breaking in a new car
breaking in a new car 
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Here's something I found.
3.21 How do I break in an engine?
Ken Woods says :
"Here's what I do, and recommend.
1. Use regular oil, not synthetic, during break-in.
2. When you first start it up, let it COMPLETELY warm up, not just kinda
warm, all the way warm.
3. While it's still hot, check and see if the head needs to be retorqued.
4. Check the timing again, as well as the valve adjustment.
5. Very slowly and using the lowest rpms as possbile get to about
65mph. Put the car in 4th gear. The coast, in neutral, to about 30.
6. Go from 30 to 65, in 4th gear about 20 times. This allows the rings to
seat, so do it right, and do it 20 times.
7. Drive EASY for about 150 miles. Change the oil. Still just the
regular oil.
8. Drive easy for another 150 miles. Change the oil again. Still just the
regular oil.
(yeah, I realize that steps 7 and 8 say the same thing. Do it twice)
9. Drive it kinda easy (no trips to redline) for another 1500 miles.
10. Change the oil again. Now you can use the expensive synthetics if you
want to.
11. After that, the motor is pretty much broken in, so go run the dang
thing to see how fast it is!!!!"
Ken Woods says :
"Here's what I do, and recommend.
1. Use regular oil, not synthetic, during break-in.
2. When you first start it up, let it COMPLETELY warm up, not just kinda
warm, all the way warm.
3. While it's still hot, check and see if the head needs to be retorqued.
4. Check the timing again, as well as the valve adjustment.
5. Very slowly and using the lowest rpms as possbile get to about
65mph. Put the car in 4th gear. The coast, in neutral, to about 30.
6. Go from 30 to 65, in 4th gear about 20 times. This allows the rings to
seat, so do it right, and do it 20 times.
7. Drive EASY for about 150 miles. Change the oil. Still just the
regular oil.
8. Drive easy for another 150 miles. Change the oil again. Still just the
regular oil.
(yeah, I realize that steps 7 and 8 say the same thing. Do it twice)
9. Drive it kinda easy (no trips to redline) for another 1500 miles.
10. Change the oil again. Now you can use the expensive synthetics if you
want to.
11. After that, the motor is pretty much broken in, so go run the dang
thing to see how fast it is!!!!"
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Originally Posted by gearbox
Here's something I found.
to me. maybe it's suitable if you're breaking in a ferrari or lambo. the dealer told me to just keep it under 4000rpm for the first 1000km. also, i've read on numerous resource sites not to change the oil during the breakin period because the engine requires the friction caused by dirty oil. but dont take my word for it. research around and you'll find what i'm talkin about. civics are meant to last regardless of how hard you drive it (to within reason) so stop stressin.
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Rep Power: 811 Yeah most of the civics are broken in (bad or good) by people test driving the cars. I got mine and it already had 80 miles from people driving it.
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Rep Power: 0 yeah uhh i heard not to change ur oil for like the first 5000 miles or sumthing like that. something about the engine needing to get used to it, i dunno
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Rep Power: 0 I do not recommend the easy break in proceedure. I recommend this: http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
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Rep Power: 291 I heard they put a specail blend of oil meant for the engine break in period at the factory, that is why you are not supposed to change the oil for 6000 or something
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Originally Posted by bobbyd
I do not recommend the easy break in proceedure. I recommend this: http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
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Rep Power: 0 Hey bro, just like gearbox said man,
take it easy on your car for the first hunded miles , don't get on it much, drive it smooth
and don't change the oil before 5,000 miles
JUST READ YOUR MANUAL BRO.
take it easy on your car for the first hunded miles , don't get on it much, drive it smooth
and don't change the oil before 5,000 miles
JUST READ YOUR MANUAL BRO.
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Originally Posted by StealthCivic
Hey bro, just like gearbox said man,
take it easy on your car for the first hunded miles , don't get on it much, drive it smooth
and don't change the oil before 5,000 miles
JUST READ YOUR MANUAL BRO.
take it easy on your car for the first hunded miles , don't get on it much, drive it smooth
and don't change the oil before 5,000 miles
JUST READ YOUR MANUAL BRO.
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Rep Power: 811 They are just different ways to seat the rings. Driving hard could do that, but it's better on the engine to do the slow way on the freeway. Most of the breakin happens during first 100 miles anyway.
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