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I recently sent my car to the shop to have the transmission rebuilt and I get to pick it up tomorrow morning. They said the main problem was the torque converter went out but since they had it apart I also bought a B&M shift kit and had it installed.
Main question is how many miles should I put on it before it is broke in enough to drive it harder? I read on some places about 500 miles of easy driving and not launching it or anything.
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Ya I was just curious because I have searched google and got that it was good to go almost right away. But I have read 500 alot of places too. And a few places said to drain the transmission fluid and put in new fluid after about 3 months so it gets all the machined shavings and stuff out. And then I asked a friend and he said around 2000 and I know thats know where close so I just ignored him.
The C4 is a tough little guy and found its way into many different vehicles including modern trucks....No one who buys a new vehicle is going to wait 500 miles before they "drive" it
Just take it easy for a few days let it go through at least 3 warm up and cool down cycles...and at least 30 miles of city driving and 10 miles of freeway...you'll be set after that no doubt.
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The only automatics you have to baby after a rebuild are the electronically shifted ones and then it's only for the first 8 shifts so that the computer can relearn. I'm the head technician for 4 transmission shops and a certified transmission tech so I know this for a fact.
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Transmission rebuilt how many miles for break in?
