How many of you Did Not Break-in your Engine?

[Israel]

How many of you did not brake-in your Engine?
What are Risks of not doing?
What could possibly happen if its Not Done ?

I never did it it was my First New Car
I never knew about it till months later

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[BriteBlue]

The break in information is not listed in the index of my Owner's Guide or Owner's Manual. You'd think something like this would be listed & also mentioned at the beginning of the Guide or Manual.

In the Owner's Guide on page 90 there is a topic titled "Driving". It's continued on page 91 under "In addition" and says.
• During the first 600 miles (1,000 km) of operation, avoid sudden acceleration or
full throttle operation so as not to damage the engine or powertrain.
• Avoid hard braking for the first 200 miles (300 km). You should also follow this
when the brake pads are replaced.

Nowhere is the word or term "break in" used. I have the PDF version of the Guide & Manual, but searching for "break in" or "breakin" doesn't do any good because nothing like that exists.

The Civic's Guide & Manual are lacking in what's listed in the index. The PDF version has helped me several times because it can be easily searched. Unfortunately in the case of "break in" that didn't even work.

 

[latole]

Israel,
BriteBlue is right

Google have all these answer ;
Ask ; why break a new car engine

The most common break-in practices recommended by car makers include gentle driving, avoiding extreme speeds, and always accelerating gradually.

 

[SDAlexander8]

Unless you were ripping it off the rev limiter every time you got in the car within the first couple hundred miles, i wouldn’t lose sleep over it.

 

[latole]

Unless you were ripping it off the rev limiter every time you got in the car within the first couple hundred miles, i wouldn’t lose sleep over it.

Israel, to give you an answer, I always do breaking to all my car

 

[Israel]

The most common break-in practices recommended by car makers include gentle driving, avoiding extreme speeds

I just remember Speeding it up to 100mphr
Couple times , But Never Redline

 

[latole]

The most common break-in practices recommended by car makers include gentle driving, avoiding extreme speeds

I just remember Speeding it up to 100mphr
Couple times , But Never Redline

Most important ; Avoid high RPM
Avoid RPM = gentle driving

 

[Seth_FC3]

How many of you did not brake-in your Engine?
What are Risks of not doing?
What could possibly happen if its Not Done ?

I never did it it was my First New Car
I never knew about it till months later

From what I hear the engine and the clutch are both pre broken in by factory. But, I still drove it pretty calmly the first 1,000ish miles

 

[scootibum]

I drove mine easy for the first 1,000 miles just a as a precaution.

 

[Israel]

From what I hear the engine and the clutch are both pre broken in by factory. But, I still drove it pretty calmly the first 1,000ish miles

Thata what i heard too

 

[Israel]

Unless you were ripping it off the rev limiter every time you got in the car within the first couple hundred miles, i wouldn’t lose sleep over it.

True
I just was wondering since i remember ibdrove mine fast couple of tines bit nevee did full trottle or rev the engine high rpms to the redline
Im now 13,000 miles so I guess i should be doing ok

 

[PEPSIFLAME]

Manual says take it easy for the first 600 miles. I'll probably take it easy for the first 800 miles. However, I live in a city with shitty roads, stop and go traffic, and people who lane hop and cut you off constantly. Pretty sure I'll never get to lean into this car very hard anyway.

 

[Gruber]

The break in information is not listed in the index of my Owner's Guide or Owner's Manual. You'd think something like this would be listed & also mentioned at the beginning of the Guide or Manual.

In the Owner's Guide on page 90 there is a topic titled "Driving". It's continued on page 91 under "In addition" and says.
• During the first 600 miles (1,000 km) of operation, avoid sudden acceleration or
full throttle operation so as not to damage the engine or powertrain.
• Avoid hard braking for the first 200 miles (300 km). You should also follow this
when the brake pads are replaced.

Nowhere is the word or term "break in" used. I have the PDF version of the Guide & Manual, but searching for "break in" or "breakin" doesn't do any good because nothing like that exists.

The Civic's Guide & Manual are lacking in what's listed in the index. The PDF version has helped me several times because it can be easily searched. Unfortunately in the case of "break in" that didn't even work.

Honda apparently has been de-emphasizing break-in for some time. I doubt the current revision is because of any actual technology changes during the last 10 years. I don't think there is any difference between these engines relevant to break-in.

The manual for 2009 CR-V contained two entries in the index ("Break-in, new vehicle" and "New vehicle break-in"). They pointed to a section called "Break-in Period, Fuel Recommendation". The break-in conditions were the same as for the current 10th gen. Civic.

 

[R MODE]

As a lifetime Honda motorcycle Dealer employee, it is my observation that the break in period instructions are written by lawyers, not engineers. They are attempting for you to break yourself in and get used to the car and not pitch it into a ditch.

 

[Israel]

As a lifetime Honda motorcycle Dealer employee, it is my observation that the break in period instructions are written by lawyers, not engineers. They are attempting for you to break yourself in and get used to the car and not pitch it into a ditch.

That means written by Lawyers as a Precaution to prevent Dealers Replacing Engines which would coat money to the Dealer?.
So are the Engines are Break-in at Factory?
I never break-in my Engine Step by Step
Im afraid it may affect Engine with in Time or its Performance
If something would of happen to my Engine i would of Know by Now? Im at 15k

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