Did you do a proper break-in?
10-20-2017, 06:13 PM
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I’m wondering why someone would NOT want to follow the engine break-in instructions from the manufacturer? Even those with a rudimentary understanding of mechanics can understand why this is nessessary and it’s spelled out in the manual for those who need more info.
600 miles is nothing in time or distance - at most 3-4 weeks.
600 miles is nothing in time or distance - at most 3-4 weeks.
Frankly, I'm somewhere in the middle of this and babying it. I've tried to keep it under 4k, but I'm sure I've had excursions outside of that (albeit briefly). The one thing I really want to avoid is running it at a very consistent RPM, as I feel that almost everything I've read indicates that this is bad for an engine in the long term.
07-10-2018, 11:59 AM
#13
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Eh, I've heard a lot of different things. Hard running it in the early miles creates better ring seal, etc. This site is very old, but I'm not sure much has changed: Break In Secrets--How To Break In New Motorcycle and Car Engines For More Power
Frankly, I'm somewhere in the middle of this and babying it. I've tried to keep it under 4k, but I'm sure I've had excursions outside of that (albeit briefly). The one thing I really want to avoid is running it at a very consistent RPM, as I feel that almost everything I've read indicates that this is bad for an engine in the long term.
Frankly, I'm somewhere in the middle of this and babying it. I've tried to keep it under 4k, but I'm sure I've had excursions outside of that (albeit briefly). The one thing I really want to avoid is running it at a very consistent RPM, as I feel that almost everything I've read indicates that this is bad for an engine in the long term.
07-16-2018, 09:34 PM
#14
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Sort of? I try... 
04-09-2019, 07:55 AM
#15
AudiWorld Senior Member
The delivery specialist and my sales guy both said "there's no break-in period", I said "so I can redline it?" and they said yes. I am driving it very gently and I drove it a bit more aggressively once. Why must these people say that if the manual says otherwise?
04-09-2019, 08:14 AM
#16
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I am in the same camp, unfortunately, some people read the break in procedure in manual and take it as babying the car for the first 600 or 1000 miles. The fact is that the manual ask us to vary the RPM up to 2/3 of the max range which is 4400 rpm. Most people baby it and never get pass 2500 rpm, that is a terrible way of breaking in a powertrain. I like to use the manual shifter on the stick to keep the rpm high once a while during break in, the goal is to run the engine thru its range all the way up to 4400 rpm. I was always under the impression that Audi seat those piston rings at the factory during engine testing.
Last edited by Yoshimura; 04-09-2019 at 08:25 AM.
04-09-2019, 09:27 AM
#17
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Right — that servicing dealer, no matter who paid for it, the Service Center / Dealership makes the major $$$.
Just my opinion, but as I was taught long ago, “follow the money.” YMMV
— John
04-09-2019, 09:46 AM
#18
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The manual only ask to not keep the engine over 4400 RPM and to avoid full (throttle?) acceleration. If they didn't want us to exceed 4400 RPM they would have say don't exceed 4400 RPM. But they says don't drive at (road) speed that exceed 4400 RPM which imply not keeping the RPM over 4400 over any long period of time. Also, don't see anything related to varying the RPM.
04-09-2019, 10:09 AM
#19
Hmmm, who would make out if you followed their “advice” resulting in a major engine repair?
Right — that servicing dealer, no matter who paid for it, the Service Center / Dealership makes the major $$$.
Just my opinion, but as I was taught long ago, “follow the money.” YMMV
— John
Right — that servicing dealer, no matter who paid for it, the Service Center / Dealership makes the major $$$.
Just my opinion, but as I was taught long ago, “follow the money.” YMMV
— John
04-09-2019, 10:14 AM
#20
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