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Thank you guys for all your replies, some of them are very helpful and simply said everything makes a sense. I will be babying the car for first 500 km, then using it absolute normally with gentle throttle strictly avoiding more than 4000 rpm, varying engine speed and avoiding short trips. Be gently to the car when engine is cold is matter of course even after break-in period. After 2000 km I will start raising the rpm slightly and ocassionally and after 3000 km I will drive it like I stole it to finish the break-in period.
I will pick-up my car from dealer in next few days. I can't wait, counting the hours :-)
The legendary (maybe true, maybe not) story of the Porsche engineer always makes me laugh. That said, I still maintain, "Don't over think it"
Here is a fun watch
and at the end, he does point out that learning what your ride can do - takes time - and if you go crazy in the beginning, you are more likely to do something stupid
*he is talking motorcycles, but the same goes for any car/vehicle - take time to learn it.
Follow the instructions provided by those who designed the vehicle vs those on a discussion forum. Very simple.
if it was this simple I don’t think we would have threads about this. Clearly people don’t all agree what the magic lil book in your glove box says is like the Bible. There’s technical things you have to state like cotton swabs which clearly say not to put in your ear, yet that’s like their main purpose of existence and we all do it. I don’t think race cars do 1000 miles of laps to break in their engines. And they see things our 992’s will never have the pleasure of. Warm temps and we ready to rock. I believe when you baby an engine from start you end up bogging it down and lose some of its potential. Also agree on not keeping the engine at the same rpms. But that’s not just for when the engine is new.
[QUOTE=Peter992;18215002]Hello guys. After one year of waiting my new ,,base” 992 finally arrived. Next week I will start break-on procedure. I would like to get some advices to make the best for my new baby. I am not typical customer of 911, I had one 991.1 4S few years ago, but this one I would like to keep this baby for my son (actually 4 yrs old) :-) So… how can I do the best for the car new car during break-in period. Thank you guys :-)
Congrats and just and FYI, the build sheet in German (on your passenger floorboard) is a keeper. You can translate in real time using the Google translate APP on your iPhone. Pretty interesting and a bit more detailed that what you typically get from Porsche NA.
In terms of break in, vary the speed if on steady freeway cruising---and follow the recommendations in the manual. The great news is that these cars have so much torque you don't need a lot of revs for them to accelerate hard. Have fun and enjoy your new Carrera. These are fantastic and very capable 911's.
You plan to keep the car for a long time and certainly past the 4 year warranty period. Don’t listen to all the anecdotal bull**** here. Just follow the manual (nothing to lose) and remember:
1. go easy on the engine until oil hits operating temp
2. stick to 4K redline (per manual) with occasional jaunts to 5-6K
3. Vary your speed. Don’t use cruise control.
4. Under no circumstances should you lug the engine.
Hi Folks - I agree with all the good points here. Use some common sense and all should be good. I'm sure everyone has broken in new engines in the past so do what worked for you.
which implies that NOT following break-in leads to mechanical failure… 😉
No, what is suggests is that they want to mitigate risks and costs by instilling in people’s minds that they need to baby their engine or else it will fail.
That alter’s people behavior, and that alteration of behavior will reduce Porsche’s costs
No, what is suggests is that they want to mitigate risks and costs by instilling in people’s minds that they need to baby their engine or else it will fail.
That alter’s people behavior, and that alteration of behavior will reduce Porsche’s costs
It's also a way to eat into the OEM warranty period without the owner using the car like it was intended. Saving more money for PAG on potential warranty claims.
What's more notable is that the recommended break-in by those who arguably designed the car (i.e., Andreas Preuninger) differ from what is recommended in the manual. That's probably the most telling thing about the recommended break-in found in the manual.
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It's also a way to eat into the OEM warranty period without the owner using the car like it was intended. Saving more money for PAG on potential warranty claims.
What's more notable is that the recommended break-in by those who arguably designed the car (i.e., Andreas Preuninger) differ from what is recommended in the manual. That's probably the most telling thing about the recommended break-in found in the manual.
But you'd agree, it doesn't harm the engine or drive parts to follow the break in instructions in the manual, right?
06-26-2022, 02:48 AM
