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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 07:40 PM
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How do you know "break in"

If I recalled correctly, the manual said 5k miles. So my question is how can you tell when your FIT is break in ? any change in the car ? BTW, I had 2k on mine.
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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 09:45 PM
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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 10:34 PM
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huh? IIRC break-in was after 600 miles
 
Old Jul 12, 2008 | 10:54 PM
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Yeah that is what my manual said. 600 miles before you should do any kind of hard breaking or accelerating because the car needs the 600 miles to break in.
 
Old Jul 13, 2008 | 12:41 PM
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U actucally have before 600 miles....it's something like your first 400 miles. This has been beaten to death already in previous threads.
I myself did a "Hard Break In".....some peeps prefer to baby it till after the first oil change...some peeps won't even go over 3 thousand RPM's .
The engine is broken in at the factory. Do what you please!

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Old Jul 13, 2008 | 12:51 PM
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Found this little break in guide...hope this helps.

Engine Break-in Period


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Old Jul 13, 2008 | 03:22 PM
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I thought it was just driving so that your taking it easy on your car. Now power shifting, redlining, and taking it easy on your engine
 
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