I hope it's gonna be alright...
 

So to make it straight, I got my brand new fr-s 1 week ago ! :D and the dealer told me not to worry about breaking-in. I wasn't sure about it, so I did ride smoothly just to make sure. But it happened a few time, maybe 4-6 that I tried going faster, at like 7rpm to see how fun it was.

Then I read on the manual to NOT do that until 1600km (not go over 4rpm). :l .. now im riding veryyy smoothly, but do you think it might have done something wrong to the car? (yeah im going crazy, its my baby).

Thank :o

No Ur fine. Stop revving it so high unroll it breaks in and shift smoothly too so the clutch can work it's way in too.

Your fine , most people have done this.. As long as your not riding redline all the time your good, still try and stay under 4 till the break in so they don't hassle you over warranty

You have defaulted in your agreement with the 86 Gods. You are now requred to give your car to me. Thank you for your cooperation.


PS- congrats by the way!

Yeah I think you would be fine. Talk to 100 different people about engine break in, and you will get 100 different answers. All ranging from never driving the car, and just praying to the 86 gods like Mr. Mcoupe says(lol), to driving gently following the manual, all the way to essentially racing the engine right from the get go. I have seen people do nearly all of the above, and I do not see any correlation between different break in methods and engine longevity. I am one for breaking it in how you will drive it all the time. So on my old race bikes, my break in was the first race on the new engine. For my daily driver, I will follow the manual, and then have a bit of fun with it after break in.

Thanks,
Rick

You probably did it some good by winding it out instead of babying it like most people do.

Break-in period? Nobody told me there was one :lol:


I wouldnt worry to much about it. The dealer never even mentioned it to me. It's common sense not to hold a new car near redline for very long as you will likely experience some new and mysterious smells as waxes , oils and other chemicals in the making of the car will burn off quickly.

It is a risk management thing for the factory to recommend break-in care. After all, the gaskets, seals etc need to seal properly before they are tested to their limits. It is the thermal properties of a not overheated engine that affect the quality of a seal.

I think the only real no-no, at any time in its life, is revving the nuts off it when stone cold.
So long as it's up to temp you should be fine and dandy. Probably. http://www.jonrb.com/emoticons/hehe.gif

I kept mine below 4 grand for the first 500, and am upping to 5 grand for the next 200. Still haven't full-throttled the car, and it's not like I'm living above 4 grand now, I just give myself the extra revs for getting on the highway easier ;)

I will say this though, simply riding it through to 5000, the car REALLY started to come into its own. Noticeable change in power that makes me very impatient to wring it out to 7000.

You'll be fine. Think of all the rental cars out there that get absolutely beat on from day 1 that drive fine for years to come.

It's basically conservative planning. Just like how you could certainly do a rigorous workout without stretching properly first, you can certainly rev your brand new car past 4K without breaking anything. I wouldn't make a habit of it though, but a few times reaching towards 7K shouldn't be a problem, especially if the engine was already warmed up at that point.

The point of breaking in is to let everything seal properly and allow parts to fit in smoothly over time, especially parts that have friction against other parts. Constantly going balls to the wall from day 1 may prevent this from happening, but even then it's just a risk.

Still, it's a preventative measure worth doing if you want to play it safe.

you'll be fine.
just dont redline when it hasnt warmed up.
The first thing I did the on the way was 5k rpm 5th gears on the way home to keep my rpms and shifts varied

I noticed a burning smell during my break in period, when i was practicing holding the car with the clutch and gas as if I was at a stop sign going uphill.

I couldn't tell if I was burning the clutch or just the normal break-in smell. Has anybody not smelled anything during break-in?

I would think its ok. Below is a video of Subaru tech on the dyno. Not sure if every car does this but if it does the people that are babying the car wouldn't want to see this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ln2Q...ailpage#t=357s

I believe in stretching the rods and bedding in the rings.. so I drive it like an old lady until 15 minutes AFTER it's warm, and then like a complete PRAT until 15 minutes before I need to switch off.. then like an old lady again.. just don't bounce off the red line and use your torque loads to make the engine work good and hard...

I've rebuilt several engines and the strongest ones were always the ones which got driven hardest from the get go... so long as you don't abuse the redline and let it warm up and cool down properly