the 600 mile rule is not only for the engine. You also have to seat the clutch, tranny parts and diff. Just follow the break in procedures, they are there for a reason.


Dale

 

Well Beavis,
Since everyone on this thread yacks like a bunch of valley girls, and don't notice the word "help", I would assume that when you actually need simple technical advice, (oh m gawd!) you'll have to answer yourself... It's only a freaking automobile...
change the oil next spring!


[QUOTE]Originally posted by Beavis
[B]Help!

I have a dilema facing me right now.
My car has 3,100 miles on it. I am not going to have the time to put another 650 miles (pathetic) on her before the snow and salt.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by DSF_S2k
[B]the 600 mile rule is not only for the engine.

 

Gratz on the car moon - if you wanna break it in real fast and easy, take it out for a ride on the beltway, one loop, once a week. You'll be up to 600 miles in no time, plus have a nice little feel for the driving on the freeway (get used to the drivers side blind spot with the top up!). Just one little point to add - I didn't vtec until about 500 miles, and I've been fairly religious about my oil changes (never more than 3500 miles I believe), and my car dynoed slightly higher than most people at 212, with an air filter and throttle body mods (typically shown to increase hp MAYBE 2-10). Was this because I broke it in properly? Who knows. But it can't hurt anything, can it? Whereas I feel you can definitely hurt something ragging it out pre-500 miles.

Have fun with it!

 

One of the age old things you do to a car before putting it in storage is change the oil. Better to have clean oil sitting in there for many months than the old dirty contaminated oil.