break in period?
10-20-2008, 12:23 PM
#1
1st Gear Member
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: TN
Posts: 83
break in period?
I just got an 08 GT, what is the general break-in period for the car, is there a fluid change interval at 500-1000 miles, or can I run on the factory fluids until the normal change intervals. Any recommendation of using synthetic or normal dino engine oil? Car has 10 miles
10-20-2008, 02:11 PM
#4
6th Gear Member
The break-in period is to drive off the lot and go to the track.
Our Stangs don't come with "regular dino oil". They come with synthetic blend. Go with the blend or full synthetic with your first oil change at your convenience. The old mind-set that there will be casting debris in our engines no longer holds water. However, I personally recommend the first oil and filter change at no more than 3,000 miles.
Mobil1 and a Motorcraft filter is all you need if you don't run track or cross-X. But you can be **** like me and use Amsoil oil and filter at twice the price.
Use the search feature. This topic is a common one.
Our Stangs don't come with "regular dino oil". They come with synthetic blend. Go with the blend or full synthetic with your first oil change at your convenience. The old mind-set that there will be casting debris in our engines no longer holds water. However, I personally recommend the first oil and filter change at no more than 3,000 miles.
Mobil1 and a Motorcraft filter is all you need if you don't run track or cross-X. But you can be **** like me and use Amsoil oil and filter at twice the price.
Use the search feature. This topic is a common one.
10-20-2008, 03:06 PM
#5
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: IL
Posts: 413
Stomp on it. If it's gonna break, let it break when it's still under warranty lol
Honestly, like Nuke said above, the old problems of debris in a new engine are long gone. If there was anything in there, taking it easy on your engine for a couple thousand miles wouldn't stop it from messing anything up anyway... Just drive it and take it in for your first oil change at around 3k miles... Enjoy!!
Honestly, like Nuke said above, the old problems of debris in a new engine are long gone. If there was anything in there, taking it easy on your engine for a couple thousand miles wouldn't stop it from messing anything up anyway... Just drive it and take it in for your first oil change at around 3k miles... Enjoy!!
Taking it in for an oil change is for wimps. 
Do it yourself...
