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New engine break-in etiquette



Hey everyone,

Now that I have my 2 liter 16V running, I wanted to get some feedback from 
those of you in the know about the rules of breaking in a motor.

So far I've put nearly 300 miles on the motor and I've kept it under 3500 
RPM's. I changed the oil at 100 miles, too.

What I'd relly like to know is how high I can wind this baby up and when I 
can do it. I'm thinking that I'll start hitting 5000 RPM's once I get 500 
miles on the motor, and go for 7000+ RPM's only after I've hit 1,000 miles.

Does that sound like a good break in schedule?

TIA -- Craig Williams
1981 Scirocco S 2008cc 16V (Breaking in the Motor)
1987 Jetta GLi 1.8 16V (Daily Driver)
1991 Passat Wagon2.0 16V (For the Wife & baby to be)


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