My friends short block was changed under warranty (99 Prelude Base MT) and honda says so that everything goes well he would have to break it in for 10,000km don't you find this a bit extreme. They said first 10,000km no redlining or vtec just crusing. I know you gotta be safe and all but isn't this just a bit over the top anyone want to comment on this? I'm thinking max 5,000km should be fine what do you guys think?


Modified by EM2Civic at 2:34 AM 3/3/2004

 

Someone please TTT?

 

The Normal Rule is the first 1000 (miles) Whatever that converts to in Km.

 

i think thats 1600 km if remember correctly...

 

Thanks guys I just wanted to make sure!

 

100 miles change oil, just cruise around
250 miles change oil, nothing above 5500
500 miles change oil, nothing above 6500
1000 miles change oil, increase RPM's to redline, no abusing
1500-2000 miles, it's broken in.

That how I do it. But that's just me.

 

why change the oil so much (lone luder) just cruise around and not gas on it hard for about 1200 with non synthetic oil and then change it with some mobil 1 synthetic

 

I think its important to make sure that the oil filter is fresh and there are no shavings or anything floating around scoring any parts

 

Everyones different, I changed mine at 50 miles, take it easy , change it at 500 thats when I tune it, take it to its first redline, still take it easy after that, 1000 change it, pretty much broke in by now

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by irishpilot &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I think its important to make sure that the oil filter is fresh and there are no shavings or anything floating around scoring any parts</TD></TR></TABLE>

Exactly. You'd be VERY surprised at what is in meandering around your oil system. It takes a few oil changes to get it all filtered out.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Lone Luder &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">100 miles change oil, just cruise around
250 miles change oil, nothing above 5500
500 miles change oil, nothing above 6500
1000 miles change oil, increase RPM's to redline, no abusing
1500-2000 miles, it's broken in.

That how I do it. But that's just me.</TD></TR></TABLE>

crank it up. let it idle

drive it for a few minutes

change oil and filter, if somethings gonna go, its go show up then

drive the **** out of it

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EM2Civic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My friends short block was changed under warranty (99 Prelude Base MT) and honda says so that everything goes well he would have to break it in for 10,000km don't you find this a bit extreme. They said first 10,000km no redlining or vtec just crusing. I know you gotta be safe and all but isn't this just a bit over the top anyone want to comment on this? I'm thinking max 5,000km should be fine what do you guys think?


Modified by EM2Civic at 2:34 AM 3/3/2004</TD></TR></TABLE>

10,000 km = 6213 miles


<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NoLipRacen &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i think thats 1600 km if remember correctly...</TD></TR></TABLE>

1610 km ...jk

...been driving with my jdm cluster for about a 1 1/2 years now...so converting from miles to kilometers is second nature for me now