6.0 L Engine Break-in Process?
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From: Carlsbad, California
6.0 L Engine Break-in Process?
I now have 17,500 on my 6.0 L and continue to be happy and impresed by the truck.
I had 1,200 miles on the engine before I first towed my 30' toyhauler trailer (~6,600 lbs empty) from Phoenix back to San Diego and up the big grade on I-8.
Other than trying to vary the engine speed a bit and not standing on the throttle too hard for the first 1,000 miles I didn't do any thing unusual to break it in.
I have heard that the diesel engines aren't really broken in until around 20,000 miles or so.
I'm wondering what others here have heard about that and what if anything you all did special during your break-in periods.
Daryl
I had 1,200 miles on the engine before I first towed my 30' toyhauler trailer (~6,600 lbs empty) from Phoenix back to San Diego and up the big grade on I-8.
Other than trying to vary the engine speed a bit and not standing on the throttle too hard for the first 1,000 miles I didn't do any thing unusual to break it in.
I have heard that the diesel engines aren't really broken in until around 20,000 miles or so.
I'm wondering what others here have heard about that and what if anything you all did special during your break-in periods.
Daryl
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Re: 6.0 L Engine Break-in Process?
Originally posted by darylhunter
I now have 17,500 on my 6.0 L and continue to be happy and impresed by the truck.
I had 1,200 miles on the engine before I first towed my 30' toyhauler trailer (~6,600 lbs empty) from Phoenix back to San Diego and up the big grade on I-8.
Other than trying to vary the engine speed a bit and not standing on the throttle too hard for the first 1,000 miles I didn't do any thing unusual to break it in.
I have heard that the diesel engines aren't really broken in until around 20,000 miles or so.
I'm wondering what others here have heard about that and what if anything you all did special during your break-in periods.
Daryl
I now have 17,500 on my 6.0 L and continue to be happy and impresed by the truck.
I had 1,200 miles on the engine before I first towed my 30' toyhauler trailer (~6,600 lbs empty) from Phoenix back to San Diego and up the big grade on I-8.
Other than trying to vary the engine speed a bit and not standing on the throttle too hard for the first 1,000 miles I didn't do any thing unusual to break it in.
I have heard that the diesel engines aren't really broken in until around 20,000 miles or so.
I'm wondering what others here have heard about that and what if anything you all did special during your break-in periods.
Daryl
