Running in your engine

[rohcub]

I just drove as normal, a couple of hard squirts as with my Mk6 GTi

[mr black]

Interesting responses

A lot of the recommendations here seems to be drive it normal/hard. VW seem to be recommending the opposite - do you think it really matters for modern engines any more given the advances in manufacturing?

Here's the second from the Owners Manual:

[Ozsko]

I think we all know what the manufacturer says and a lot of us agree on ignoring it. If you aren't comfortable ignoring the advice in the book then no one can criticise you for that at all. VW motors have a reputation for using oil between services to the extent that our Golf came with a litre of oil in the boot, whether that was a VW thing or a dealer thing I don't know but we have never used it. My experience with three VW motors is none used oil after being driven very hard from the get go. It would be interesting if more people chimed in who have run their motors in by the book to compare experiences but that never seems to happen.

[Transporter]

Well, 2 girls and wife here. What do you think? I think they drove it normally.
Me? I run in it sensibly, accelerated, decelerated, drove it in the hills a lot. Never red lined it in the first 1000km (needle going to the red line for 1 sec and back to the normal revs doesn't count). The first 1 hundred kms are the most important, after that it doesn't matter as much.
None of or 7 cars are using any oil between the oil changes.

What ever you do don't overheat it, you will end up with the glazed cylinders and the high oil consumption engine.

[peter51]

We too were given a litre of oil with our Gen1 tig and told we would need to watch oil level for the first few thousand Kms and it used about 3/4 of a litre before the first service and then none for the next 140K. Our Gen2 tig has never used any oil and both were driven normally from the start. Both were TDIs.

[mr black]

I think we all know what the manufacturer says and a lot of us agree on ignoring it. If you aren't comfortable ignoring the advice in the book then no one can criticise you for that at all. VW motors have a reputation for using oil between services to the extent that our Golf came with a litre of oil in the boot, whether that was a VW thing or a dealer thing I don't know but we have never used it. My experience with three VW motors is none used oil after being driven very hard from the get go. It would be interesting if more people chimed in who have run their motors in by the book to compare experiences but that never seems to happen.

Yeah, I really have no idea, so trying to get a read on what everyone does, and get all of the information out there for others in the same situation. To add to it, the dealer said these modern engines don't need running in and not to do anything differently to normal.

Agree it would be interesting to see from others on how they ran their car in, and their current oil consumption.

[dptiggie]

Yeah, I really have no idea, so trying to get a read on what everyone does, and get all of the information out there for others in the same situation. To add to it, the dealer said these modern engines don't need running in and not to do anything differently to normal.

Agree it would be interesting to see from others on how they ran their car in, and their current oil consumption.

In the same boat here, and with the same comment from the service manager at the dealer. So reading the different views with interest.


MY18.5 Tiguan 162TSI - R-Line/DAP/Sunroof in Indium Grey

[PeteC]

My odo is at 150km, can I step on the gas pedal finally? I hate driving by max 30km/hour. (just kidding)

Interestingly, today I stepped on the gas pedal while I was parking and in N, but the rev did not go over 4000. Does it have a limiter?

[HPRS230]

My odo is at 150km, can I step on the gas pedal finally? I hate driving by max 30km/hour. (just kidding)

Interestingly, today I stepped on the gas pedal while I was parking and in N, but the rev did not go over 4000. Does it have a limiter?

Yip, N is limited to 4000 rpm Approx on most VWs lately

[Transporter]

You'll find out is much less for diesel. 2500-3000rpm.