I just bought a new 09' Honda Civic MT it now has 200 miles on it and when I received it from the dealership it had about 50. So far I have been following the manuals recommendations to avoid full throttle starts and rapid acceleration, and to vary engine rpms and not use cruise control. Is this the best way to break an engine in? There seems to be an awful lot of debate as to easy break in that Honda recommends and driving it fairly hard to help seat everything properly. Anyone have any opinions on this?
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I just bought a new 09' Honda Civic MT it now has 200 miles on it and when I received it from the dealership it had about 50. So far I have been following the manuals recommendations to avoid full throttle starts and rapid acceleration, and to vary engine rpms and not use cruise control. Is this the best way to break an engine in? There seems to be an awful lot of debate as to easy break in that Honda recommends and driving it fairly hard to help seat everything properly. Anyone have any opinions on this?
Just sit back, relax and drive.
Don't be a worrywart.
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I just bought a new 09' Honda Civic MT it now has 200 miles on it and when I received it from the dealership it had about 50. So far I have been following the manuals recommendations to avoid full throttle starts and rapid acceleration, and to vary engine rpms and not use cruise control. Is this the best way to break an engine in? There seems to be an awful lot of debate as to easy break in that Honda recommends and driving it fairly hard to help seat everything properly. Anyone have any opinions on this?
Just sit back, relax and drive.
Don't be a worrywart.
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There are more parts and systems than just the engine to break in.
Many people only concentrate on the engine.
Drive it normally.
You can step on the gas at mid RPM, but I'd avoid maximum RPM for a while longer.
Many people only concentrate on the engine.
Drive it normally.
You can step on the gas at mid RPM, but I'd avoid maximum RPM for a while longer.
drrive it up to like 3k miles untill you hit 1k miles. Then take it up to 4 max.. dont go past 4 k untill you change you oil sometime when you have over 3k miles.
I changed my oil when it had 4200 miles over a period of 8 months and the engine works like a charm. I still have to redline it once and i am at 8k miles
I changed my oil when it had 4200 miles over a period of 8 months and the engine works like a charm. I still have to redline it once and i am at 8k miles
You have to wear a baseball hat backwards and dangle an unlit cigarette from your mouth. At stoplights sneer at other men and eyeball the ladies; I did this since day one in my Echo, 165K miles later and it doesn't burn a drop of oil....
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Just drive it. Your driveline, gears, brakes and engine all have a little wear in time but they don't require being babied. Drive carefully avoid hard stops and starts, like you always should and the car will last a long time. The guy who drive your car onto the shipping truck to the dealer probably al;ready redlined it and broke it in for you!
When our 2006 Honda Civic was new we just got in it and drove it normally-which is actually pretty easy-mixed driving. The only thing I noticed is the gas mileage gradually got higher until about 5000 mi. where it reached it's current level. I have noticed that new cars now don't have that "hot engine" smell when new like they did years ago.
Typically that smell is caused by plastic outgassing. Improved plastic technology has helped that.
Don't baby it or beat it. Drive normally interspersed with a few short (10 second) heavy throttle runs followed by a cool-down cruising. Don't use the cruse control for long periods and let the engine idle for 30 seconds or so from an overnight cold start. This method has worked for me for many vehicles that I sold running excellent at 127,000 + miles.
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You have to wear a baseball hat backwards and dangle an unlit cigarette from your mouth. At stoplights sneer at other men and eyeball the ladies; I did this since day one in my Echo, 165K miles later and it doesn't burn a drop of oil....
That is what I do.
You have to wear a baseball hat backwards and dangle an unlit cigarette from your mouth. At stoplights sneer at other men and eyeball the ladies; I did this since day one in my Echo, 165K miles later and it doesn't burn a drop of oil....
That is what I do.
"sneer at other men and eyeball the ladies"
It's very important not to get these two mixed up...
It's very important not to get these two mixed up...
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