New Engine Break-in

mthtech · 03-19-2002, 08:07 AM

I have 499 miles on my '02 GT. Does anyone have any opinions on how many miles it takes to break the engine in?

Crazy Horse GT · 03-19-2002, 09:22 AM

500 is good,change your oil & filter & kick it

tireburner163 · 03-19-2002, 10:44 AM

about 1500 before before you start to run it hard. about 2500-3000 before you really let her rip.

O and when your on the highway, vary your speed.

89LXFLEA · 03-19-2002, 12:26 PM

When i built the motor in my
stang it was balls to the walls
from the start.
"DRIVE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT"

FLEA

Crazy Horse GT · 03-19-2002, 01:38 PM

tireburner 1500? are you on drug's

500 miles is good enough,no wonder you have a 4 banger,hehe

mthtech · 03-19-2002, 01:44 PM

I read a few other places that 500 miles was enough. I think I will change the oil this weekend and forget it was ever new!

Crazy Horse GT · 03-19-2002, 02:39 PM

500 miles is good enough just change the oil& filter & start kicking rice azz,your good to go, i thought i would never get to 500 ,it was killing me,good luck.

tireburner163 · 03-19-2002, 03:16 PM

Marty, really? I've always heard 1500 or so miles(thats what some manuals say). Guess I was wrong.

Mr 5 0 · 03-19-2002, 05:40 PM

500 miles is a reasonable break-in but stay out of the red on the tach (don't mis-shift) at all costs.

I didn't beat on my then-brand-new '90 Mustang 5.0 until it had about 700 miles on it and it's still running great at 115,000.

Change the oil and filter again at 1000 miles, then every 2 or 3 thousand afterward. Invest in a magnetic drain plug, too. You'll be surprised how much metal you'll find on it in the first few changes.

03-19-2002, 08:07 AM	#1
mthtech Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3	New Engine Break-in I have 499 miles on my '02 GT. Does anyone have any opinions on how many miles it takes to break the engine in? __________________ '02 GT Coupe Mineral Grey Stock - For Now

03-19-2002, 09:22 AM	#2
Crazy Horse GT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sale Creek, TN. C. S. A. Posts: 4,652	500 is good,change your oil & filter & kick it __________________ 95 gt vert, lot's of stuff, it aint slow. 04 sonic blue v - six my beater 89 rs camaro iroc turbo hood, other stuff, my wifes ride 84 lx stang cammed up 289 hi po, etc 65 falcon, maybe by the year 2020. black 00gt, gone but never forgotten. R H C- member # 1 o.b.c. da prez- member # 1 if your under 40 dont ask. goodbye for now odie,r.i.p. 11-27-03

03-19-2002, 10:44 AM	#3
tireburner163 It's a lot like a race car Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Meridian, MS Posts: 4,130	about 1500 before before you start to run it hard. about 2500-3000 before you really let her rip. O and when your on the highway, vary your speed. __________________ 1987 Buick T-type 1998 HD Electra Elide

03-19-2002, 12:26 PM	#4
89LXFLEA Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: KENNER,LA Posts: 200	When i built the motor in my stang it was balls to the walls from the start. "DRIVE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT" FLEA __________________ 89LX 302 C4 4:10GEAR X CAM,GT40 IRON HEADS,PERFORMER RPM 650 HOLLEY NO STALL YET, GRIFFEN RADIATOR,MAC EQUAL LENGTH SHORTIES,H-PIPE,PRO DUMPS NOW IT IS A LITTLE FASTER AT 12.94@106.38 RICE HATERS CLUB MEMBER # 47

03-19-2002, 01:38 PM	#5
Crazy Horse GT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sale Creek, TN. C. S. A. Posts: 4,652	tireburner 1500? are you on drug's 500 miles is good enough,no wonder you have a 4 banger,hehe __________________ 95 gt vert, lot's of stuff, it aint slow. 04 sonic blue v - six my beater 89 rs camaro iroc turbo hood, other stuff, my wifes ride 84 lx stang cammed up 289 hi po, etc 65 falcon, maybe by the year 2020. black 00gt, gone but never forgotten. R H C- member # 1 o.b.c. da prez- member # 1 if your under 40 dont ask. goodbye for now odie,r.i.p. 11-27-03

03-19-2002, 01:44 PM	#6
mthtech Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3	I read a few other places that 500 miles was enough. I think I will change the oil this weekend and forget it was ever new! __________________ '02 GT Coupe Mineral Grey Stock - For Now

03-19-2002, 02:39 PM	#7
Crazy Horse GT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sale Creek, TN. C. S. A. Posts: 4,652	500 miles is good enough just change the oil& filter & start kicking rice azz,your good to go, i thought i would never get to 500 ,it was killing me,good luck. __________________ 95 gt vert, lot's of stuff, it aint slow. 04 sonic blue v - six my beater 89 rs camaro iroc turbo hood, other stuff, my wifes ride 84 lx stang cammed up 289 hi po, etc 65 falcon, maybe by the year 2020. black 00gt, gone but never forgotten. R H C- member # 1 o.b.c. da prez- member # 1 if your under 40 dont ask. goodbye for now odie,r.i.p. 11-27-03

03-19-2002, 03:16 PM	#8
tireburner163 It's a lot like a race car Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Meridian, MS Posts: 4,130	Marty, really? I've always heard 1500 or so miles(thats what some manuals say). Guess I was wrong. __________________ 1987 Buick T-type 1998 HD Electra Elide

03-19-2002, 05:40 PM	#9
Mr 5 0 Conservative Individualist Join Date: May 1997 Location: Wherever I need to be Posts: 7,487	Breaking it in 500 miles is a reasonable break-in but stay out of the red on the tach (don't mis-shift) at all costs. I didn't beat on my then-brand-new '90 Mustang 5.0 until it had about 700 miles on it and it's still running great at 115,000. Change the oil and filter again at 1000 miles, then every 2 or 3 thousand afterward. Invest in a magnetic drain plug, too. You'll be surprised how much metal you'll find on it in the first few changes.

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