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Driving a new car in

steppen · 2005-11-15 09:40:47

I'm expecting delivery of a new car soon and was wondering is there any particular way i'm supposed to drive it so the engine gets run in properly?

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15-11-2005 10:40am

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steppen

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I'm expecting delivery of a new car soon and was wondering is there any particular way i'm supposed to drive it so the engine gets run in properly?

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#2 15-11-2005 11:00am
unkel

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It will state this in your manual, there might even be a sticker on the windscreen

Typically it's something like don't exceed 4000rpm and don't exceed 140km/h for the first 1000km

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#3 15-11-2005 11:09am
johnnyrotten

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Most new cars are run in on the bench. i.e. when tested
as previous poster says check ur manual !

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#4 15-11-2005 11:49am
tapest

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johnnyrotten wrote:

Most new cars are run in on the bench. i.e. when tested
as previous poster says check ur manual !

I'm Off the point, I know....but I remember when one had to bring a new car back after 600 miles to have the cylinder head re-torqued. Yeh, I know I'm an old fogie
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#5 15-11-2005 3:20pm
PaulieC

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the Mini Cooper/Cooper S is the only car that needs to be run-in in the old sense of the word. I was advised that you should drive a new car as you would drive normally...

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