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Andrew
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24th Sep 07 at 15:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Is it 1,000 miles?
Dean_W
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24th Sep 07 at 15:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'd take it easy for about that.
IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
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24th Sep 07 at 15:36   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
500 then oil and filter change, then 500 miles
nik
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24th Sep 07 at 15:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Running cars in nowadays isn't as important as it used to be, most are done at the factory although it doesn't hurt to take it easy for the first 6-700 miles.
johnhara1
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24th Sep 07 at 15:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
New car or rebuilt engine?
johnhara1
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New cars tend to have instructions in the handbook i.e no more than 3000rpm for x amount of miles then 4000rpm and no more than 100mph etc etc

Rebuilt engines, everyone seems to have different opinions, too much low revs can cause bad ring seal etc, best to do some research and find out what people have tried and tested.

search here and www.migweb.co.uk
Andrew
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24th Sep 07 at 15:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It's a new car.
johnhara1
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24th Sep 07 at 15:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
check the handbook then
Mike
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24th Sep 07 at 15:44   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Drive it like you stole it
pomada
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24th Sep 07 at 15:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by johnhara1
New cars tend to have instructions in the handbook i.e no more than 3000rpm for x amount of miles then 4000rpm and no more than 100mph etc etc

Rebuilt engines, everyone seems to have different opinions, too much low revs can cause bad ring seal etc, best to do some research and find out what people have tried and tested.

search here and www.migweb.co.uk


Yes...i have a book who describe the process, it says is dangerous, no ring seal on idlle or low rpms for the first xxx km.

I'll search the book and post here.
Kurt
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24th Sep 07 at 15:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
dave a made an intresting thread on running in new engines/cars a while back
ClaireF
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24th Sep 07 at 15:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Mike B
Drive it like you stole it


yeah
Marc
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24th Sep 07 at 15:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'd take it steady for 500 regardless of cars being run in at the factory. I still don't think a car is fully loosened up until about 15-20k.
johnhara1
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quote:
Originally posted by Marc
I'd take it steady for 500 regardless of cars being run in at the factory. I still don't think a car is fully loosened up until about 15-20k.


Ditto, i wouldnt be taking it to the limiter for a good few thousand K.

My bro has a Astra 1.9CDTi 150, IMHO it doesnt feel any guicker than my Remapped Vectra 2.2DTi SRi 130, it only has 5K on the clock so im guessing its still tight.
Fad
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24th Sep 07 at 16:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just thrash it, its brand new the next owner needs to worry about it.
deano87
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Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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24th Sep 07 at 16:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Fad
Just thrash it, its brand new the next owner needs to worry about it.

Aye, you've got 3 years worth of warranty to make the most of
Fad
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24th Sep 07 at 16:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My point exactly unless your planning on trading it privately let the dealership pick up the bill, everyone else does it!
Ben G
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24th Sep 07 at 17:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i never once run my fiesta in it sounds fine tbh and who cares if something goes wrong, it's all covered under warranty...

and i have taken it right round the rev clock many a time, why should i worry?
Daniel_Corsa
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24th Sep 07 at 17:07   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Mike B
Drive it like you stole it


Best way

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VegasPhil
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Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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24th Sep 07 at 17:22   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Bear the warranty in mind

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gavin2409
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as vegas said its under waranty so go go go go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nic Barnes
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24th Sep 07 at 17:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
flat out from the word go
Sunz
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quote:
Originally posted by muppetsport
flat out from the word go



From what I heard MS is correct.
Hard bursts of acceleration and deceleration.

Seems like alot of myths surrounding this topic
Nic Barnes
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24th Sep 07 at 19:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mostly based from when manufacturing tollerences of new parts were a million miles away from the bits you get these days. i agree on bedding rins in etc, but anything else, fuck it, 100 miles oil change give it pain
Scotty C
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24th Sep 07 at 19:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by muppetsport
flat out from the word go

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