thanks man....that's v informative....Originally posted by chrischunz:“… important not to over-rev a new engine within the first 1,000km. You can still accelerate briskly but try not to rev past 3,000rpm or so. And when cruising on the expressway, vary your speed so the engine isn’t always at the same revs.
Once past the 1k mark, you can gradually increase the max rev. By 3,000km, you should rev the engine to its redline every now and then. Many pple are afraid that doing so will shorten the engineÂ’s lifespan, but it is actually a very important part of fully running in a car.
Â… follow manufacturerÂ’s guidelines for servicing intervals, and rectify any small faults asapÂ…
… car’s brakes are often overlooked, but these should also be properly run in. Try to avoid hard braking for the first 1k, once past this mark, perform a few e-brake (on empty roads, of course..) to check that the brake system is working correctly. This also helps to bed in the brake pads.”
– extracted from Torque magazine, January 2005 issue.
For more info, maybe you wanna look it up in the mag..
Juz my 2-bytes worth..
hope it helps!
haha i roughly gave my gauged estimates above and i'm indeed so zhun, heez...Originally posted by chrischunz:“… important not to over-rev a new engine within the first 1,000km. You can still accelerate briskly but try not to rev past 3,000rpm or so. And when cruising on the expressway, vary your speed so the engine isn’t always at the same revs.
Once past the 1k mark, you can gradually increase the max rev. By 3,000km, you should rev the engine to its redline every now and then. Many pple are afraid that doing so will shorten the engineÂ’s lifespan, but it is actually a very important part of fully running in a car.
Â… follow manufacturerÂ’s guidelines for servicing intervals, and rectify any small faults asapÂ…
… car’s brakes are often overlooked, but these should also be properly run in. brake (on empty roads, of course..) to check that the brake system is working correctly. This also helps to bed in the brake pads.” Try to avoid hard braking for the first 1k, once past this mark, perform a few e-
– extracted from Torque magazine, January 2005 issue.
For more info, maybe you wanna look it up in the mag..
Juz my 2-bytes worth..
hope it helps!
ya saw that oso.. poor car.....Originally posted by JrtCubby:For mit cars, no need to run in, cuz i work near westcoast highway and I always can see those new mit cars being ram hard by the c&c people before delivery of your new car...lol!Some of them even do racing with each others.
For other brands, maybe it is the same also.
that would explain why our Airtrek felt loosened up already when we got it.Originally posted by ed-15:ya saw that oso.. poor car.....