Much miles did you give your engine to break in? My friend says 3k but my uncle who owns a auto shop says 6k.

 

The Honda manual says 600.

 

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thats who i listened to on my break in..

i cant imagine what 6000 would be like.. id be going crazy..

 

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yea lol, 6k id be going crazy too.

 

i have 3200 and mine feels just right not , but i did the "hard and fast" thing, i beat on it a lil then backed off, then beat on it, then backed off, i think its just right now, time for some afta'market parts soon

 

I would say about 1000 or 1500 would be good.

 

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Why do you ask when the manufacturer already clearly states it and why does anyone feel they have better data and conclusions than what the manufacturer states?

 

The honda manual says 600 .. Now for you to follow it ? It's all on you. There are a hundred versions of the "perfect break in" and it all comes down to whether you should "push it hard for the first thousand miles" or "drive like a granny for the first thousand miles". Personally , I am doing the push it hard method.

 

I got 7XX miles on mine and I've been babying it since day one. When would you guys start using WOT?

 

Hi all, just found this forum. First post

I think you'll find that the bigger question (as you've seen in the replies you've already gotten) is not how many miles you should spend breaking it in, but how you spend those first few miles.

It's an intriguing question.
One way would have you babying your car for the first 500+ miles, slowly increasing the strain you put on the motor, never maintaining a consistent speed for longer than necessary, and completely avoiding the urge to put that pedal where it belongs...the floor
The other would have you hammer your car hard right out of the gate. Quickly and surely (after warming properly) getting closer to redline during a series of solid passes. Giving her the beans right out of the gate will, as the theory goes. improves even ring expansion, wear, and seal. This whole process occurs during the first 20 or so miles. Change oil very soon and then with decreasing frequency. Like 20, 100, and 500 miles.

Before making a decision (which I'm sure you've already made by now) I'd suggest that you explore a bit. I think you'll find that most traditionalists go with the former while most motorheads go with the latter.
The manufacters universally suggest the former and I can see no really compelling reason they'd want to lead you astray. Of course they hesitate in every way to open the door to anything that might monkey with a motor with their name on it. Why do you think a cold air intake cans your warrantee? Of course they know you are going to drop the hammer eventually on at least some of their vehicles. (Civic si?) Why would they hesitate to suggest it as part of a break in?
Motorheads just want an excuse to stand on it with their new car But they are also quite likely to have pulled a few motors apart and seen the effect of proper break in! If that process creates a little strain, so be it. The head pulled out of a motor doesn't lie.

FWIW, I'm an incurable motorhead and break in the hard way. I run no synthetics until a good 5000 miles and every motor I've had has been a champ. But, what does one man's experience mean compared to the theorizing of a good group of engineers, which I am most certainly not.

Just a few thoughts.
T

 

Hard and fast from day one.

 

i bought a fit sport on thursday and the dealer said about 600 miles is enough for break in on the motor and 200 miles for hard braking

 

yeh i heard from the dealer 600 blah blah blah

I bought my car on on thursday and went a roadtrip from Fairfield to Irvine on Saturday and got back Sunday morning. I did a lil over a 1000 miles in 4 days and started driving the hell out of it today b/c once i got bk from Irvine, I took a nap and drove hard to SF to eat dinner and buy a JDM Insider dvd.

 

yea so many people suggest different ways and specific mileage to allow the engine to break in, in my opinion id granny it for the 600 and then do some drive hard sessions and she should be good to go and broken in thats my plan cause i am getting my fit this saturday

 

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thats who i listened to on my break in..

i cant imagine what 6000 would be like.. id be going crazy.. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah 6000 miles...that would take me about a year to achieve. My work is only 8 miles from my house, 16 miles round trip, and if I do any driving on the weekends it's like to downtown Pittsburgh (7 miles) or to the grocery store (6 miles).