Only morons will "break in" an engine by using high power and high speed.

Drive it as would a very sweet, elderly granny person.

And, as much as practical, have the car push the engine.
May not do anything, but there is a theoretical basis and every
car I have had has rusted out way before the engine fails.

My winter heap is a 1990 Dodge Omni with 180,000 miles
which consumes less than 1/4 quart of oil in 3,000 miles.

My good car is a 1998 Civic HX that gets 50 - 54 miles per
gallon and consumes about 1/10 quart of oil in 3,000 miles.


"Stephen Bigelow" <sbigelowXX@rogers.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Need Guru" <needguru@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:bgres60hli@enews3.newsguy.com...
> > Thats it?
> >
> > The reason I asked the question was to see if how you broke it in had
any
> > correlation to how it performed later in life. In other words, if you
> drove
> > it hard during brake in, it had more get up and go than one that was
> driven
> > like a granny.
>
> Only in the mind of the "break it in hard" crowd.
>
> > "Stephen Bigelow" <sbigelowXX@rogers.com> wrote in message
> > news:OV6Ya.63902$4UE.45780@news01.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com...
> > >
> > > "Need Guru" <needguru@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > news:bgqsgi01ovf@enews2.newsguy.com...
> > > > Just took delivery of a 2003 civic LX sport 5 speed . It is brand
new
> > (20
> > > > kms) and was looking for advice on how to break it in. Manual says
to
> > do
> > > > "no hard acceleration" and "no hard breaking" for the first 1000
kms.
> > > >
> > > > anybody got thoughts?!
> > > > thanks
> > >
> > > Yes.
> > >
> > > No hard acceleration and no hard braking for the first 1000 kms.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>