Keep her above 4000rpm and she'll thank you for it every day.

Originally Posted by LoveBunny

I've been told that you shouldn't go above a certain RPM for a certain amount of miles on a new car. Is that true?

LB, very true. The Porsche owner's manual does a very good job telling owners how to brake-in a new car & engine.

<4,200 RPM's for the first 2,000 miles is the "key" one.

[Brucelee]

Originally Posted by bmussatti

LB, very true. The Porsche owner's manual does a very good job telling owners how to brake-in a new car & engine.

<4,200 RPM's for the first 2,000 miles is the "key" one.

My prediction: a post will arrive shortly telling us that the proper way to break in an engine is to "drive it like you stole it." They will support that with "my friend is an engine builder" story.

These posts CAN get somewhat predictable.


BTW- the advice on limiting revs on break in has been around since I was a kid, a very long time indeed.

Must be somthing to it. hard to believe the car makers want to have their engines inplode.