First 1000 miles

[A6S]

Just a quick question
Do these cars still need a break in period like 1000 miles?
Was never told by the dealers to keep it easy for x number of miles and this is my 3rd c7
Just asking as my Mrs just got a new merc and there's a big sticker in the front of the manual that's says pretty much drive easy for the first 1500km.
Can't remember seeing anything like that for the Audis.

[johnsimcox]

There is a section in the Audi manual about taking care over the first 1500km. Usual stuff about avoiding hard acceleration or braking, don't let the engine labour etc. TBH though I doubt many of us drive much differently anyway so it is not too much of an issue

[A6S]

Oh well. I drive like I stole it every day😆
Guess it will be warranty claim if it blows

[Eshrules]

Oh well. I drive like I stole it every day
Guess it will be warranty claim if it blows

Probably not the wisest decision to post all about it on a public forum ;)

I always thought it was common sense to look after a car for the first few thousand miles.

[A6S]

My normal 60mile commute each way is quite boring and slow. I only give it a blast when I'm overtaking in the back roads. So it's had an easy 600 miles or so. So far 😉

[Eshrules]

My normal 60mile commute each way is quite boring and slow. I only give it a blast when I'm overtaking in the back roads. So it's had an easy 600 miles or so. So far 

Perhaps I misunderstood the driving like you stole it part.

[A6S]

Perhaps I misunderstood the driving like you stole it part.
Only on the way home in the back roads 😆

[MarkTM]

I always thought it was common sense to look after a car for the first few thousand miles.

I knew that even before I started driving 34yrs ago.

Admittedly gone are the days of the 1000 'running in' oil change but it makes sense so that internal components don't get a baptism of fire (or is that just Zafira's?)

[Whippy53]

I knew that even before I started driving 34yrs ago.

Admittedly gone are the days of the 1000 'running in' oil change but it makes sense so that internal components don't get a baptism of fire (or is that just Zafira's?)
Yeah, but then some people have little or no mechanical sympathy. Or, in some cases, common sense.

[Olio]

If you don't drive like a lunatic, and keep your auto in drive mode, the gearbox will take care of the car anyway.

I've run mine in slowly, and only felt the engiine ease up after the 10k mark

If you want to keep the car trouble free for a long time, why not enjoy the comfort and the gizmos for the first 2-3 full tanks?

[MarkTM]

Yeah, but then some people have little or no mechanical sympathy. Or, in some cases, common sense.

A case of RTFM?

This current radio ad is rather good for those that 'boot it' on country roads:

audioBoom / If you could see (Country roads campaign) (https://audioboom.com/boos/2547002-if-you-could-see-country-roads-campaign)

[Bar Shaker]

My dealer said that no running is is required.

All the same, from my engine building days, I consider the first hundred miles to be pretty important but after that, there's little to be gained from any restraint. You are looking for any contacting surfaces to gently polish each other, rather than grind together. Most of this will be done by the bench runs at the factory, but still worth avoiding full pedal acceleration for the first few hours.

The quality that the components are made to today (bearing shells, piston rings, bore surfaces etc) is far superior to those of our cars twenty years ago. Except Mercs, perhaps.

[A6S]

You would think in today's technologies the computers will stopped you doing anything stupid if it needed a bed in period.
Also some manufacturers test run all engines on a test bed before assembling in cars

[Bar Shaker]

You would think in today's technologies the computers will stopped you doing anything stupid if it needed a bed in period.
Also some manufacturers test run all engines on a test bed before assembling in cars

The computer already restricts max rpm until the oil is up to full temp.

[A6S]

Also noticed in the first few hundred miles the gearbox in Eco or auto mode wouldn't select 7th gear till I was doing about 70mph. Now with 700 miles on it it will go into it around 50mph
So that could be the system bedding itself in. Not exactly difficult to program into an Ecu

[hshah]

Also noticed in the first few hundred miles the gearbox in Eco or auto mode wouldn't select 7th gear till I was doing about 70mph. Now with 700 miles on it it will go into it around 50mph
So that could be the system bedding itself in. Not exactly difficult to program into an Ecu

I am glad you mentioned this because I thought I was going crazy. When I picked up my car it was doing 80mph at roughly 2k revs (I don't remember what gear it was in). Now with just over 5k miles on the clock I can easily do 100mph and still have the rev counter at less than 2k.

[MarkTM]

Allegedly your honour?

[Eshrules]

I am glad you mentioned this because I thought I was going crazy. When I picked up my car it was doing 80mph at roughly 2k revs (I don't remember what gear it was in). Now with just over 5k miles on the clock I can easily do 100mph and still have the rev counter at less than 2k.


Allegedly your honour?


Probably not the wisest decision to post all about it on a public forum ;)

I always thought it was common sense to look after a car for the first few thousand miles.

Further to Mark's post - Members have come unstuck on VWAF when posting things they didn't realise would be read by people in a position to use said things against them.

Please be mindful of your posts when making them.

[MarkTM]

Weirdly having been a magistrate I've seen many of the 'unstuck' in the past in my capacity...strangely they looked decidedly sheepish/repentant :Blush2:

[Splash]

(or is that just Zafira's?)

Superfluous apostrophe - and to think you were a magistrate! Ought to be against the law. :biglaugh:

Just be careful what you put on a public forum eh. ;)

[MarkTM]

Perhaps, but Zafira isn't really an English word is it and was in a rush.

Over 10yrs ago so not really relevant, esp from one that has picked up 6 points like myself :(

[rowdy-999]

There are many reports of 'hard running in' being better for the engine than the usual taking it easy for a few 1000 miles.
On a warm engine periods high gear, high load application beds the piston rings in nicely. I did this on a SR20DE race engine i built a few years back. Did 20 miles hard driving with very basic engine oil, came back and changed it for fully syn. Engine was ragged on track constantly at near the 8400rpm red line, and was bulletproof.
Porsche used to, or still do, dyno test every car that comes off the production line. That is high load, and full revs.

[A6ian]

There are many reports of 'hard running in' being better for the engine than the usual taking it easy for a few 1000 miles.
On a warm engine periods high gear, high load application beds the piston rings in nicely.
This is indeed true, I do it with bikes. It's important that it doesn't overheat and more important not to labour. Giving it some stick occasionally will not create any lasting issues. But ragging it day in day out is not gonna do it any good at all. Let's face it, on UK roads you're not gonna go that fast for that long.