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04-13-2006, 01:30 AM

Big Red

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Break In Period?

Hi, I was just wondering what you guys think about the new car break in period, Ive never had a new car before so I gots to know, the dealer told me not to really push the car at all until at least 1000 miles, so I didnt, but now I have a new job and I have to jump on the highway every day twice a day but I get on the Merritt Parkway in CT (the Hutch for you New Yorkers) and it has VERY short onramps and harsh merges so I usually push it in third gear up to like 4500 RPMs @ full throttle to get it up to 60 fast then I get it into 4th until like 70-80 then go to 5th and cruise there for 15 miles, right now I have like 1700 miles, my question is am I pushing it too hard for a car with this few miles on it? Thanks.

04-13-2006, 01:33 AM

fazm

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RE: Break In Period?

your car is broken in, have fun

04-13-2006, 01:41 AM

blackfoot

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RE: Break In Period?

i redlined my car through the 1st three gears when i had about 200km on the motor...

mehcanics rule of thumb... if it doesnt **** up within 5 min its not gonna

04-13-2006, 02:04 AM

93BlackNotch

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RE: Break In Period?

Break it in hard and it will run hard, drive it soft and it will run soft forever....

04-13-2006, 12:32 PM

amystery2u

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RE: Break In Period?

DRIVE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT. DON'T BABY IT. DON'T LET IT WARM UP ON COLD MORNINGS. GET IN IT AND GO.

I TESTED THIS THEORY ON MY BRAND NEW 1993 RANGER. DROVE IT 170,000 MILES AND THE ONLY THING I HAD TO REPLACE WAS THE CLUTCH AT 130,000.

CHANGE FLUIDS ON SCHEDULE AND YOU'LL BE FINE. EXCEPT OIL, FORD RECCOMENDS EVERY 5K. I DO EVERY 3K.