Go4puck

I'm still in the break-in period and am wondering how high I should let the oil temp. get before taking the engine up to 7000-8000 RPM. I have about a 20 minute commute to work and it takes about 15 minutes for the oil temp. to reach the low 200-degree range. Do I need to wait that long to stretch the engine or am I being too cautious? Thanks for any feedback.

sparkhill

You are fine once you get a numeric reading (the 7000 max RPM warning goes away)

Go4puck

at start-up, so I didn't trust that it was ready to go when that message disappeared. Thanks for the response.

sparkhill

then I let it rip. Just starting out, I do keep the revs low though.

kem

At that point the engine has been running and warming up for at least 5 min (maybe more) so I would say then its okay.

This is of course just my personal belief which is backed by absolutely no data.

Parikh1234

just beat on the damm car, its smart enough to cut you off, thats what I do.

Go4puck

Thanks for your input guys.

BluDemon

Seriously tho. I normally wait until 7000 max goes off and it reaches around 160-170F.

Parikh1234

car...so thats why i beat on it whenever I want