So who broke in their engine like this article states?
09-10-2003, 08:14 AM
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So who broke in their engine like this article states?
Maybe I should have.<ul><li><a href="http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm">http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm</a</li></ul>
09-10-2003, 08:31 AM
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I ran pretty hard at day 1. very similar to article. hit redline a few times....
thou my reasoning was to seat rings at top of stroke due to engine piston stretch ( right or wrong) I didn't beat the motor but I did run it through its full rpm range regularly. this how I have always done it. this motor only used 1/2 qt of oil before my first 10k service so I think it's broke in pretty well. this article seems to make sense.
09-10-2003, 08:35 AM
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Same here. I drove it hard sometimes and drove regularly the rest of the time...
making sure I went through the whole rpm range often. I only needed to add about 1/2 quart before 10K service. Changed oil at 15K and no loss of oil. Will be going to 20K service soon, checked oil a few days ago and I haven't lost any. I guess I broke it in pretty good!
09-10-2003, 10:48 AM
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<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/27563/nazera2.jpg"></center><p>Whatever. I had 1/2 B6s there. I beat the **** out of it. Had to represent my peeps, well I wasn't the ONLY person with a B6. I scored well, even ahead of a "heavily modified" S4, lol. On 15" tires, I could pivot the car easily through the wet sections, ESP off, of course. I beat it that day, but had already accelerated the break-in, running through the gears with plenty of throttle without reving it. If you baby it, the rings do not seat before the cross-hatching is gone from the bore. Break it in hard, dammit.
09-10-2003, 12:39 PM
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Re: So who broke in their engine like this article states?
Broke in my GTI in the same manner. mostly varied the RPMs a lot and hit the redline a few times in the first 1K. No problems through 77K miles except for a helathy does of oil through the first 5K miles.
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09-10-2003, 03:38 PM
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Re: So who broke in their engine like this article states?
Well, I guess I helped break in a demo on my test drive last Saturday...! Local Audi dealer had a great 20-minute test loop that had straightaways for 6th gear, some sweeping curves and a washboard gravel road! A couple of 4th to 2nd downshifts really revved it! Fun! Now I just need to decide between silver and dolphin gray(leaning toward the latter)... Oh, and sell my Jetta ;-)
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