How do you guys recommend breaking in new vehicles of today?

[Rafs-T-Type]

I'm pretty sure my 2013 Ford F-150 manual didn't say anything about how to break it in. I just tried to vary the RPM's pretty good for about 250 miles, and then took her for an oil change. They looked at me like I was on crack when they saw the miles on the truck. I figured why not though. Oil changes after that are about every 7-10k. So what do you guys do?

 

[flamed86gn]

Got my 05 dodge ram new and beat the crap out of it from day 1 changed the oil full syn every 7500 and its got 150,000 on it and I'm still beating the crap out of it I believe you break it in the way your going to drive it ! I put a drain plug in the trans pan when I got and drain the trans fluid every other time I change the oil and my trans is stronger than most truck still hauls just my opinion!


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[TurboDave]

New vehicles no longer require break in procedures. You might try being just a little easier than normal on the brakes for the first few hundred but other than that, drive it as you wish.

 

[TT/Ameasap]

They are ready to haul whatever the service manual states right off the showroom floor. Dont baby it past the warranty.

 

[we4Mateo]

I'm pretty sure my 2013 Ford F-150 manual didn't say anything about how to break it in. I just tried to vary the RPM's pretty good for about 250 miles, and then took her for an oil change. They looked at me like I was on crack when they saw the miles on the truck. I figured why not though. Oil changes after that are about every 7-10k. So what do you guys do?

Now a days I recommend leaving the break in oil in for at 3k miles. It contains the most zinc your modern engine will ever see!

 

[Daniel Jost]

Wide open throttle.. They build everything idiot proof anymore.. Also like stated above I break in every motor I have the way I intent to drive it.

, Dan