View Full Version : new engine break in
zeke1030
06-18-2009, 11:06 PM
any special procedurers or things to avoid (towing)with the 5.4 engine break-in once you pick it up at the dealer?
Stainless
06-18-2009, 11:40 PM
It says in your owners manual, my truck was a certain set of parameters and not to tow for 2000k.
But yours is probably diffrent.
SKRWZ
06-18-2009, 11:43 PM
Run It Hard ... [ don't baby it]
heres a good read on breaking in a engine http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
Northern Supercrew
06-19-2009, 12:06 AM
^^^^^^^^^^^YUP.....broke my 05 in that way....280 miles of 120-150 km/h. Not 1 prob when i traded it off at 70,000 km's. my 08 was broke in driving from Grande Prairie to Edm and then 1600 km back to where i live. I didn't baby any part of the truck..eng, tranny or brakes. Now have almost 20,000 km's on her.
taisa899
06-19-2009, 12:23 AM
beat the hell out of it while it's still under warranty
swackly
06-20-2009, 09:00 AM
Drive like you stole her till the warranty runs out