Fellow GT owners,

What are the do's and don'ts procedures you follow during the break-in period on your GT3/RS?

Thank you

 

Read the manual, step one.

 

Step two, don’t believe everything you read on the internet

 

Step three, wide open throttle it because you won’t keep the car long enough to make a difference aka 6+ years and 40k+ miles.

 

Surprisingly, the owner's manual does not talk about much besides keeping it below 7k RPM.

 

You want to vary the load and rpm (don’t drive at constant speed on highway). Good to do some engine braking stops (below 7k), where you let the revs of the engine slow the car when possible. Don’t exceed very low revs until full operating oil temp, but never lug the engine (worse than redline).

 

A few more details.

 

I’ve used the below break in schedule on my last two GT3s. According to AP this is how PAG runs their cars in..

up to 300...5000 rpm

up to 420....5500 rpm

up to 540.. 6000 rpm

up to 660...6500 rpm

up to 780...7000 rpm

up to 900…7500 rpm

Redline after 1000 miles

 

Common sense is the best approach. Clearly don’t push the engine hard until the blue light does out and oil temps are 170 degrees and climbing. Keep revs under 7,000 for the first 932 miles but do drive and rev the car to break in the engine. Don’t worry - it will be fine!

 

Not sure if it matters, but AP offered this protocol many years ago (before the 9k rpm engines were made).

 

That went out the window with this owner.

 

just keep it under 7k rpm, pretty straightforward. The break-in period flies by, 7k rpm is actually pretty nice.

I also mostly kept the car in automatic mode to ensure the pdk would select the best gears etc.

 

Manual car. Started being rough on it after a couple hundred miles. 2k miles later. Uses zero oil and runs like a banshee.

 

Talking about manual, is it common having to top off engine oil on these cars every few thousand miles or so?

 

I had heard and seen this method before but was questioning in my mind if this was the preferred way, and why there was no briefing in the owner's manual. I am glad to hear this method served you well.