Break in period towing

[Donstar]

1 hour ago, Moend said:

Man the old days. I am not old enough to remember the 80s but I can tell you the quality of cars in general peaked during late 90s till early 2000s but quality specially interior had been constantly getting worst and cheaper. My 13 F150 felt like it was cheaply made when I bought new in 2013 now I feel the same with this 19 Silverado making my F150 look tight in comparison. Even seat cushions are getting thinner. Maybe its just me getting older and grumpier and hating the change idk. Technologies on the other hand has advanced maybe to much of it for my taste (I don't like the auto start stop feature, or the push button tail gate) call me old school but I think those are the ones to go out first and nobody asked for them in the first place. Happay Friday everyone!

I felt the same way in the 80's when comparing the build quality of the 60's pickups to 70's trucks!  ;-)     IMO, the overall quality of vehicles has steadily and consistently improved.  I am often the first to say, "They don't build them like they used to",  but this is more often a good thing!  

[MaverickZ71]

9 hours ago, f8l vnm said:

Drive the MFer like you stole it.  Just the good ole boys never meaning no harm.  Anyway you get my drift. Ain’t no break in. I was redline on my way home. 

THIS.  My last 2 Chevys, I was very, very careful and did exactly what the "break-in period" language in the owner's manual said, to the extreme.  And both turned out to use oil.  My Silverado uses enough oil to keep OPEC in business.  So I call BS on this break-in-period-for-the-piston-rings baloney, as company trucks that get driven like rental cars (every green light is like the green flag dropping at the Daytona 500) are in better mechanical shape than mine that was babied.  

[MaverickZ71]

2 hours ago, Moend said:

Man the old days. I am not old enough to remember the 80s but I can tell you the quality of cars in general peaked during late 90s till early 2000s but quality specially interior had been constantly getting worst and cheaper. My 13 F150 felt like it was cheaply made when I bought new in 2013 now I feel the same with this 19 Silverado making my F150 look tight in comparison. Even seat cushions are getting thinner. Maybe its just me getting older and grumpier and hating the change idk. Technologies on the other hand has advanced maybe to much of it for my taste (I don't like the auto start stop feature, or the push button tail gate) call me old school but I think those are the ones to go out first and nobody asked for them in the first place. Happay Friday everyone!

I'd say that quality peaked in the late 80's.  My 96 Impala SS was a POS--had more miles on it vertically (going up and down on the lift in the dealer's service dept) than it did horizontally (on the highway).  Still can't believe the service manager told me "don't drive that thing very fast--it's not safe" because of all of its problems, on a so-called 'performance car' that was supposed to go 140+ mph.  

[KARNUT]

I had a 94 Z28 and the 94 impala at the same time. While the Z-28 was expensive to get worked on they both were problem free.


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[L86 All Terrain]

I never pin a new engine, but always make sure to run it through the rev range often. Temperature fluctuation will help seat the piston rings better. If you limp-di<k around at 1500rpm you could glaze the cylinder walls and get a bad seat. This is true from chainsaws to freight trains. Towing would provide a good load to help break in better/faster assuming your not towing at max gvwr. 

[Moend]

On 5/24/2019 at 4:00 PM, L86 All Terrain said:

I never pin a new engine, but always make sure to run it through the rev range often. Temperature fluctuation will help seat the piston rings better. If you limp-di<k around at 1500rpm you could glaze the cylinder walls and get a bad seat. This is true from chainsaws to freight trains. Towing would provide a good load to help break in better/faster assuming your not towing at max gvwr. 

I did tow with it. Pulled the gvwr load today. Did it like a breeze. Didn't go faster than 50-55 mph 

[Moend]

There is a picture 

[Gagliano7]

On 5/24/2019 at 1:41 AM, f8l vnm said:

Drive the MFer like you stole it.  Just the good ole boys never meaning no harm.  Anyway you get my drift. Ain’t no break in. I was redline on my way home. 

I agree. I do this with all my new cars and motors and none of them ever had a oil usage problem. Need to seat those rings!!!

[Black02Silverado]

On ‎5‎/‎24‎/‎2019 at 9:06 AM, newdude said:

The 500mi "break in" in the manual with the speed limiting is done for the differentials.  Hence why no towing in the first 500mi. 

 

That number is actually gotten from AAM the axle supplier, as they almost word for word have the same break in procedure written out.  What GM doesn't tell you that AAM will, is at the 500mi point, the differential fluids should be changed. 

Agree, the diff fluid is one that gets overlooked.   Change out after the first 500 miles and you will be good to go.  

 

I got 188k on my 2002.  Did a used oil analysis on it with 97k or so miles on the fluid and it came back just fine.  I did however switch everything over to AMSOIL once I got the truck home from the dealer when I purchased it.

[Wintersun]

"you had to drive it home at 75 mph" - who had the gun to your head and why did you pick them up?

 

It is also not all that terribly difficult for even a novice driver to be at 65mph and then slow down to 62 mph and after a few miles to speed up to 65 or 68 mph. Actually I see drivers doing this every day out on the highways as they are distracted talking on the phone or talking to a passenger or busy texting or lighting up another fag.

 

The transmission is also in learning mode and setting the shift points based on how the truck is driven during the initial break-in period.

[Moend]

1 hour ago, Wintersun said:

"you had to drive it home at 75 mph" - who had the gun to your head and why did you pick them up?

 

It is also not all that terribly difficult for even a novice driver to be at 65mph and then slow down to 62 mph and after a few miles to speed up to 65 or 68 mph. Actually I see drivers doing this every day out on the highways as they are distracted talking on the phone or talking to a passenger or busy texting or lighting up another fag.

 

The transmission is also in learning mode and setting the shift points based on how the truck is driven during the initial break-in period.

Didn't have to and I actually did fluctuate the speed on the way back. But sure didn't drive it under 55mpg.

[mistaare]

It seems like such a crap shoot. I will (hopefully) be picking my truck tomorrow. It’s 50 miles away mainly all highway. Then Saturday I have to go to work which is another 50 miles all highway. I plan on fluctuating the cruise between 55-65 every 5 minutes or so. 
 

 

[mistaare]

I’m at 450 miles. I need to a trailer around 1600-1700 lbs about 130 Tuesday. All back country roads. 
 

Assuming it will be ok? 

[ShamrockShooter]

I'm sure the lot person that drove my truck 100miles from another dealer did all the breaking in my truck needed.

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[Grumpy Bear]

Can we can add 'break in'' to oil, politics and religion? 

 

I know some facts but nobody is interested in those.

I have an opinion. I'll keep it to myself.

 

What will happen is:

 

You will ask.

Opinions will fly.

Milk will be spilled.

You'll do as you please regardless.

 

Can we just skip to the last step and save the clean up?

 

 

Edited November 5, 2019 by Grumpy Bear