Engine 'Break in period'

[vwr2010]

Hi All,

:thumbup:Ordered a golf R, comes in couple months.. just have a question for the people who purchased there golfs new.. should i wait till the break in period (2,000kms) is over before tuning or would it be safe to do it straight away ?

Drove the base model golf r and was unbelievable ! def recommend people at least test drive it if not buying. :thumbsup:

AL.

 

[jesse085]

Yeah you shouldn't chip it before 2000kms.. in terms of how you want to break the engine in, driving it soft or hard is up to you. Lots of debate on the forums about it.

 

[Capercat]

Just keep the revs busy, not necessarily high.

 

[johnoR32]

Enjoy car first for say first 10000km then consider a tune. Def break it in stock.

 

[Dingah]

It's 2010 not 1970.
Just drive it don't baby it and re-flash it when when you want to re-flash the software ....I had less than 1000 km on mine and it's just fine.
The engine and drive train will however not fully loosen up for a few thousand kms so don't expect the World on Day One.
Try and take a dyno before, after and then in a few thousand clicks as it will provide a graphical record what the arsebone dyno is probably telling you.

Dingah

 

[johnoR32]

Oh madingah...haha

 

[funny]

Only golden rule is make sure it's warmed up before you do whatever you do to break it in.

 

[Booba]

I flashed mine with under 100kms on the clock. broke the dv at about 900km.. still going strong now with stage 2+ and over 50,000km. only one busted dv and other non mechanical related warranty repair.

Only golden rule is make sure it's warmed up before you do whatever you do to break it in.

 

[vwr2010]

thanks guys, yeah i normally warm up my pirelli even before i even get out the driveway let alone thrashing it so will def do the same with the R.. only worry i had was something snapping due to break in n going hard from day 1 but as mentioned above its 2010 so i expect quality...

thanks again.

 

[Dingah]

The driveway/garage warm up is also a relic of the past from days of carbies and chokes. The best and most efficient way to warm her up is to get in and drive normally, albeit don't hammer her until transmission etc warmed through. :thumbsup:

Cheers,

Dingah

 

[funny]

The driveway/garage warm up is also a relic of the past from days of carbies and chokes. The best and most efficient way to warm her up is to get in and drive normally, albeit don't hammer her until transmission etc warmed through. :thumbsup:

Cheers,

Dingah

Agreed. This is RTFM area - you'll note it says you DO NOT need to warm up before taking off. Just need to warm up before giving it a good fanging/breaking in (i.e. drive sedately for 10-15mins minimum first to get oil temps up to normal)