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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: H12 on 24 January 2010, 11:54
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Hi All
Potentially my new GTI may turn up around the time I need to do a 350+ miles round trip. I remember there was a thread on here about running cars in but I'm not sure if it made reference to the pros and cons of a long journey early in a car's life.
Does anyone have an opinion as to whether it's OK for me to take it on an early long trip or does it not really matter?
Thanks :smiley:
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Heres what Teutonic_Tamer recommended a while back, and I followed for running in my ED30.
Its hard to do though :wink:
0 - 300 miles up to 2,500 rpm / 1/4 throttle
300 - 600 miles up to 3,500 rpm / 1/2 throttle
600 - 800 miles up to 4,500 rpm / 1/2 throttle
800 - 1,000 miles up to 5,500 rpm / 3/4 throttle
1,000 - 1,200 miles up to 6,500 rpm / 3/4 throttle
1,200 - onwards max rpm / full throttle
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Heres what Teutonic_Tamer recommended a while back, and I followed for running in my ED30.
Its hard to do though :wink:
0 - 300 miles up to 2,500 rpm / 1/4 throttle
300 - 600 miles up to 3,500 rpm / 1/2 throttle
600 - 800 miles up to 4,500 rpm / 1/2 throttle
800 - 1,000 miles up to 5,500 rpm / 3/4 throttle
1,000 - 1,200 miles up to 6,500 rpm / 3/4 throttle
1,200 - onwards max rpm / full throttle
Nice one- thanks mate. Reckon you're right about being hard to do though :grin:
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keep it simple
Just vary the revs...over a long journey early on in engine life I.e. Don't just use cruise control!
Not too high and not too low For 1000 miles should do it.
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Take some A roads as well as motorway during the run in period, that'll keep the revs varied.
Don't get too hung up on it, you've got 3 years of warranty remaining
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First 2000miles no more than 4000rpm/half throttle. Do engine oil+filter change. One can then fully enjoy with full throttle or above 4000rpm when the engine temp is right.
This advice was passed on to me from my dad when I got my first new car more than a decade ago.
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Heres what Teutonic_Tamer recommended a while back, and I followed for running in my ED30.
Its hard to do though :wink:
0 - 300 miles up to 2,500 rpm / 1/4 throttle
300 - 600 miles up to 3,500 rpm / 1/2 throttle
600 - 800 miles up to 4,500 rpm / 1/2 throttle
800 - 1,000 miles up to 5,500 rpm / 3/4 throttle
1,000 - 1,200 miles up to 6,500 rpm / 3/4 throttle
1,200 - onwards max rpm / full throttle
Ok whats 2500rpm in 6th? :grin: As i have a ~350mile motorway trip on the way home after picking it up :grin: Thats going to be one odd trip. If they would just let me pick it up at the port it would be so much easier :evil:
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Ok whats 2500rpm in 6th? :grin: As i have a ~350mile motorway trip on the way home after picking it up :grin: Thats going to be one odd trip. Now if they let me pick it up at the port it would be so much easier :evil:
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Ah, you'll have to let us know if you caved in and gave it some welly on the way home :smiley: I'm due a trip upto Yorkshire and reckon I'll be making that a few days into ownership
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The owners manual states (for the first 1000 miles)
1. Maximum 75% of top speed
2. Avoid full-throttle accelerations
I had a similar trip when I picked mine up and I took the backroads and highways home. Now almost 4000 miles later I haven´t noticed much oil consumption etc. I have not followed any strict running in scheme other than the one stated in the OM and the thing about varying the revs. But really, the latter I don´t think matters. If it was that important the manual should state something about it...after all VW built the car and should know their product.
Anyway, break-in methods have been debated to death here and on other forums so whatever makes most sense to you is the regime I would follow (and did) :)
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Only other thing I'd add is not to let it labour at low revs - i.e. pulling away in top from 10MPH :wink:
If you've got 350 miles to do, I'd try to do at least half of it on some A-roads - its a lot less boring than trying to vary the speed on a motorway, although it will obviously take a bit longer :laugh: