BS about break in time....

[mazdamp3_18]

I still see people posing daily about how you need to alow your car to break in b/w 2000 and 20000 miles. they way that engines are built today are not like the ones in the 50's 60's 70's 80's and even 90's. there is virtually no break in period for engines. usually 250 miles are more than enough. In the old club i was in with all VW TDI's one of the members that lives by me chipped his car and doubled the output of his engine on day one when he bought it. he drove the car hard as hell from day one and he has had absolutely no problem with the engine or the car. he now has 238,000 miles on that engine. that is just a prime example of how there is no break in period for the new age engines. we need to get out of the 60's engine mentality.
Sorry if i sounded pissed off, i just wanted to put in my 2 cents.

 

[trobbins]

Not a very smart topic for someone that is trying to sell his car.

I would not buy the car from you seeing your need to punish the car straight off of the dealers lot.

Just my thoughts....

Tim

 

[C Rae]

for all cars there is a break-in period.
ask any car enthusist. bearings have to break -in, parts have to debur,not all engines are the same, some wear differently. and when someone says break-in peroid does'nt mean the engine it also means other parts, bushings, ect,ect. you are right in saying get out of the old 50's 60's mentality re: engine break-ins. true tecnology has come a long way in car manufacturing and part building.
the only way a cars engine will not have a break-in period is if that engine have no kind of friction at all. impossible!
but the are getting better. we still must keep a close eye on new engines and how we treat them. sorry for any bad spelling.
raerae

 

[mazdamp3_18]

about me selling my car... i have personally only put 1000 miles on the car my dad has driven the car all the other 5000 miles . the reason for that is that our navigator is 200 miles away from going over on our warranty and i drive 10 miles per day maximum. so ive been driving the navigator since i purchased the car.