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Old 04-01-2012, 02:10 PM
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I would like to canvas the RL'ers here for some of their recommendations regarding the initial break in period on the 4.0 engine/tranny etc.
Is it the same as the .2GT3RS, ~ 2000 miles at under 4500 RPM, and no bouncing off the rev limiter ?
I would tend to believe that some of the 4.0 owners here, that live to the south of Canada, are well into and or past the mileage/break in period by now.

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Driving my kid around for his hockey tournament in and around Sorel since Friday evening could have taken care of the break-in already.

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https://rennlist.com/forums/997-gt2-...-onvesl-5.html see post #64
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For a few hundred miles: avoid redline, run thru all the gears, vary RPMs. I changed oil at 1200 miles, then started tracking it.
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For a few hundred miles: avoid redline, run thru all the gears, vary RPMs. I changed oil at 1200 miles, then started tracking it.
Sounds right to me - thanks
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damnit - stole my line
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I'll plan on it....
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Somehow got stuck on post # 56. Sorry, I'm shallow like that.
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Originally Posted by DRPM
I would like to canvas the RL'ers here for some of their recommendations regarding the initial break in period on the 4.0 engine/tranny etc.
Is it the same as the .2GT3RS, ~ 2000 miles at under 4500 RPM, and no bouncing off the rev limiter ?
I would tend to believe that some of the 4.0 owners here, that live to the south of Canada, are well into and or past the mileage/break in period by now.

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dont bounce off redline. vary rpm
if you dont exceed 4500 rpm for 2000 miles, rest assured, you will have the slowest RS in the world.
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I followed Pete's procedure but just limited my rpms to say 7-7.5k rpms for the entire break in period. Plenty of second gear pulls etc and a track day at 1000km followed by a flush of engine and gearbox oils... Oil consumption is minimal and she runs a treat....
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Originally Posted by FFaust
Somehow got stuck on post # 56. Sorry, I'm shallow like that.
Francois

Thanks so much for pointing me in the right direction on the break in.
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