New vehicle - running in.

[Coilover]

Just taken delivery and I’m following the recommendations from the manual for running in. These days engines are already ‘run in’ as such and this is more a ‘bedding in’ exercise, unlike the old days where you HAD to run in otherwise you were in trouble.

What is everyone doing? My old school engine building and general paranoia leads me to think that a 600 mile oil and filter change (and possibly gear fluid) might be a good idea… or am I just too paranoid? Do I trust Alpine and ignore an ‘initial service’. Ariel have a 500 mile service for vtec powered Nomads and Atoms, so it’s not like every modern engine is good for 12k straight out of the box.

Edited by Coilover on Friday 26th November 08:23

[Coilover]

Definitely agree with 'tight'. Having driven two demonstrators, each with 2k+ miles, this one feels as tight as a goldfish at 50 fathoms.

[Coilover]

Getting as much 'running in' mileage done before Jan 10th when I get an oil change.

Martins of Winchester just quoted a super reasonable price for the oil change. It's a no brainer!