Break-in Period vs No Break-in
08-04-2018, 02:17 PM
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I've typically followed a reasonably aggressive break-in schedule on my bikes. Having talked to a number of race shops about the issue and a mechanic for one of the factory Suzuki teams.
Take it easy for the first few hundred miles letting the engine freely rev with light load and not getting it too hot. This progressively increasing the load and rpms for the next bit. Then some full throttle runs to really seat everything.
Never had a problem with a street or race bike's motor or transmission.
I did ask the Mercedes tech who was showing me the car at delivery time in Germany. He seemed very knowledgeable about the E63 and AMGs in general. I thought he might say AMG motors are run in at the factory, you're good to go. But he advised me to follow the manual (my car didn't have a sticker on the windshield).
So that's what I did. As this is my first Mercedes and first AMG and given all the computers and data logging they could be doing, I didn't want to risk any warranty issues just because I wanted to hammer it on the autobahn a little sooner.
Take it easy for the first few hundred miles letting the engine freely rev with light load and not getting it too hot. This progressively increasing the load and rpms for the next bit. Then some full throttle runs to really seat everything.
Never had a problem with a street or race bike's motor or transmission.
I did ask the Mercedes tech who was showing me the car at delivery time in Germany. He seemed very knowledgeable about the E63 and AMGs in general. I thought he might say AMG motors are run in at the factory, you're good to go. But he advised me to follow the manual (my car didn't have a sticker on the windshield).
So that's what I did. As this is my first Mercedes and first AMG and given all the computers and data logging they could be doing, I didn't want to risk any warranty issues just because I wanted to hammer it on the autobahn a little sooner.
08-05-2018, 08:53 AM
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I've typically followed a reasonably aggressive break-in schedule on my bikes. Having talked to a number of race shops about the issue and a mechanic for one of the factory Suzuki teams.
Take it easy for the first few hundred miles letting the engine freely rev with light load and not getting it too hot. This progressively increasing the load and rpms for the next bit. Then some full throttle runs to really seat everything.
Never had a problem with a street or race bike's motor or transmission.
I did ask the Mercedes tech who was showing me the car at delivery time in Germany. He seemed very knowledgeable about the E63 and AMGs in general. I thought he might say AMG motors are run in at the factory, you're good to go. But he advised me to follow the manual (my car didn't have a sticker on the windshield).
So that's what I did. As this is my first Mercedes and first AMG and given all the computers and data logging they could be doing, I didn't want to risk any warranty issues just because I wanted to hammer it on the autobahn a little sooner.
Take it easy for the first few hundred miles letting the engine freely rev with light load and not getting it too hot. This progressively increasing the load and rpms for the next bit. Then some full throttle runs to really seat everything.
Never had a problem with a street or race bike's motor or transmission.
I did ask the Mercedes tech who was showing me the car at delivery time in Germany. He seemed very knowledgeable about the E63 and AMGs in general. I thought he might say AMG motors are run in at the factory, you're good to go. But he advised me to follow the manual (my car didn't have a sticker on the windshield).
So that's what I did. As this is my first Mercedes and first AMG and given all the computers and data logging they could be doing, I didn't want to risk any warranty issues just because I wanted to hammer it on the autobahn a little sooner.
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08-05-2018, 11:25 AM
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All our cars are broken in hard for the last 20 years or so. When living in Europe and driving long-distance through Germany it was virtually impossible to do otherwise 
IMO, the cars drive better and stronger that way as well. Vic's point of getting temps up first makes sense but was likely more critical in the past. AMG engine are pre run-in anyways.
IMO, the cars drive better and stronger that way as well. Vic's point of getting temps up first makes sense but was likely more critical in the past. AMG engine are pre run-in anyways.
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12-19-2018, 10:13 PM
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Since taking delivery, I have been driving this car as I normally would. Have put it into race 2-3 times with manual shifting.
What are your guys thoughts after 1600 kms? I normally would change engine oil and diff oil - but this is my first AMG - so no real world experience with these cars.
What are your guys thoughts after 1600 kms? I normally would change engine oil and diff oil - but this is my first AMG - so no real world experience with these cars.
12-19-2018, 10:47 PM
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All our cars are broken in hard for the last 20 years or so. When living in Europe and driving long-distance through Germany it was virtually impossible to do otherwise IMO, the cars drive better and stronger that way as well. Vic's point of getting temps up first makes sense but was likely more critical in the past. AMG engine are pre run-in anyways.
IMO, the cars drive better and stronger that way as well. Vic's point of getting temps up first makes sense but was likely more critical in the past. AMG engine are pre run-in anyways.
12-20-2018, 01:48 PM
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I don’t think you’ll have major issues either way but I prefer a gradual break in for the reasons illustrated in this video:
https://youtu.be/oklqJnm7_TY
https://youtu.be/oklqJnm7_TY
I think the answer may be somewhere in the middle
Hard break in with no more than 50% throttle and staying below 4000rpm after the engine is warmed up.
