Break-in

[MattyD]

Hey. Getting my G70 3.3 sport Friday. Curious as to break-in period. I know the manual says to baby it for the first 1,000kms - curious if folks have a POV on how strict this is. I am supposed to be driving 200kms on Highway in a week. Is that too soon to drive it where speed on fairly constant?

 

[Mr. Incredible]

don't use cruise control and vary the speed and you should be fine. personally I wouldn't keep it at a consistent speed until I am past the recommended break in period.

has to be a conscious effort on your part to vary the speed as you drive that 200kms

 

[joschneider]

Does the manual say to baby it? Might want to take another look anyways it says to keep it between 2 and 4K rpms. Use sport mode and be light on the throttle and it will take 0 conscious effort beyond learning the pedal sensitivity. Sport mode keeps rpms exactly where you want for by the manual breakin

 

[EdP]

Hey. Getting my G70 3.3 sport Friday. Curious as to break-in period. I know the manual says to baby it for the first 1,000kms - curious if folks have a POV on how strict this is. I am supposed to be driving 200kms on Highway in a week. Is that too soon to drive it where speed on fairly constant?

In addition to what Mr. I said, stop for a coffee. Getting off the highway even for a couple of miles will break it up a bit and give you some variance. Otherwise, drive like your grandmother is in the car. Unless your grandmother is Danica Patrick

 

[Slip_Angle]

Don't...

1. floor it
2. baby it
3. use high rpms
4. use cruise control
5. take short trips

Do...

1. Drive in moderation - IE: Normal driving
2. Vary the engine load up to 50% or 1/2 throttle
3. Keep rpms below 4000
4. Ensure your trips completely warm up the engine

Watch this video from Engineering Explained if you want the details.

 

[pulsar]

Agree with others here. I would shift manually at times to break up the RPMs. Was somewhat gentle on driving the first 500 miles and stayed away from launch control for a bit.

 

[CoconutRob]

Drive it like you stole it baby.