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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 :-)
You don’t have to avoid highways, but it is important to vary the engine rpms and load so you shouldn’t cruise on the highways at a constant speed. But otherwise the idea is basically the same as what you’re used to
My theory is to be aware that break in is more important in the first 100 or so miles than it is in mile # 1000. I would be very very careful in the first 200 miles-especially with your brakes. After that gradually loosen up your standards as the mileage gets higher.
Everyone had a theory and a story. Mine is to just drive it.
ps, while I’ve seen proof that babying it can actually hurt a motor long term, I’ve never seen the opposite.
Agree, babying a car too much is not good. Don’t go crazy for the first 500-1000 miles or so but after that have at it. I have almost 80,000 miles on my current vehicle (not a Porsche) and it has seen redline almost on a daily basis and never had a single problem. By far the biggest impact on long term reliability is proper maintenance. Since I am pretty hard on my vehicles I cut the recommended oil change interval in half. If the owners manual say oil change every 10k miles I do it every 5k. As long as you are strict on the maintenance then drive the car the way a Porsche is designed to be driven.
I found this from an earlier post, it's easier just to cut and paste. This is for a GT3, given the lower rev limits of my soon to arrive GTS, I'm going to arbitrarily subtract 1,000 rpm and use that for my break in schedule. I'm a firm believer in easy break-in, varying RPM, slowly increasing the limits. The only car I ever had that consumed significant oil was a 427 Corvette that I drove like I stole it from day one ... youthful exuberance.
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This is how I broke in my 991.2 GT3 and my 991.2 GT3RS
"I videoed AP's presentation, and here is what he said:
“I can only tell you how I personally do it, or how we do it at Weissach – for the first 500 kilometres or 300 miles, we don’t drive that car car ever over 5000 rpm, never. From then on, every 200 kilometres, we up the rpms by 500, so we end up at 1300, 1400 kilometres at the threshold before we can really go full throttle, at 800 or 900 miles”
He then went on that this procedure was really important for the GT3 RS engines given their more "delicate" rings - and how important this break in really is for any of their engines.
Another point - he recommended to realign the car after 1000-1500 miles due to settling - especially since the tires are getting bigger and bigger, and more sensitive to changes. The RS apparently is really sensitive around this."
You figure the head of the GT program would give you the straight goods.
Whatever mileage / rpm / engine load / etc. parameters you decide on, probably the most important thing you can do is BE SURE and get the oil temperature up to ~ 180 F or so before you beat on it!
100 - 200 miles to gradually very engine rpms & load / bed the brakes, let the tires release their mold release compound / etc., etc., has always worked for me for probably 20 +/- cars. Besides you need to ensure the rev limiter works properly.
I follow the break-in as recommended by Porsche. I have 600 miles on Carrera S cab. I'm keeping it below 4K until after 1850 miles (and then will gradually push up). Also I'm trying to avoid short trips and varying the engine speed (RPM) and actual speed of the car. Based on the article above, the 4K limit is so that you don't run the engine temps too high (which makes sense if you follow the rational of the article). With all the different opinions, I just can't see how you go wrong by following the Porsche recommended approach.
06-24-2022, 07:50 PM
My 992 finally arrived, break-in question
