Break In Period is Killing Me
#16
#17
If a car will break down because you didn’t break it properly then it should have a limiter programmed for the first n miles. Extremely easy to implement. It’s all software. The fact Porsche doesn’t do it means it’s bogus.
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Picked up my Targa GTS Last month - drove it out the showroom and punched it to 140mph within 5 minutes (private road blah blah blah)
Spoke to multiple Porsche mechanics who all said the same thing - the engines come broken in.
Drive it like you stole it! Just my humble opinion...
Spoke to multiple Porsche mechanics who all said the same thing - the engines come broken in.
Drive it like you stole it! Just my humble opinion...
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Picked up my Targa GTS Last month - drove it out the showroom and punched it to 140mph within 5 minutes (private road blah blah blah)
Spoke to multiple Porsche mechanics who all said the same thing - the engines come broken in.
Drive it like you stole it! Just my humble opinion...
Spoke to multiple Porsche mechanics who all said the same thing - the engines come broken in.
Drive it like you stole it! Just my humble opinion...
It really is whatever helps you sleep at night. I keep my cars for 8-10 years and 80-100,000 miles+.
#21
First 100 miles keep it under 5K rpm with varying revs. After that, get the oil to 200 then let her eat.
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#23
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Very controversial subject! However, I'm not aware of anyone having engine issues because they didn't follow the break-in procedure.
Oftentimes me thinks the lawyers write that stuff so you don't kill yourself until you learn the car
PS - Tires and Brakes do need some time - but only a few hundred miles if that.
Oftentimes me thinks the lawyers write that stuff so you don't kill yourself until you learn the car
PS - Tires and Brakes do need some time - but only a few hundred miles if that.
#24
Very controversial subject! However, I'm not aware of anyone having engine issues because they didn't follow the break-in procedure.
Oftentimes me thinks the lawyers write that stuff so you don't kill yourself until you learn the car
PS - Tires and Brakes do need some time - but only a few hundred miles if that.
Oftentimes me thinks the lawyers write that stuff so you don't kill yourself until you learn the car
PS - Tires and Brakes do need some time - but only a few hundred miles if that.
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#25
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I did the by the book break in on my E60 M5 and it regularly consumed small amount of oil - as those engines tended to. Broke in my F10 M5 more aggressively with limiting top RPM initially, varying RPMs and some good engine braking and it has never even sipped its oil. Not very scientific I know, but option 2 is also much less painful.
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Very controversial subject! However, I'm not aware of anyone having engine issues because they didn't follow the break-in procedure.
Oftentimes me thinks the lawyers write that stuff so you don't kill yourself until you learn the car
PS - Tires and Brakes do need some time - but only a few hundred miles if that.
Oftentimes me thinks the lawyers write that stuff so you don't kill yourself until you learn the car
PS - Tires and Brakes do need some time - but only a few hundred miles if that.
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#29
The demo ride 911s in dealer stock that we redline when they show 50 miles on the clock must have special engines that do not require this oh so critical break in procedure.
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#30
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Always this assumption about ‘the next owner.” Not everyone flips their cars every two to three years. And ethically, it’s a crappy excuse unless you tell the buyer “oh yeah, and I ignored the factory recommended break-in.”
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