by "D." <wdstk69@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 5, 2008 at 06:45 PM
very good advice !
dick
"Tim.." <the.farm.no@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "AWN" <spamdoctor@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Hi there,
>>
>> I wanted to get some opinons on the break in period and methods for a
>> 2008
>> Altima 2.5. In the past, I have always kept it under 100m/hr for the
>> first
>> 1500km and tried to vary the speed so that the rings don't wear
unevenly.
>> I
>> don't want to mess up the compression nor the drivability so I wanted
to
>> hear from those folks with experience.
>
> Impotantly- dont let it labour or run at very light load and constant
> speed for say the first 1500km. (if auto then less of a problem)
>
> Make sure you do exercise it though- keep under 4000rpm for the first
> 500km, but dont be afraid to use full throttle (once fully warm- this is
> important to properly bed the rings against the bores) and then
> progressively increase the rev limit til you reach 1000km. There after
> drive how you like.
>
> I would be using acouple of dabs of full throttle immediately you drive
> from the dealer (once properly warm)
>
> I see ALOT of glazed bores from not a firm enough initial break-in-
> especially with todays diesels- and really bad oil consumption as a
> result.
>
> Tim..
>
>
