Tips for breaking in a brand new engine?

[night_flight]

Hi
I was just wondering for anyone who got their new car, if they were instructed from their dealers how to drive their car within the first few months or 1000km. For instance not to over preform the engine, wait for the engine oil to warm up b4 u drive and so on....or is it just drive as u d do any other day?
Let me know

[Syd118TSI]

Check out this thread for LOTS of information on it.

Breaking in brand new engine

A few conflicting thoughts, but there is a few common points that most will agree on.

[Christopher]

Here you go...

Tips on breaking in a new engine.

[kennyc]

Hi
I was just wondering for anyone who got their new car, if they were instructed from their dealers how to drive their car within the first few months or 1000km. For instance not to over preform the engine, wait for the engine oil to warm up b4 u drive and so on....or is it just drive as u d do any other day?
Let me know

My service department guy and my dealer both said drive it normally or like you stole it.
Im basically driving it normally.

[Maverick]

Hi
I was just wondering for anyone who got their new car, if they were instructed from their dealers how to drive their car within the first few months or 1000km. For instance not to over preform the engine, wait for the engine oil to warm up b4 u drive and so on....or is it just drive as u d do any other day?
Let me know

RTFM would be a good start as it covers this in detail along with all the features of the car and how to use then.

[Guest1306]

RTFM would be a good start as it covers this in detail along with all the features of the car and how to use then.

Diplomatic, I like it....

[night_flight]

My service department guy and my dealer both said drive it normally or like you stole it.
Im basically driving it normally.

thank u so much kennyc....for ppl who posted "RTFM" well thanx for being so "nice" in your responses still waiting for the car tho.... Thanks guys for pointing out the other forum topic .

[JordanNaumov]

Wow i never intended to create such a beast of a thread.

If anyone has just jumped on the ass end of this thread i think it would be extremely beneficial to go through and read every post. Even though there's been a lot of opinions shared i think the most important and fundamental tips keep repeating which for me, make me feel a whole heap more confident for when i get my GTI.

Thanks to everyone that contributed!

[Maverick]

thank u so much kennyc....for ppl who posted "RTFM" well thanx for being so "nice" in your responses still waiting for the car tho.... Thanks guys for pointing out the other forum topic .

Seeing as you can't run the car in why don't you wait for the car, read the numerous threads on this matter and read the manual when it arrives and make up your mind if you're going to follow Volkswagen's instructions or those posted by someone on the internet who thrashes their cars.

[G-rig]

Rtfm......

Agree there are heaps of threads on this.

My last car didn't use any oil and neither has the new one yet. Chances are it will be run in anyway before you get it so not too much to it (but just drive it normally without babying it)..