Picking up my new SV6 finally !!! do I need to run it in ?

[Omarko]

hey guys

I am finally picking up my VE SV6 on Monday !!! after like 3 months wait !!!

anyway, can someone tell me if I need to run the engine in like the first 1500kms or something ....

I heard people saying I should take it for a long ride for like 1000km at constant speed ... ????

any feedback is welcome .... ta

[black vxss]

You could read the owners manual when you get it or use the search on here for the many different opinions on running in.

[XLR8 V8]

Just get in the car and drive it. Make sure Holden change the oil at the first service (they usually just clean the windscreen and hand it back), and then drive it like you own it

[Carver3]

Well are there any people willing to state the 'Best way to run in a V8'?

Have heard to put it under load, rev but not for long, avoid engine braking (i.e. low vac) etc.

What does the best?

[KeenGolfer]

Has been asked 1,000,000 times before:
http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

[wagnman]

Use your common sense.

Dont flog it for the first 1000k's or so at least. And by flogging I mean full throttle acceleration at low revs or high rev thrashing.

If you do motorway driving try not to stay on the one rev/speed for very long when the thing is new, you are better off to slow down and then gradually speed up within say 90 - 110 kph.

Make sure the oil is changed at the first service and do not go over the sceduled km's for the first service.

New car sales people alwas say that the engine is run in but they are just run in on a test bench and not in real world conditions in the vehicle.

The other thing everyone seems to forget is that while the engine may be test bench run in that does nothing for the clutch and gear bow or auto trans, diff and brakes that all need to be run in for a 1000k's or so as well before you start to get too excited and trying to test out how hard your new pride and joy goes or how fully sick a skid it does.

Just as an example my new 200 series Land cruiser deisel took near on 10000km's for it to be properly run in and loosen up a bit.

How did I know it was run in? It started useing alot less fuel and the auto shifted better and found 6th earlier. It also stopped useing oil (it used 1 litre in the first 5000k's)

I did not baby the cruiser for thos first 10000k's though. We did 2000 easy k's abound Brisbane then hooked our 3 tonne caravan up and headed all the way up to cape york and Darwin and back cruising at 105kph and going four wheel driving as well.

Use your common sense in the first couple of thousand k's till every part of the car is run in and get the oils changed at the right times and you will be happy with the car for alot longer.

My2c

[Carver3]

Has been asked 1,000,000 times before:
http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

Have seen this before (but only about 879,527 times) and the issues with this relate to the 'loadings' or 'revs' mentioned for the various gears - It is pretty hard to load the engine up in 1st, and if you do that in 2nd you would (in BNE) generate lotsa friends with white cars and blue trim.

Not something I am very keen on.

I was more wondering....thinking....stuff it, I will just go out and see if I can follow a truck along the Pac.MW. "Speed Limited to 100", sure, right...

[NonSense]

Vary the Speeds,
Up and down hills is perfect,
Try not to sit on the freeway @ 100 for too long,
Test to see your cruise control works then forget about for the first 1500km's as you want different loads on the engine.

[Carby]

Good choice of car - we are very happy with our SV6, it is by FAR the best handling best riding Holden I've owned.

As for running in - we just drove the thing like we normally do!

[Brandonsdad]

Vary the Speeds,
Up and down hills is perfect,
Try not to sit on the freeway @ 100 for too long,
Test to see your cruise control works then forget about for the first 1500km's as you want different loads on the engine.

You can use cruise control, just change the gears to avoid the same revs for long periods of time.:)

[CLUBRED]

Couple bags of concrete in the boot awhile...

[RATTLER]

Don't take it for a long drive! Use it around town! Stop start stop start! Ease the foot onto the pedal, don't try and put a hole in the floor! Vary your speed and you'll be all good mate!

:goodjob:

[sh|tbmxrider]

I kicked the shit out of my VE Omega Ute(manual, so has the 195kw motor).

Feels a lot better than my colleuge with his actual SV6

[Carver3]

Well consider this closed from me. Car has 600 km on it now after the weekend.

[Stokesy]

my last 6L ute ( vz ss )

I thrashed the shit out of it as soon as i got out of the dealership, only had 30k's on it.

I gave it abit of a hard time everynow and then, and after around 1500 k's she opened up nice and good. good fuel .. more get up etc.. And apprently felt alot better than my mates vz ss that he bought of an old guy!

When i pick up my new ute, prob will do the same. Did fine last time

[KCB50L]

Last time I bought a new car (2001 jeep wrangler), I wasn't gentle with it, no point, if something breaks so be it. I can tell you that car lasted 80000km, and got traded without ever having engine or driveline troubles. They run in to how you first drive them. If you are a granny with it for the first 3000 km's then thrash it you are more likely to break the car that if you do it at 10km's and the car that has copped a hiding at 10 will get better economy earlier than the grannied car and use less oil sooner also.