break-in for the 335d

ZiM · 03-07-2007, 08:52 AM

now before anyone says anything, i know this topic has been discussed to death but most threads relate to the i models and harldy any to the ole super diesel...

also people dont seem to unimously agree...

i have done 200 miles so far driving mostly carefully but putting my foot down every now and then to try and use the rev range a bit more... this was deduced from a fair amount of posts on this forum, but a lot of people think you should baby it for like 2000 miles

have i messed it up doing it like this or shall i proceed as is? should i even be using the kick-down yet? should i stay out of ds mode?

i hate breaking a car in, there is an awesome machine at my fingertips and it can't be used properly

- its frustrating like having a private dance at a strip joint! (i wouldn't know like, i'm married

)

(i'll try and stop posting stuff now, i can't help it if you lot are so damn helpful)

booforty · 03-07-2007, 09:07 AM

Zim, don't red line it like I do! Wait until 2,000 miles before you use the full rev range. However, I wouldn't be too strict. Its good that you are varying the revs and using the power every so often. Don't drive like a granny for 2,000 miles and don't drive like Schumacher for 2,000 miles, but somewhere in between.

I couldn't help going over 4,500 revs every now and again during my break-in period and it didn't do my car any harm. Its an animal now though!!

ZiM · 03-07-2007, 09:16 AM

two THOUSAND miles... this is gonna be like waiting for the car to be delivered

summat else to look forward to tho...

1) new car (woohoo!)
2) broke in (yippee!)
3) remapped (

)

christmas just keeps coming round

good to hear i'm not too far off the mark tho... so is the break in principle no different for an auto diesel?

vivekk · 03-07-2007, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by ZiM

two THOUSAND miles... this is gonna be like waiting for the car to be delivered

summat else to look forward to tho...

1) new car (woohoo!)
2) broke in (yippee!)
3) remapped (

)

christmas just keeps coming round

good to hear i'm not too far off the mark tho... so is the break in principle no different for an auto diesel?

Have a look at this thread, ZiM.

There is a post in that thread about how Jay (jhbodle- another UK member who should be coming to UK3 also) carried out the 'break-in' on his 325i petrol engine.

I think it is just as relevant for the 'diesel' boys!

All the best.

Viv

ZiM · 03-07-2007, 10:19 AM

he mentioned that the first 20 miles can be the most important... have i blown it? (i thought id done 200 but its only 100 at the mo...)

better start doing some engine breaking... i'm only getting 14MPG at the mo i'm guessing thats just a new car thing right??

vivekk · 03-07-2007, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by ZiM

he mentioned that the first 20 miles can be the most important... have i blown it? (i thought id done 200 but its only 100 at the mo...)

better start doing some engine breaking... i'm only getting 14MPG at the mo i'm guessing thats just a new car thing right??

Your dealer is bound to have 'ragged' your engine over the first few miles already, so don't worry about it!

Just take it easy & use the engine breaking technique that Jay suggests.

All the best.

Viv

BTW ZiM- can we call you Simon, or something else, at the meet?

ZiM · 03-07-2007, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by vivekk

BTW ZiM - can we call you Simon, or something else, at the meet?

lol... you think people actually call me Zim? - naah matey "Si" all the way

booforty · 03-07-2007, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by ZiM

i'm only getting 14MPG at the mo i'm guessing thats just a new car thing right??

Are you changing gear Zim? You've got another five gears after first!!!

MPG will be low at first and will improve. However, 14 mpg sounds really low. Are you sure you are not driving a Lamborghini Gallardo?

vivekk · 03-07-2007, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by beauforty

Are you changing gear Zim? You've got another five gears after first!!!

MPG will be low at first and will improve. However, 14 mpg sounds really low. Are you sure you are not driving a Lamborghini Gallardo?

- 14mpg does sound really low- you don't live at the bottom of a very steep hill, with only one way out, do you, Si?

Viv

ZiM · 03-07-2007, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by beauforty

Are you sure you are not driving a Lamborghini Gallardo?

lemme check...

its the auto mate, couldn't make it stay in first if i wanted it to

i'll have to reset it and monitor it for a while...

mjh93sa · 03-07-2007, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ZiM

i'm only getting 14MPG at the mo i'm guessing thats just a new car thing right??

That'll be where the dealer sales team were testing the 0-60 in the carpark on that Sunday when they wouldn't let you pick it up

More seriously it should climb pretty quickly from that. But remember that in the first few miles it will have spent some time just being moved around during transport and PDI so to begin with the numbers will almost certainly look awful.

NFS · 03-07-2007, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZiM

now before anyone says anything, i know this topic has been discussed to death but most threads relate to the i models and harldy any to the ole super diesel...

also people dont seem to unimously agree...

i have done 200 miles so far driving mostly carefully but putting my foot down every now and then to try and use the rev range a bit more... this was deduced from a fair amount of posts on this forum, but a lot of people think you should baby it for like 2000 miles

have i messed it up doing it like this or shall i proceed as is? should i even be using the kick-down yet? should i stay out of ds mode?

i hate breaking a car in, there is an awesome machine at my fingertips and it can't be used properly

- its frustrating like having a private dance at a strip joint! (i wouldn't know like, i'm married

)

(i'll try and stop posting stuff now, i can't help it if you lot are so damn helpful)

The break in requirements are pretty clear in the manual.

Aside from those it takes a couple of hundred miles for new tyres and brakes to get up to speed.

I personally took it easy for a couple of hundred miles, then gradually opened it up more and more.

I'm not sure about the 'hard break in' theory, but I've never followed the manufacturers break in instructions on any car.

BTW - I'd guess you are showing 14 mpg because for most of it's short life your car has been idling stationary (e.g. while the dealer showed you how to work it etc.... )

ZiM · 03-07-2007, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mjh93sa

That'll be where the dealer sales team were testing the 0-60 in the carpark on that Sunday when they wouldn't let you pick it up

bastards!

...

i want a new car... it'll never feel the same again! (Z4 Beemer knows what i'm talking about right?

)

Z4 Beemer · 03-07-2007, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZiM

bastards!

...

i want a new car... it'll never feel the same again! (Z4 Beemer knows what i'm talking about right?

)

Absolutely..... no idea what you are talking about

In fact, do I know you?

Have you checked the tread on the tyres?

I'm sure the Zim-mobile is in top class condition and perfect working order!

ZiM · 03-07-2007, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Z4 Beemer

Zim-mobile

i kinda liked that... until i realised is was too much like ZiM-o-frame

red-max · 03-07-2007, 04:16 PM

My engine definitely seems to be loosening up now I've done just over 4,000 miles, and seems more eager to pull in almost every gear.

I don't know about red-lining it though, the engine has quite a lot of mid-range power that you hardly need to; in D you really can't, and in DS I think you'd lose your license in no time. Now I know why track days were invented...

ChrisMWard · 03-08-2007, 01:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZiM

now before anyone says anything, i know this topic has been discussed to death but most threads relate to the i models and harldy any to the ole super diesel...

also people dont seem to unimously agree...

i have done 200 miles so far driving mostly carefully but putting my foot down every now and then to try and use the rev range a bit more... this was deduced from a fair amount of posts on this forum, but a lot of people think you should baby it for like 2000 miles

have i messed it up doing it like this or shall i proceed as is? should i even be using the kick-down yet? should i stay out of ds mode?

i hate breaking a car in, there is an awesome machine at my fingertips and it can't be used properly

- its frustrating like having a private dance at a strip joint! (i wouldn't know like, i'm married

)

(i'll try and stop posting stuff now, i can't help it if you lot are so damn helpful)

Hi Simon

We've done about 200 miles now and the wifes had it up to around 80 (about 2K RPM) a couple of times on the way to work. No heavy throttle or kickdown as per the handbook. The dealer told us to check the oil regularly as they appear to use a bit in the first couple of thou?

Incidently how many miles were on the clock when you picked yours up, we had 7.

Regards

Chris

ZiM · 03-08-2007, 03:10 AM

there was 6 miles on mine...

6 miles of complete thrashing

rjs · 03-08-2007, 05:16 AM

it's probably not all complete thrashing

they have to drive it on/off transporter etc... to get it to the garage, i guess they would test it at the factory as well.

from what i've heard/seen they redline it in every gear (including reverse) before it comes out of the factory. so much for the gentle break in period in the manual!

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ZiM First Lieutenant 22 Rep 304 Posts Drives: E90 330d Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Staffordshire, UK iTrader: (0)	two THOUSAND miles... this is gonna be like waiting for the car to be delivered summat else to look forward to tho... 1) new car (woohoo!) 2) broke in (yippee!) 3) remapped ( ) christmas just keeps coming round good to hear i'm not too far off the mark tho... so is the break in principle no different for an auto diesel?
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ZiM First Lieutenant 22 Rep 304 Posts Drives: E90 330d Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Staffordshire, UK iTrader: (0)	he mentioned that the first 20 miles can be the most important... have i blown it? (i thought id done 200 but its only 100 at the mo...) better start doing some engine breaking... i'm only getting 14MPG at the mo i'm guessing thats just a new car thing right??
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