limit for breaking in a new car but a good rule of thumb is not to exceed 2/3 of max engine rpm for about 1000 miles(easy to do if you have a tachometer). And Yes, you should drive at varying speeds. Highway driving is fine. As stated before, you should vary your speeds(say if you have a 20 jmile commute to work on a 45mph roadway if possible go to work at 50mph and come home at 40-45).
2007-02-02 09:07:18 · answer #3 · answered by the mystic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Partially.. the idea is to break in the new engine and to help it get adjusted to the rest of the car. The way this is done is to drive the car at various speeds in various situations for the first 500 to 1000 miles. You don't want to spend the first 500 miles doing all highway driving and the same goes for stop & go traffic. Consult the owners manual.. they have more information on breaking in the new engine.
2007-02-02 08:43:57 · answer #4 · answered by Joe K 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-13 07:20:17 · answer #5 · answered by bustamante 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I concur with answerer Joe K. Concult your owner's manual (most ppl never read those little buggers, they have a lot of neat crap in them). On top of how to "break-in" your new ride, you might found out something new & interesting that you (and most of society) would either break or never know).
2007-02-02 08:53:20 · answer #6 · answered by lewisthomasp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most new cars have "adaptive learn" engines & transmissions,basicly meaning they learn your driving habits.Drive it from day 1 how you're going to drive it the entire time you own it.I woked at a dealership doing P.D.I.'s which are pre-delivery inspections and we drove the piss out of them because if they're gonna blow,we wanted them to blow before they were sold.
2007-02-02 09:01:59 · answer #7 · answered by aarrigo.tech 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You do not want to "open" up the engine until you have at least a few hundred miles to break it in.
2007-02-02 08:43:02 · answer #8 · answered by WC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Shouldn't do any highway driving at first and avoid driving at the same speed for long periods.
2007-02-02 08:42:18 · answer #9 · answered by misc 75 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As each type of vehicle is different, go with your dealer's recommendations.
2007-02-02 08:48:57 · answer #10 · answered by Beau R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋