New Car Break In
 

Hey new 370z owners, do you have any info about the break in period? In the manual it says the first 1200 miles, no rpm over 4k. That's pretty slow and boring. I am so bored now and I only have 400 miles!!:tiphat:

Yes, it IS slow and boring, but I'm following it. It really shouldn't take too long to emass 1200 miles, but daaaaaaaamn, each one feels three times longer than normal.

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My "03" 350Z automatic - I :driving: 1,153 miles between Fri. 1:38pm and Mon. 8am. I drove it on vary tight roads all weekend after my 50 miles+ tire break in and stayed under 4k on Fri. and at 750 'ish on Sun. 9am I brook the rears lose under power and never went over 4k. At 980 'ish I drove home from Auburn, Ca. on I-80, I-5, & I-580 at some pretty high speeds and never went over 4k. Mon. I went back to the dealer and got my oil changed.

It was not boring


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1,416 going ti drive it HARD!!!!!!!!!!!

Two other threads here about break in period:

http://www.the370z.com/engine-drivet...ak-period.html

http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-g...k-new-car.html

just curious... what happens if you go over 4k with less than 1200?

You smile :tiphat:

I went over that with 7 miles on the car. The tires caught on fire and the roof flew off. It was awesome.

Seriously, lots of us believe in the harsh break in method. Do your research and decide what makes sense to you.

Well this is how i see it...

"most modern car engines are broken in at the factory, before assembly. Therefore the old tradition of breaking in a new car doesn't apply anymore. Just drive as you normally would drive and treat the car the way you would treat anything else of value."

I only have 400 or so myself but I already went over 4k a few times.. i doubt its gonna hurt my engine... c'mon!!! its a NISSAN;-)

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_should...#39;_a_new_car

Here we go once more!

Before this thread gets locked, deleted, and/or moved, know this.

Different people will have varying degrees of what they think is "right" for your car. The best thing you can do is read the different opinions, read your manual, and read what you can on the Internet and then make a decision that *YOU* can live with.

If you can live with driving it 1200 miles under 4k, good for you (and maybe good for your car!), which is what your manual says.

Personally, I drove the car during break-in like I do normally. I don't "redline" or drive like an animal, but certainly venture above 4k RPMs regularly. If my car is going to take 100k miles of me driving it that way, I figured it can take the first 1200 that way as well.

(To people who believe strongly in the delicate break in method)

If i am driving in a mountanous area and i am keeping it in a lower gear while going down a hill to maintain my speed, is that worse than being in a higher gear and using the brakes.

The manual says what it says. It is thee authority for break-in for your car. If you go outside of the parameters and something breaks and Nissan thinks you did indeed exceed the parameters for break-in, then guess what? Your warranty claim may and probably will be denied.

If you listen to the people in these forms or other forms, without knowing who they really are because we're in cyberspace, then by all means take their advice. Their advice, if followed, will probably exceed parameters for break-in. See above about warranty claims.

If engines are broke in at the factory and there is no break-in period for cars these days like some people believe, then ask yourself why the manual has a blurb on break-in.

Forum advice in general should be taken with a grain of salt without knowing the qualifications of those offering the advice. IMO, there are very few in this forum worthy of offering good advice but they are here which is a plus for us.

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the people who care about proper breaking in procedure are probably the ones who wanted to have the least mileage on their cars when they took delivery :)

THIS^

I laughed.:bowrofl:

Motion to close.

2nd

I second i mean third this motion

nono, i think he was just underlining his own response so he is not liable for anything. :icon17:

you like your car right? Then just be nice to it and follow the procedure.

What's a break in period?

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941 posts? You should have known. Now point that overused .jpeg at yourself.

:rofl2: The break in period is your initial driving time before 1200 miles. It tells you in the manual not to exceed 4000 rpms and some other things.
I have exceeded 4000 rpms once :eek: Since I am paying for the car I take full responsibility for any consequences. I dont think there will be any. check your manual and decide what you want to do with the info.

Enjoy !:driving:

I thought someone broke into your new car...

I went over 4000 rpm's a few times. I haven't had any problems out of my ride yet.

I'm over that 1,246K and an oil change & filter. The horses are loose now!!!

:bowrofl::bowrofl::bowrofl:

Drive it like you would normal, if something breaks and you were over 4K rpms the warranty will still cover it. They would put a limiter on it if it was that important. They recommend nester oil and most dont do it so take it as another recommendation, with a grain of salt.

so if its below 4k rpm.....how about the speed no. ...what will the speed limit at for final gear below 4k rpm?

i've been driving under 80MPH, most of the time 65MPH. so slow...

I'm at 700 Mi right now. Past 4K RPM about 5X so far. I hit 5K one time going through a yellow light. Can't wait til 1200 Mi.

I have driven past 4k rpm to about 5k rpm thus far a few times. My car now has 900 miles on it...300 miles to go.....and the real excitement begins....lol

I hit 4100 RPMs before my break-in was over and my Nismo exploded. I had to go back and get a new one. I won't make that mistake again!

Mine exploded too, as in the power exploded and I was zoom zooming.

by the way Matt, Ill be down there 17 May for 7 weeks.

I have 480 miles on mine and have taken it to redline a couple of times...Still working..seriously!

honestly, we are treating this 1200 mile as some magical limit that says, "You can have fun with your car now!" I've babied my car for the first 500 or so miles then went up to 6k RPM no problem. Most likely, if you didn't buy your car with <10 miles on the odometer, your engine has already went way beyond 4k RPM.

if we were talking about breaking in a rouge or altima would there be a difference? i respect the question and the op but this horse is about beaten to death