I am struggling with breaking in my si

Stealthcivic · 03-09-2007, 05:32 PM

I am breaking in my si...I have only 100 miles on it and have babied it, not going over 5,000 rpm's...it is tempting though! I want to get on it bad! But, I am continuing to baby it...even when a subaru wrx looked over at me...and a v8 mustang eyed me...I feel like a grandma driving!

I am waiting for 600 miles...

***Zeuceone*** · 03-09-2007, 05:34 PM

it wont hurt if you do it once or twice. just give it to her nice and slow.

***HanCivicSI*** · 03-09-2007, 05:37 PM

There isn't a break in procedure for this car. But I was anal and babied it for 250 miles, then I let her rip. Drive it like you stole it.

freakvision03 · 03-09-2007, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Stealthcivic

I am breaking in my si...I have only 100 miles on it and have babied it, not going over 5,000 rpm's...it is tempting though! I want to get on it bad! But, I am continuing to baby it...even when a subaru wrx looked over at me...and a v8 mustang eyed me...I feel like a grandma driving!

I am waiting for 600 miles...

its actually better to go through the rpm's a couple of times while breaking it in, so that way when you do get done with the break in process and you take to it red line it wont be such a foreign area for the motor.

***Special Ringpop*** · 03-09-2007, 06:30 PM

Do what Honda's book tells you to do. Easy on the breaks for the first few hundred miles, and take it easy with the fast fluctuating RPMs until around 600.

HondaScott · 03-09-2007, 06:52 PM

My understanding of modern cars is the the engine is broken in for the most part as it drives off the assembly line. I think that the breaking in proceedure if for the transmission/synchros to mesh easily before they are shifted hard and loaded up.

It is good to show the engine revs at mild throttle before you go WOT.

xmx250 · 03-09-2007, 07:00 PM

NO where in the owners manual does it say you cant go into VTEC........................ correct me if i'm wrong

Vince · 03-09-2007, 07:11 PM

six replies and six different opinions...these break-in threads are a hoot LOL

<<< Gave his car a controlled beating from 55 miles...hasn't used a drop of oil in ~1200 miles.

Chase86 · 03-09-2007, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Vince

six replies and six different opinions...these break-in threads are a hoot LOL

<<< Gave his car a controlled beating from 55 miles...hasn't used a drop of oil in ~1200 miles.

LOL so true about the replies. When I get mine soon I'm just going to do to what is says in the manual.

6ft5inAllMan · 03-09-2007, 07:56 PM

Its your car, do what the H-E-Hockey Stick-Hockey Stick you want. I know I hated the 550 mile break in. I only brought her up to 5 grand and vtec her only 2 times at 300 and 500, but at 550, I was like 50 miles wont hurt, and I beat the hell out of her. I rested better knowing that I followed the rules. Do whatever you think will let you sleep better with no regrets. It is only 600 miles, then you have enough miles until the wheel fall of to

the pi$$ out of it. You either have self control and wait, or completly regret free flog the hell out of it.

Stealthcivic · 03-10-2007, 12:31 AM

Thanks ya'll...that is what I am doing trying to do what the manual says easy until 600 miles...I have mostly done that pretty good, have gone up to 7,000 rpms just 2 quick times...no near redlines at all

Vince · 03-10-2007, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Stealthcivic

Thanks ya'll...that is what I am doing trying to do what the manual says easy until 600 miles...I have mostly done that pretty good, have gone up to 7,000 rpms just 2 quick times...no near redlines at all

Holy crap...you're car's gonna blow up doing that before 600 miles.

**Yodums** · 03-10-2007, 09:46 AM

Well, my suggestion is just to hit higher RPMs gradually with the break in. For instance, staying under 3500-4000 rpm for the first 600 miles and hitting redline the moment it hits 601 miles is not good.

Big-Mike · 03-10-2007, 10:01 AM

There are two break-in rules. They apply to both cars an motorcycles

1) Follow owners manual and keep the RPMs low

2) Drive it like you stole it as this is better

While I viewed the +/- of both I will be going with #1

600 Miles is NOT a lot. If all you do is local street driving then yea, but just take it on a few highway rides. You'll get there.

Stealthcivic · 03-10-2007, 11:08 AM

yes, I need to get some highway miles Mike!

fernando47 · 03-10-2007, 11:11 AM

i vtec'd it out of the dealer when i bought it. and almost every shift is after6k rpm.

TexasK20Z · 03-10-2007, 01:47 PM

Just go cruising on some back roads... vary the engine speed... 600 will be out of the way before you know it... it took me 2 weeks only driving her on the weekend to have my FA5 past 600... took delivery of her on December 27, 2006... and now, I have just over 2900 miles on it... almost time to switch the "break in" oil out for the Amsoil sitting on my shelf...

***jpik2003*** · 03-10-2007, 06:10 PM

It's better that you didn't race that v8 stang and the WRX. Both cars would have made you look bad.

JerrfyLube · 03-10-2007, 06:19 PM

I flogged the hell out of my SI since the first day i bought it with almost 0 miles on it...im now at a little under 15,000 and it purrs like a kitten and doesnt burn any oil.

Stealthcivic · 03-10-2007, 06:21 PM

I have done much better today, went on the interstate and did not go above 4,000 rpm's all day!

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Stealthcivic Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Southeast U.S. Posts: 528 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I am struggling with breaking in my si I am breaking in my si...I have only 100 miles on it and have babied it, not going over 5,000 rpm's...it is tempting though! I want to get on it bad! But, I am continuing to baby it...even when a subaru wrx looked over at me...and a v8 mustang eyed me...I feel like a grandma driving! I am waiting for 600 miles...

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xmx250 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Westchester, N.Y. Age: 21 Posts: 6,094 iTrader: 1 / 100%	NO where in the owners manual does it say you cant go into VTEC........................ correct me if i'm wrong

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Vince Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Platte City, MO Age: 36 Posts: 901 Stephen "Vince" Carter iTrader: 0 / 0%	six replies and six different opinions...these break-in threads are a hoot LOL <<< Gave his car a controlled beating from 55 miles...hasn't used a drop of oil in ~1200 miles.

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6ft5inAllMan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 28 Posts: 249 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Its your car, do what the H-E-Hockey Stick-Hockey Stick you want. I know I hated the 550 mile break in. I only brought her up to 5 grand and vtec her only 2 times at 300 and 500, but at 550, I was like 50 miles wont hurt, and I beat the hell out of her. I rested better knowing that I followed the rules. Do whatever you think will let you sleep better with no regrets. It is only 600 miles, then you have enough miles until the wheel fall of to the pi$$ out of it. You either have self control and wait, or completly regret free flog the hell out of it.

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Stealthcivic Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Southeast U.S. Posts: 528 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Thanks ya'll...that is what I am doing trying to do what the manual says easy until 600 miles...I have mostly done that pretty good, have gone up to 7,000 rpms just 2 quick times...no near redlines at all

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Yodums Scrodums Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 8,325 HIRO - ಠ_ಠ iTrader: 9 / 100%	Well, my suggestion is just to hit higher RPMs gradually with the break in. For instance, staying under 3500-4000 rpm for the first 600 miles and hitting redline the moment it hits 601 miles is not good.

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Stealthcivic Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Southeast U.S. Posts: 528 iTrader: 0 / 0%	yes, I need to get some highway miles Mike!

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fernando47 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: FONTANA Age: 21 Posts: 215 FERNANDO iTrader: 0 / 0%	i vtec'd it out of the dealer when i bought it. and almost every shift is after6k rpm.

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TexasK20Z Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Useless, TX Age: 28 Posts: 1,057 Yes... they are NEON ORANGE! iTrader: 0 / 0%	Just go cruising on some back roads... vary the engine speed... 600 will be out of the way before you know it... it took me 2 weeks only driving her on the weekend to have my FA5 past 600... took delivery of her on December 27, 2006... and now, I have just over 2900 miles on it... almost time to switch the "break in" oil out for the Amsoil sitting on my shelf...

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