Beak In Period
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Beak In Period
Hi Guys,
I am new member and very soon an owner of '03 TL S. Could someone please tell me about the exact break-in period?
The car salesman said that there is no break in period since the engines are made so perfect and exact. I find that hard to believe.
Thanks guys ..
ash .....
I am new member and very soon an owner of '03 TL S. Could someone please tell me about the exact break-in period?
The car salesman said that there is no break in period since the engines are made so perfect and exact. I find that hard to believe.
Thanks guys ..
ash .....
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i am not an owner of a TL-S (mine is being shipped as we speak) but it is my understanding that with 600 miles without going over 4500 RPMs or other things that would decrease the performance of the tranny you should be fine. some members say 500, some memebers say 1000 miles. personally, i am going to go 1000 miles just to be sure.
this is just my two cents
try doing a search on this topic, it has been covered a million times
good luck
-Andrew
this is just my two cents
try doing a search on this topic, it has been covered a million times
good luck
-Andrew
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Originally posted by AndrewBochenek
i am not an owner of a TL-S (mine is being shipped as we speak) but it is my understanding that with 600 miles without going over 4500 RPMs or other things that would decrease the performance of the tranny you should be fine. some members say 500, some memebers say 1000 miles. personally, i am going to go 1000 miles just to be sure.
this is just my two cents
try doing a search on this topic, it has been covered a million times
good luck
-Andrew
i am not an owner of a TL-S (mine is being shipped as we speak) but it is my understanding that with 600 miles without going over 4500 RPMs or other things that would decrease the performance of the tranny you should be fine. some members say 500, some memebers say 1000 miles. personally, i am going to go 1000 miles just to be sure.
this is just my two cents
try doing a search on this topic, it has been covered a million times
good luck
-Andrew
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Re: Beak In Period
Originally posted by anokha786
The car salesman said that there is no break in period since the engines are made so perfect and exact. I find that hard to believe.
The car salesman said that there is no break in period since the engines are made so perfect and exact. I find that hard to believe.
i've read ferrari manuals and they recommand break-in, how does honda manage to do away with that!?
read the manual, it says 600miles, so follow that, the more the better, but can you resist?
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Well, I just bought my TL-S last Thursday (July 18), and was told 600 mile break in period by salesman, and juniorbean made a good point as well. Vary the speeds, don't redline, and ease into it. Well, last night I decided to let my girlfriend of 3 years drive my car for a bit. She drives an 2000 Integra and loves to speed.
This is probably the part where everyone lets me know how retarded I am for letting the following happen.
My car has 360 miles on it. We pull up to a light next to a young lady in an RL. As I am explaining to her for the second time about the high revs/break in period from the passenger seat, I get jerked back into my seat. To my horror, my wheels are squealing and in the next second or two the tach is pointing at 7500.
She then looks at me and says, "Oh, sorry hon. I wanted to beat that RL." Here's to hoping that was ok for the break in period.
Heh, chicks.
This is probably the part where everyone lets me know how retarded I am for letting the following happen.
My car has 360 miles on it. We pull up to a light next to a young lady in an RL. As I am explaining to her for the second time about the high revs/break in period from the passenger seat, I get jerked back into my seat. To my horror, my wheels are squealing and in the next second or two the tach is pointing at 7500.
She then looks at me and says, "Oh, sorry hon. I wanted to beat that RL." Here's to hoping that was ok for the break in period.
Heh, chicks.
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