Dont Laugh - I Am Old..

[droopinlily]

Well not that old (50) but I still remember the days of 'running in' ( piece of cardboard hanging off the bumper with 'please pass running in' written on it)

As I haven't ever had a new car before (plenty of new engines put in old cars though) i wonder if todays cars need this 'running in'?

There - i bet you are giggling...

[crisskro]

Well, I'm not :)

I am guessing that you are referring to the fact that new cars must be driven for the first 600 or so miles slower. If this is the fact, yes, modern cars also need to be driven slow for the first 600 miles or so, changing gears at maximum 2/3 or the max rpm, and 2/3 of the max speed.

[Red Yaris 54]

Well not that old (50) but I still remember the days of 'running in' ( piece of cardboard hanging off the bumper with 'please pass running in' written on it)

As I haven't ever had a new car before (plenty of new engines put in old cars though) i wonder if todays cars need this 'running in'?

There - i bet you are giggling...

Not at all .... 50 is not as old as some of us on here...

The days of "Running In.........Please Pass" are gone but it is usually recomended that with a new car you should let the engine and brakes bed in for the first 1000 miles or so, avoiding heavy acceleration and braking and not allowing the engine to "labour" in too high a gear when travelling at a modest speed.

Good luck with your new car..........let us know how you get on with it

[Parts-King]

:D:

There, I'm laughing

Seriously though, you had to run in engines in the "olden days" because machine tolerences were generally poorer, and the engine oil used was a running in oil, which was thinner and had to be changed along with the oil filter which would pick up the engine swarf after 600 miles or so. These days engines are mass produced with very little engine swarf, and made to much finer tolerences, oil is far superior these days and will last tens of thousands of miles longer than oils of yesteryear.

Take your time in the first few weeks, dont thrash the car, and then again dont labour it. Steady on the accelerator and dont brake too hard, increase the revs and speed after 1000 miles or so and enjoy your new car

Kingo

EDIT Darn it, Red Yaris 54 beat me to it

[droopinlily]

Wow, quick response.

Thanks all.

I'm glad I asked now, cos the salesman didn't give much info like that, although i did ask the question - he just smiled.

I shall just trundle around locally for a couple of weeks, to get the hang of it, before taking it upcountry.

can't tell you how excited I am, its a big event isnt it having a new car (especially when you haven't had one before).

Mind you, can't really afford it but like i say with all the running upcountry I need a reliable motor and although my little old Puggy has been great (only paid £300) she is heavy to steer and not very comfy for me (I have a spinal disease).

Roll on October 29th when I take delivery! :D

[BadBoyVTEC]

http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

[weevicky]

Good luck on getting the new motor :)

Wow I feel young :) ..... No-one else said it so there :D I did :)

[Nerfie]

some research was done into this with regards to motorbike engines.. the engine which was thrashed from the get go was sealed and bedded and less leaky oil wise in the piston area then the one that wasnt....

;0

I assume the same could be said for cars these days ;0

I hope so anyway, I only drove slow in my SR 1.8 untill about 200 miles then couldn't resist making use of the Dual VVTI ;)

[Wild west Drifter]

some research was done into this with regards to motorbike engines.. the engine which was thrashed from the get go was sealed and bedded and less leaky oil wise in the piston area then the one that wasnt....

;0

I assume the same could be said for cars these days ;0

I hope so anyway, I only drove slow in my SR 1.8 untill about 200 miles then couldn't resist making use of the Dual VVTI ;)

I was pushing mine within 2 miles of the dealership when I collected it. 3 miles of Dual Carriage way put paid to that plus I was playing with the MMT and suddenly realised 60 in 3rd was not a good idea

[gordonh]

some research was done into this with regards to motorbike engines.. the engine which was thrashed from the get go was sealed and bedded and less leaky oil wise in the piston area then the one that wasnt....

;0

I assume the same could be said for cars these days ;0

I hope so anyway, I only drove slow in my SR 1.8 untill about 200 miles then couldn't resist making use of the Dual VVTI ;)

Only problem with comparing a sports bike engine to a Aygo engine is the bike engines routinely reach 10k+ RPM.

I liked the bit on that page about trying to use max power in each gear and then basically correcting itself to say not to do it in 1st and 2nd gear. I don't think I have ever opened the throttle fully on my bike in 1st or 2nd. Considering it'll pull away and get up to about 55-60mph in 1st as it hits the red line I expect that would be pretty much suicidal to try.