How To Break In

[Masteraal]

so my new yari is coming in a week and i dont know which method to follow!

Follow the book (owners manual) or follow this:

http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

[caveatipse]

The people who wrote the book made the car. I personally trust them over some renegade mechanic.

[aca72]

The "book" is your best friend.

[Black Yaris]

I swear I have to use this smiley way too much
http://www.toledotuners.com/phpBB3/images/smilies/search.gif

[caveatipse]

But why even have a forum if everyone is just supposed to google everything themselves? Isn't the purpose of a forum for like-minded people to discuss things, not just to independently google everything?

[Masteraal]

I swear I have to use this smiley way too much
http://www.toledotuners.com/phpBB3/images/smilies/search.gif

:help: it came up with 467 results :frown:

edit: and sorry should have said i meant the owners manual rather than the book :|

[Black Yaris]

But why even have a forum if everyone is just supposed to google everything themselves? Isn't the purpose of a forum for like-minded people to discuss things, not just to independently google everything?
I did not recommend him to Google.... I said Got search? There is this neet little function at the top of the screen that says search, where you can search the forum to see if anyone has come upon the same topic or probem b4

:help: it came up with 467 results :frown:

edit: and sorry should have said i meant the owners manual rather than the book :|

here.... just need to do a little better search next time:thumbup:
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/search.php?searchid=202135

[Masteraal]

here.... just need to do a little better search next time:thumbup:
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/search.php?searchid=202135

:confused: Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms.

what terms did you type in? :thumbup:

[Black Yaris]

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=425&highlight=break+period

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6162&highlight=break+period

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3518&highlight=break+period

here are 3 opinions.... that I pulled from the search results you said there were no matches

[Masteraal]

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=425&highlight=break+period

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6162&highlight=break+period

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3518&highlight=break+period

here are 3 opinions.... that I pulled from the search results you said there were no matches

hehe dont look at me mate :P i clicked the link and thats what appears :| how strange

thanks for the links :bow: :thumbup:

[Black Yaris]

no prob..... I am not mad, I am just trying to guide the noobs to a higher path :smoking:

[Masteraal]

HAHAHAHAHAHA i notice you changed ur sig cos of me! :p

[Black Yaris]

that is me helping noobs to the higher path http://www.toledotuners.com/phpBB3/images/smilies/cussing.gif

[esquiva]

i followed motoman's method during my car's break-in period

[Masteraal]

anything noticably good or wrong with your car atm?
and how many miles in are you?

thanks :)

[CompanyXPaladin]

At the dealership they told me baby it for 500 miles and change the oil at 5000 like normal, but being used to breaking in older cars; I went easy on it for 1000 miles, then changed the oil, then did another easy thousand before switching to synthetic oil. But I'm weird like that.

[Thirty-Nine]

The people who wrote the book made the car. I personally trust them over some renegade mechanic.

x2

[Black Yaris]

I did not follow any break in schedual..... I beet on her from day one.... and threw Full Synth oil in the motor as soon as I could... I think it was at like 800 miles or so, and at 5k, 10k & 15k... changed the trans fluid over to full synth at 15k and still romp on her pretty hard, and as I found out driving to Chino's yesterday I am getting MUCH better gas mileage than I was b4, used to take me a full tank of gas to get to his house and back (I mean the last bar was blinking for 20 miles or so) This time I did a bunch of extra driving while I was out there, and came back with a full 1/4 tank.... so I say screw braking a car in... I say drive it like you are going to drive it from day one

[nsmitchell]

I guess I just drove it easy for the first day, then drove normally. I put synthetic in at 3K miles.

[caveatipse]

I am driving mine easy, babying it, until 1,000 miles, at which point I shall put full synthetic oil in it. I currently have 800 miles.

[esquiva]

anything noticably good or wrong with your car atm?
and how many miles in are you?

thanks :)
i cannot really say if there's a noticeable difference since i have nothing to compare it with...but its been working great!

31K +++ miles and counting.....from july 2006

[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

ive been balls out with my car since i picked it up from another dealer on a swap. 1st oil cange with synthetic at 1000 miles and then again at 4000 miles......

[frog13]

Change the fluids,get the metal bits out....save your engine.:eyebulge:

[Yaris Hilton]

Just drive it normally and follow the book maintenance recommendations. It'll be fine.

[Altitude]

BRAAAIIIINNNSSSS!

[Stove]

BRAAAIIIINNNSSSS!

:bellyroll:

[Vioz]

The way i would've broke my car in on its first miles, for the first 750miles dont keep at a steady speed like on the highway constantly accelerate and such, and dont go above 3,000rpms, after you hit 750miles do the first oil change, now the next 750 miles same idea but dont go above 4500 rpm's and when you hit 1500 miles total do a final oil change and then next oil change is what ever interval you follow every 3-5k miles.

my next new car im doing this, i didn't with my yaris first car haha, but i would do an oil change right when i get home and go synthetic, but thats just me everyone has their opinions :)

[WolfWings]

Before I accepted delivery, I took it for a test-drive and give it a couple hard pulls from 20-60 going around a round-about. In effect, the abbreviated version of Moto's break-in method. Switched to Amsoil at 1500 miles, haven't looked back. Car still purrs at 70k miles now, no issues.