andesite Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Friends w/ STI said to wait until 2500 miles to go over 4,000 rpms, dealer said 1500. Is there any reason to wait until 2500? Also, best synthetic to get? Everyone says to go synthetic, but this is my first turbo and car worth caring... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamikazeridah Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Just go by what the manual says which I believe is 1000 miles and you should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt_ltd Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 your friend is on crack This Space For Rent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andesite Posted June 16, 2005 Author Share Posted June 16, 2005 there's some truth to the crack comment, but is your in response to the turbo break in or synthetic oil, or both... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 1,000 plus miles = breakin. Common logic is total breakin would be a liitle longer. Id be moderate a little longer to be safer. As for syn oil. I use Mobil 1 and 5k change intervals. There are more expensive /harder to get oils that may be even better. Not worth the added bother to me unless you intend to go for lasting forever (300,000+) or operate under extreme conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henkle Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Well, if you could control your adrenaline, then by all means, keep that right foot light! The more time you spend breaking in, the better your car will serve you. I've been breaking in my cars for 3,000 miles before I go higher RPM (or step harder on the gas pedal), and the engine has been nice to me in return. (smoother, less noisy, more powerful) Have you noticed that the most rental car engines make a lot of noise? One magazine said that they specifically took time to break in one (a G35 I think) of their test cars, and it turned out to have the fastest test time! But there are others who think that 1,000 miles is good enough. It's your car, so it's your call! I wouldn't put synthetic oil until 7,500 miles. Castrol Syntec felt better than the Mobil 1, when I still had my Celica (small 2.0 liter engine). Mercedes recommends Mobile 1, BMW OEM Castrol Syntec... so you can't go wrong either way. But I'd think twice about using synthetic, for the extra cost, considering how advanced they've made the conventional oil now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mblock66 Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Amsoil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amason Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Here's the exact opposite advice for ya, that should make things nice and easy... I did about halfway between this and the manual's suggestion, in that I figure that avoiding hard acceleration is more important than staying below 4k rpm. http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KegTapper Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Here's the exact opposite advice for ya, that should make things nice and easy... I did about halfway between this and the manual's suggestion, in that I figure that avoiding hard acceleration is more important than staying below 4k rpm. http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm Andy +1 something inbetween the two extremes is really the best. Waiting 1500 or 2500 miles is just silly - no need to be that cautious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappy Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Drive it like you will want it to perform. If you are going to baby it and never push it then obey the 1000 mile rule. If you are going to drive it free-spiritedly then do so now. No need to be extra cautious. Just use common sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyGT05 Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Break-in or no break-in? Democrat or Republican? Predestination or free-will? Ice cream or frozen yogurt? All have something in common. They can never be decided. Everyone will have a different opinion and will make their own decisions. Personally, I run my cars hard right off the dealer parking lot. I prolly do this for the same reason I don't buy the extended warranty. I won't be keeping the car for 10 years/100,000 miles and I will be adding mods that void it anyway. So, I say stop babying your LGT and give her the full throttle, high RPM, kickass fun she is dying to give you from day one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanboy Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 What's wrong with keeping the car 10 years/100,000 miles AND driving it hard? -B -B http://www.standardshift.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melayout Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Driving hard puts more stress on all the vehicles components, engine, tranny, brakes, and suspension. So their long term life will be reduced and if you try to maintain the car for 10yrs/100,000miles, you will hit a point where it is cheaper to dump the car/get a new car than to replace the parts. I keed I keeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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