break in ? and tips on restraint
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break in ? and tips on restraint
Hello:
Picking up my e63 in the Am tomorrow. Opinions please regarding strictly adhereing to 1000 mile break-in period, keeping RPM under 4000.
Let me say first, I will not be beating the snot out of this car, but 4000Rpm sounds a bit overly conservative. To follow it to the "T", I will be mustering restraint I did not have 5 years ago. Sidebar: Last go-fast car I bought new, '02 911, I believe I banged it off the rev-limiter leaving the dealer's lot. That will not happen tomorrow!!!
I am thinking if I keep it off the carpet and away from the rev-limiter and I should be okay No
??
TIA,
DW
Picking up my e63 in the Am tomorrow. Opinions please regarding strictly adhereing to 1000 mile break-in period, keeping RPM under 4000.
Let me say first, I will not be beating the snot out of this car, but 4000Rpm sounds a bit overly conservative. To follow it to the "T", I will be mustering restraint I did not have 5 years ago. Sidebar: Last go-fast car I bought new, '02 911, I believe I banged it off the rev-limiter leaving the dealer's lot. That will not happen tomorrow!!!
I am thinking if I keep it off the carpet and away from the rev-limiter and I should be okay No
??TIA,
DW
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The engine is already broken in.
The rest of the car isn't.
Don't baby it, don't rape it. Take it easy but exercise the car through the RPMs. That sounds like the most rational advice mixing in all schools of thought.
The rest of the car isn't.
Don't baby it, don't rape it. Take it easy but exercise the car through the RPMs. That sounds like the most rational advice mixing in all schools of thought.
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I am a firm believer in drive it like you stole it. Slam that throttle on and smoke those puppies in the dealers parking lot and give all the employees and customers something to get excited about. Well thats what I did with the CLS55 anyways, but seriously dont baby it. AMG breaks the motor in for us anyways along with the drivetrain.
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Originally Posted by ricky.agrawal
The engine is already broken in.
The rest of the car isn't.
Don't baby it, don't rape it. Take it easy but exercise the car through the RPMs. That sounds like the most rational advice mixing in all schools of thought.
The rest of the car isn't.
Don't baby it, don't rape it. Take it easy but exercise the car through the RPMs. That sounds like the most rational advice mixing in all schools of thought.
Follow his advice.
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05 E55, R33 GTR, R33 GTS-t
when i got mine and asked the dealer about the run-in period, he said i didnt need to run it in! I took it sort of easy for almost 1000km's... its hard to do when you got a new toy with so much grunt!!!!
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Some high heat cycles are needed on the p/rings to settle but mostly these been bench run anyway .. the 1000 mile thing is incase there is something lose in the tranny or a wheel comes off...
Its a liability limiting measure.
Its a liability limiting measure.
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Originally Posted by MB Fanatic
I am a firm believer in drive it like you stole it. Slam that throttle on and smoke those puppies in the dealers parking lot and give all the employees and customers something to get excited about. Well thats what I did with the CLS55 anyways, but seriously dont baby it. AMG breaks the motor in for us anyways along with the drivetrain.
I second that.. They are dyno tested before install..
NOW GO FLOOR IT! (and take pics and make a video!!)
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Originally Posted by MB Fanatic
I am a firm believer in drive it like you stole it. Slam that throttle on and smoke those puppies in the dealers parking lot and give all the employees and customers something to get excited about. Well thats what I did with the CLS55 anyways, but seriously dont baby it. AMG breaks the motor in for us anyways along with the drivetrain.
