Break In Period
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From: SOUTHEASTERN OHIO
Originally Posted by unirok
Do new truck require a break-in period anymore. My truck has 72 miles on the Odometer. The dealer did not mention it. Break-in period for bother the engine and tranny.
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My dealer told me to just drive as normal, and I have not noticed any "break in" and I now have 12,000 miles on it.
The last new car I bought, the dealer told me to not change the oil for the first time until 5000 to 7500 miles because they use some kind of special synthetic to break in the engine.
I didn't change the oil on my new truck until 5000 miles. There is a maintenance guide in the user manual that says to change the oil every 5000 miles along with the recommended maintenance when. I don't understand why the dealer says change it every 3000, when Ford tells you 5000.....Anyway, 5000 is just fine with me.
The last new car I bought, the dealer told me to not change the oil for the first time until 5000 to 7500 miles because they use some kind of special synthetic to break in the engine.
I didn't change the oil on my new truck until 5000 miles. There is a maintenance guide in the user manual that says to change the oil every 5000 miles along with the recommended maintenance when. I don't understand why the dealer says change it every 3000, when Ford tells you 5000.....Anyway, 5000 is just fine with me.
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it's a warranty thing. My dealer told me that I "might want" to change the oil at 3K just in case, as Ford is less likely to dispute a warranty issue if the more frequent maintenance schedule is followed. How coincident was it that I received a special offer from my dealer to have all the service done in 3K increments at their facility and they would extend my powertrain warranty up to 100K, but only at their place.
I prefer to do my own work on my cars/trucks, but I let them do the first one for the he!! of it. I'll just keep all receipts but may eventually stretch it out to the 5K maintenance schedule.
I prefer to do my own work on my cars/trucks, but I let them do the first one for the he!! of it. I'll just keep all receipts but may eventually stretch it out to the 5K maintenance schedule.
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I think the ring and pinion require proper breakin. They say not to tow in the first 1,000 miles to prevent overheating the diff lube.
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its for the first 500 miles it is to allow proper ring seating and to allow the clutches in the tranny to break in. and the crush bearings in the rear end also need it.
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The 3,000 oil change is marketing hype to increase sales. A friend of mine drives about 40K per year and changes his oil every 5,000 miles but only changes his filter every 10,000 miles. He sells his vehicles at about 175,000 miles and he has never had an engine problem. He has done this for the last 20 years. I change oil and filter every 5,000 miles and have never had a problem.
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Ford highly suggests that you don't tow anything in the first 500 miles, and they recommend that you vary your speed in the first 1000 miles. As for varying your speed in the first 1000, I doubt its necessity because Consumer Reports did an in-depth study of rental cars vs privately-owned vehicles a few years ago. They found that there was virtually no difference in the repair history between the two categories. Does anyone here think that Hertz/ Avis/ Alamo et al, drives everyone of the rental cars they buy for 1,000 miles at varying speeds before they hand them to the public? Yeah, right....
First oil change? 3000-5000 miles, depending on your type of driving. Break-in oil is no longer necessary due to the high-tech advances in engine production, so changing oil out at 1000-1500 miles is old hat. You won't hurt anything by changing it that often, but it's not really necessary. Again those rental cars....
First oil change? 3000-5000 miles, depending on your type of driving. Break-in oil is no longer necessary due to the high-tech advances in engine production, so changing oil out at 1000-1500 miles is old hat. You won't hurt anything by changing it that often, but it's not really necessary. Again those rental cars....
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Thanks for all the replies. The dealer told me to change the oil at 5000 miles. I know my old 2000 TL requires oil changes at 7500 and the new civic every 10,000 miles. I also own a GXP Bonneville that uses a computer to monitor oil and seems to go 8000 miles between oil changes.