I've read a few posts around this site about a break period. My dealer told me there was no break in on this car, but that one should not keep it at a steady RPM for a very long distance. Now that I've read that some people saying there is a break in period, I'm worried. I bought the car around 300 miles and have been having a lot of fun with it. I've pushed this new toy pretty hard for about 200 miles and smelt a little clutch here or there. Have I ruined my new car and lost potential power or am I alright? Please clarify. Thanks.

 

You are fine, you have not ruined your car, and have gained potential power, if anything. But don't be too rough on your clutch, THAT is a part that needs a moderate amount of break-in. Bottom line, engines benefit from a varied and yes, hard, break-in...but clutches, not so hard. So rev hard and often, but shift slowly and smoothly, at least for the first few hundred miles. After that, let 'er rip! You've got a warranty until 60,000 miles, you know.

 

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Well said!!!!

 

It is true that it is better to avoid keeping the rpm constant, but I don't know where you get the idea that you should break it in hard. Infiniti suggests that you keep it under 4k rpm for the first 1200 miles. I've heard of people suggesting that you should drive it real hard for the first 20 miles and that's it, then take it easy till 1200, but never that you should break it in hard in general; but even that idea doesn't even really seem to be a well accepted one. In reality, though, cars don't really need breaking in like they used to--even if you completely ignore the notion of setting your rings with a break in period it shouldn't have any detrimental effects on your car.

 

a few hard pulls every now and then are a go0d thing for it. I think engine and assembly technology has gone beyond the need to break-in or "baby" the car for the first 1000 to 1500 miles.

 

easy breakin procedures are total bs and should never be followed. it can actually hurt a vehicle breaking them in easy and effect performance down the line. Read this article and put your foot in it!

http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

btw, this article goes for cars same as motorcycles...........

 

Ok ok...I'm at 1100 miles and have been aching to try the DS mode...can't wait no more!!!!

 

PLease don't, your car is well broken-in!

 

drop the hammer and have fun! if you do burnouts get a video haha :P

 

if the clutch burnouts, does the warranty cover it? cuz i heard from a couple people that the clutch isn't covered by the warranty.

 

i would assume not. that would be wear and tear, kinda like tires.. hell you could burn the clutch out in 10 min if you wanted to just like you could wear out tires...

 

clutch would not be covered by warranty.......

 

burn your clutch or anything on the car get a new one and be done with it just dont mess anything else up after 4yrs or 60k miles

 

i was thinkin that the clutch isnt covere too....but i was talkin to a guy i know with a g35s MT and he said he just changed his clutch cuz he burned his out....and he said the warranty covered it....so that was interesting

 

Hum... interesting..