Greetings,

I was just wondering on how to break in a new evo:

- Any max rpm's limit?
- Boost allowed or necessary from time to time?
- Mileage required to call it a 'break in'
- Oil change during and what mileage? (no there is no service warranty or any of the sort from the dealer here..)

Anything else one might consider..

Thanks,


Wael (1,000km on the odo and counting very slowly..)

 

Search is your friend.

 

lol, at first I thought you were talking about breaking in like to steal it or something....haha

 

Grab a hammer would be a good first step.

 

According the the manual its saids do not rev past 5,000 rpms for the first 600 miles. Boosting is good because it helps to seat the piston rings, and i changed my oil at 1000 miles, but it probably wasnt necessary

 

read your manual

 

alright, do a damn search before anyone else gets on here that isnt as nice as i am.... always always always search first before asking something that doesnt require nasa or warrtalon to reply to

 

geez ppl...it would of been easier to just type him the info instead of going on and on about searching

 

I know. Its irratating how ppl have to troll the forums, just waiting to post "WHY DIDNT YOU SEARCH NUB" instead of just either answering the question or ignoring it and moving on to the next post they will try to flame.
GG TROLLS =D

That being said, Yes Ive read 5,000 rpm and I was still waiting to hear on why we should boost it- but that was answered above by saying it helps seat the piston rings. Guess I'll start doing that on mine (120 miles now =D )

I dunno on my first evo I just babied it for the first 1k miles and then had fun. Never had any engine trouble, even @ 60,000 miles.

 

Not sure how many miles are on your car right now....

Here is my constructive suggestions:

change your oil to a non synthetic 10/30. I changed mine out @ ~500 miles, i couldnt believe how much my mobil 1 synthetic oil smelled like raw gas!

go for a long drive on a highway, ~300-500 miles or so. After about every 20 miles, slow down safely to about ~45mph, put the car in 4th, give it ~1/2 throttle, enough to build some boost, rev it up to ~6k, lift off the gas, slow down, put it in 5th or 6th & cruise, repeat every 20 miles.

This will help you seat the rings.

I did this on a trip to vegas (700 miles round trip), i swapped out my non synthetic oil when i got home to mobil 1 synthetic, the used oil smelled like oil, hardly a scent of gas!

I have 19k on my 03 & I hardly use any oil.

btw, i am a dyno engineer for honda for their irl program, this routine is similar to how we break in all engines, regardless if its going to the track or a dyno mule!

Good luck

 

but there are 3 of these threads started every week. especially since the IX came out. the answer is in the manual, and opinions on here vary widely. from drive it like you stole it, to dont go over 3k rpms. i say in the middle, dont go over 5k rpms, for at least 600 miles. make sure you boost but dont push the engine for extended periods of time. wait.. thats what the manual says

 

search, read (the manual or other threads just like this)...but in short>Boost regularly up to 5k, change oil @ 600miles and 1000miles...

 

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Change oil at 600 and 1000? does it say that in the manual?

 

The search function is there for a reason, if everyone used your logic there would be no use for it.