How to Introduce Yourself to Your New Civic - Page 4

liquidr1 · 01-05-2008, 03:35 PM

dude the alternator will do its job regaurdless of the condition of the engine internals. Just because the radio pulls more power from the alt. doesnt put more stress on the pully of it.

Turning on the radio will have no effect on your engine break in.

Hotthermal · 01-05-2008, 04:03 PM

Do what the manual says. If you have any problems down the road, tell your service manager you did what the book said to and have the warrenty cover it.

PWP_6MT · 01-26-2008, 07:39 PM

After doing lots of research, I've decided that breaking it in slowly will not hurt for sure. That's the only thing that i can be sure about.

So I will be taking it easy for first 1,000 kms, and then it's VTEC time!

Can't go wrong with this.

Bon$ai · 02-14-2008, 12:02 AM

well im going to pick my 08 civic lx sedan tomorow, you guys got me all confused, i think for first 100 km ill go easy and then hit it a couples times and then go easy till 500 km when i do the first oil change. Ill be puting in normal oil then at 2000 km ill do another oil change and put in my fav synthetic...Mobil 1 super syn. Oh yeah nice board fellows... congrats

mito · 02-14-2008, 09:47 AM

I guess you shouldn't change oil so soon, cause from what I've read Hond puts a special break-in oil (thicker), designed for new engines.

Right guys?

As for going easy the first 100km/500km, there is no concrete answer / procedure. So, take it easy.....

***homeboyv*** · 03-04-2008, 04:25 PM

this all seems a lil over the top.....im no expert on this but dont think this is all necessary

bizzybearfigiblue · 03-04-2008, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by homeboyv

this all seems a lil over the top.....im no expert on this but dont think this is all necessary

which part???

madmatt · 03-04-2008, 09:40 PM

LOL the oil companies must LOVE you with your 4 oil changes before 2000 miles thing. Thats just crazy. Its a car with a warranty, drive it, if something goes wrong, have it fixed.

jerradtypes · 04-18-2008, 02:28 AM

interesting info good stuff

twowheelsflat · 04-21-2008, 07:05 PM

4 oil changes really?

kicker18 · 04-21-2008, 10:27 PM

Haha some of the suggestions on here really made me chuckle. As previously posted just follow what your manual says, not the opinion of other individuals. The safest way to break in a car is almost always going to be the manufacturers way.

bizzybearfigiblue · 04-21-2008, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kicker18

Haha some of the suggestions on here really made me chuckle. As previously posted just follow what your manual says, not the opinion of other individuals. The safest way to break in a car is almost always going to be the manufacturers way.

that made me chuckle... b/c i'm sure u follow the posted speed limit as well as all the other "suggested" driving habits...

/sarcasm

kicker18 · 04-21-2008, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bizzybearfigiblue

that made me chuckle... b/c i'm sure u follow the posted speed limit as well as all the other "suggested" driving habits...

/sarcasm

Well I try to haha.

4 Doh SI 4 Life · 04-24-2008, 06:30 AM

I've had mine 2 weeks and have a thousand miles on it......

I drove it like i stole it after 30 miles or so. .....

I bought the car to drive it...not put around in it.

if it breaks, i'll fix it. no biggie.

kicker18 · 04-27-2008, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4 Doh SI 4 Life

I've had mine 2 weeks and have a thousand miles on it......

I drove it like i stole it after 30 miles or so. .....

I bought the car to drive it...not put around in it.

if it breaks, i'll fix it. no biggie.

Haha well stated, cars are meant to be driven.

mito · 04-27-2008, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4 Doh SI 4 Life

I've had mine 2 weeks and have a thousand miles on it......

I drove it like i stole it after 30 miles or so. .....

I bought the car to drive it...not put around in it.

if it breaks, i'll fix it. no biggie.

You make a point, you make a point.

xSeNcE089x · 05-07-2008, 03:48 PM

lol @ the free reving and turn the lights on bullshit.

the way i break in my motors are as follows...
use shitty oil, warm the car up until the fan kicks on.
rip it in first and second without hitting vtak (shift at 5.5k). leave it second and let the motor slow the car down to idle. this way, the engines vaccumm sucks out all the shit inside the motor. do this a couple times in 3rd. what this does is seat the rings so there is no blow by. if you baby the car, the rings dont really seat because theres no force pushing them agenst the walls. thats why there is a crosshatch in the cylinder walls. the purpose is to wear down the ring to make sure they are perfect with the cylinder walls. the way i explained has been proven more effective then the pussy way.

edit
Break In Secrets--How To Break In New Motorcycle and Car Engines For More Power
lots of information on engine break in

DraKhen99 · 05-20-2008, 02:15 PM

This is my 4th brand-new car, and I'm driving it easy - at least for now. Every once in a while I kick it up to 4k RPMs or so, but mostly I'm just driving around town, nice and easy. I just vary the RPMs a lot, do a little engine braking (but nothing that tachs it up too far), easy on the brakes when possible. All of my previous new cars have run just fine, with proper engine power.

Granted, on my test drive, when the car had 39 miles on it, I tached it up to a little over 5k, to see how much power it had during what I would call "normal" use :)

We'll see in several years what my oil/gas consumption and power look like, but I'm not really going to worry about it.

-John

Omny · 05-28-2008, 10:40 PM

I raced my freinds rx8 the first night i got it, and went 120+ . Break in is overrated my track times are identical to those who went thru all the break in crap. And as far as longevity is concerned, who cares, i not permanently keeping this car. I love my car but I see S2k in the future.

Falchon1 · 05-29-2008, 02:36 PM

You know, out of everything I've read on this thread, and elsewhere, I've come across the same info, just with slightly different variables (miles, revs, etc.).

1.) Take it easy for a a little bit (a day, half a day, w/e)

2.) Drive it like you stole it for a little bit (a day, half a day, w/e)

3.) Change the oil (petrol, synth, w/e)

4.) Drive how you want to the rest of the cars life

I'm pretty sure we can all (or ALMOST all of us) agree on this basic premise. I've seen people arguing over TINY variations, like 20miles. That's just rediculous. Let's just get a BASIC premise established FIRST, then debate little differences. Sound good?

02-14-2008, 09:47 AM	#65 (permalink)
mito Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: yyz Posts: 249 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I guess you shouldn't change oil so soon, cause from what I've read Hond puts a special break-in oil (thicker), designed for new engines. Right guys? As for going easy the first 100km/500km, there is no concrete answer / procedure. So, take it easy..... Last edited by mito; 02-14-2008 at 09:57 AM.

05-07-2008, 03:48 PM	#77 (permalink)
xSeNcE089x Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Westchester ny Posts: 23 SeNcE iTrader: 0 / 0%	lol @ the free reving and turn the lights on bullshit. the way i break in my motors are as follows... use shitty oil, warm the car up until the fan kicks on. rip it in first and second without hitting vtak (shift at 5.5k). leave it second and let the motor slow the car down to idle. this way, the engines vaccumm sucks out all the shit inside the motor. do this a couple times in 3rd. what this does is seat the rings so there is no blow by. if you baby the car, the rings dont really seat because theres no force pushing them agenst the walls. thats why there is a crosshatch in the cylinder walls. the purpose is to wear down the ring to make sure they are perfect with the cylinder walls. the way i explained has been proven more effective then the pussy way. edit Break In Secrets--How To Break In New Motorcycle and Car Engines For More Power lots of information on engine break in Last edited by xSeNcE089x; 05-07-2008 at 03:52 PM.

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01-05-2008, 03:35 PM	#61 (permalink)
liquidr1 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Greensboro NC Age: 24 Posts: 1,200 Dustin iTrader: 0 / 0%	dude the alternator will do its job regaurdless of the condition of the engine internals. Just because the radio pulls more power from the alt. doesnt put more stress on the pully of it. Turning on the radio will have no effect on your engine break in.

01-05-2008, 04:03 PM	#62 (permalink)
Hotthermal Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 61 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Do what the manual says. If you have any problems down the road, tell your service manager you did what the book said to and have the warrenty cover it.

01-26-2008, 07:39 PM	#63 (permalink)
PWP_6MT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Burnaby, BC Posts: 211 iTrader: 0 / 0%	After doing lots of research, I've decided that breaking it in slowly will not hurt for sure. That's the only thing that i can be sure about. So I will be taking it easy for first 1,000 kms, and then it's VTEC time! Can't go wrong with this.

02-14-2008, 12:02 AM	#64 (permalink)
Bon$ai Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2 iTrader: 0 / 0%	well im going to pick my 08 civic lx sedan tomorow, you guys got me all confused, i think for first 100 km ill go easy and then hit it a couples times and then go easy till 500 km when i do the first oil change. Ill be puting in normal oil then at 2000 km ill do another oil change and put in my fav synthetic...Mobil 1 super syn. Oh yeah nice board fellows... congrats

03-04-2008, 04:25 PM	#66 (permalink)
*homeboyv* Beantown Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Boston Age: 24 Posts: 782 V iTrader: 0 / 0%	this all seems a lil over the top.....im no expert on this but dont think this is all necessary

03-04-2008, 09:40 PM	#68 (permalink)
madmatt Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 33 iTrader: 0 / 0%	LOL the oil companies must LOVE you with your 4 oil changes before 2000 miles thing. Thats just crazy. Its a car with a warranty, drive it, if something goes wrong, have it fixed.

04-18-2008, 02:28 AM	#69 (permalink)
jerradtypes Member Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 33 iTrader: 0 / 0%	interesting info good stuff

04-21-2008, 07:05 PM	#70 (permalink)
twowheelsflat Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Beach Posts: 35 Josh iTrader: 0 / 0%	4 oil changes really?

04-21-2008, 10:27 PM	#71 (permalink)
kicker18 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 262 Sean iTrader: 0 / 0%	Haha some of the suggestions on here really made me chuckle. As previously posted just follow what your manual says, not the opinion of other individuals. The safest way to break in a car is almost always going to be the manufacturers way.

04-24-2008, 06:30 AM	#74 (permalink)
4 Doh SI 4 Life Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Vista, CA Age: 24 Posts: 443 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I've had mine 2 weeks and have a thousand miles on it...... I drove it like i stole it after 30 miles or so. ..... I bought the car to drive it...not put around in it. if it breaks, i'll fix it. no biggie.

05-20-2008, 02:15 PM	#78 (permalink)
DraKhen99 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 131 iTrader: 0 / 0%	This is my 4th brand-new car, and I'm driving it easy - at least for now. Every once in a while I kick it up to 4k RPMs or so, but mostly I'm just driving around town, nice and easy. I just vary the RPMs a lot, do a little engine braking (but nothing that tachs it up too far), easy on the brakes when possible. All of my previous new cars have run just fine, with proper engine power. Granted, on my test drive, when the car had 39 miles on it, I tached it up to a little over 5k, to see how much power it had during what I would call "normal" use :) We'll see in several years what my oil/gas consumption and power look like, but I'm not really going to worry about it. -John

05-28-2008, 10:40 PM	#79 (permalink)
Omny Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Houston,Tx Age: 23 Posts: 57 Andrew iTrader: 0 / 0%	I raced my freinds rx8 the first night i got it, and went 120+ . Break in is overrated my track times are identical to those who went thru all the break in crap. And as far as longevity is concerned, who cares, i not permanently keeping this car. I love my car but I see S2k in the future.

05-29-2008, 02:36 PM	#80 (permalink)
Falchon1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Coeur d Alene, ID. Age: 24 Posts: 122 Cody iTrader: 0 / 0%	You know, out of everything I've read on this thread, and elsewhere, I've come across the same info, just with slightly different variables (miles, revs, etc.). 1.) Take it easy for a a little bit (a day, half a day, w/e) 2.) Drive it like you stole it for a little bit (a day, half a day, w/e) 3.) Change the oil (petrol, synth, w/e) 4.) Drive how you want to the rest of the cars life I'm pretty sure we can all (or ALMOST all of us) agree on this basic premise. I've seen people arguing over TINY variations, like 20miles. That's just rediculous. Let's just get a BASIC premise established FIRST, then debate little differences. Sound good?