break-in period is OVER

[steel86gt]

I believe there is some merit to internal combustion engine break-in procedures. We are talking mechanical parts that are moving under severe stress and need proper clearances that only can be achieved if the driver adheres to the guidelines as provided by the manufacturer. Why would Toyota/Subaru go through all this effort, time and expenditure to include this break-in procedure as written in the owner's manual of the vehicle if it doesn't have any benefit? I just like to err on the safe side and follow what the maker of my car says I should do for the first thousand miles of driving, it doesn't hurt to try and is what they recommend so why not? I drove my car with varying engine rpms and kept the revs below 4K for the first 1500 miles, then changed out the oil and filter for good measure. I have about 4500mi so far now and I still haven't revved the engine past 5K. I baby and love my car! If I were ever to sell the car, I would tell the buyer about how I babied the engine. Being on the other side as a buyer I would want to buy the car that actually took the time to allow for a proper engine break-in then one without....

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by steel86gt

I have about 4500mi so far now and I still haven't revved the engine past 5K. I baby and love my car!

Are you the reason millennials have destroyed the economy with their participation trophies?

[NARFALICIOUS]

Unless someone can compile hard data, not anecdotal "I've had eleventeen cars that I dropped the clutch at 7k RPM out of the dealer lot and never had issues", then why go against what a manufacturer (of pretty damn reliable cars) says in their official Owner's Manual?
Will being easy on the car for 1000 miles really bother you?

I know I don't remember much of my first 1000 miles. But I definitely remember having 53k trouble free miles and not having to worry about her on my many trips 20 hours away from home. crap now I'm giving anecdotes.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by NARFALICIOUS

Unless someone can compile hard data, not anecdotal "I've had eleventeen cars that I dropped the clutch at 7k RPM out of the dealer lot and never had issues", then why go against what a manufacturer (of pretty damn reliable cars) says in their official Owner's Manual?
Will being easy on the car for 1000 miles really bother you?

I know I don't remember much of my first 1000 miles. But I definitely remember having 53k trouble free miles and not having to worry about her on my many trips 20 hours away from home. crap now I'm giving anecdotes.

The internet is full of people that feel they know better than the engineers that built the car and wrote the manual.
Now is when everybody jumps in and says "but the manual was just written by lawyers to protect the company from liability".

[Leonardo]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

The internet is full of people that feel they know better than the engineers that built the car and wrote the manual.
Now is when everybody jumps in and says "but the manual was just written by lawyers to protect the company from liability".

My mechanic told me: "Teach the car how you are going to treat it from the get go" Seriously, that's what he said. I have a new mechanic now.

[meadowz06]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

The internet is full of people that feel they know better than the engineers that built the car and wrote the manual.
Now is when everybody jumps in and says "but the manual was just written by lawyers to protect the company from liability".

Bingo!

[Sasquachulator]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

The internet is full of people that feel they know better than the engineers that built the car and wrote the manual.
Now is when everybody jumps in and says "but the manual was just written by lawyers to protect the company from liability".

When you are on the internet, you learn and graduate from the Worldwide Internet Knowledge Information database University/college.
The school where everyone graduates and each graduate is always smarter than the other grad.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

When you are on the internet, you learn and graduate from the Worldwide Internet Knowledge Information database University/college.
The school where everyone graduates and each graduate is always smarter than the other grad.

Gradcursion?