No one seems to have an answer as to how a car should be run in :)
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20 years ago
Is buying privately just too risky?
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20 years ago
Certainly not like that :)
New Cars used to have a specific procedure. When you bought one, the dealer would say "Don't go over 4000rpm for the first 1500 miles" or something like that.
Nowadays, it doesn't really matter. You're just supposed to "Take it easy for a while".
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20 years ago
It is not just the engine that needs running-in on a new car, the brakes also need to bed. Some also say the tyres need to be run in for a few hundred miles too.
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20 years ago
Some would say exactly like that. Allows the valves to seat correctly.
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20 years ago
If the valves aren't seated once the cams run in they it needs building properly