A Long Time Coming......

[Raptor Ricky]

Hi. I’m so excited to be here. I’ve read some of the posts on here and have learned quite a lot in just a few days.

I will be picking up my 2019 Raptor in the next week or so and wanted to know what advice I could get with regards to a break in period if any?

I first drove a Gen 1 Raptor with a 6.2L back in 2013 or so, I’m old and don’t really remember the actual year! It was a Loud, Booming experience. The truck was orange and awesome. I have wanted one ever since. And here I am a week away from being able to look at it in my driveway and more importantly drive the thing every day and everywhere!

I’ll post some follow up pics from my driveway soon and then pics of all the adventures we go on.....

 

[Big Blue]

Congrats and welcome. I have always broken a vehicle in the way I intend to drive it.

 

[Raptor Ricky]

Now that’s sound advice. For me that will be easy enough. Slow and easy with occasional Burt’s of hard acceleration

 

[smurfslayer]

Welcome to FRF.
Pictures, but it hasn’t yet happened.

 

[Raptor Ricky]

Correct. Pictures from the dealer lot. “Real Pics” to follow without the dealer stickers all over it.

 

[Rapt-up]

Welcome to the forums, enjoy that new truck .

 

[Raptor Ricky]

Thank so much.

 

[Scottx]

Vehicle break in
Best way — not that one will do it.
Break in easy ,slow acceleration slow deceleration no engine lugging, keep rpm below 3500 for firsts 50 miles or so. First trip should be at least 80 miles or so to get all parts under thermal load. At 500 miles some say sooner, some say later change all fluids.again At 1000 miles change engine oil and filter. After 1500 miles well pretty much up to you, everything is pretty much seated,wear patterns established etc. of course the gentler you treat anything the longer it will last. Most all metal parts have to establish wear patterns, from gears to pistons cross hatching anyone?? Jmho retired SAE engineer and not looking to fight. But at Garrett air research you don’t think for a minute that our turbochargers and JET engines were immediately spun to over 100,000 plus rpms . Not hardly. Long slow break in best for LONGEVITY AND DURABILITY.Yes race motors are different and have dyno break in.

 

[CigarPundit]

Welcome!

There are at least two schools of thought on this. Some say drive it hard, others say drive it easy. I have heard plausible explanations for both. My philosophy is that the most important thing is to show the engine a lot of variability in rpm, don’t redline it, and change the oil and filter at 1000 miles. After 1k, you’re done. Other than that, don’t worry about it on modern engines. That’s how I’ve always done it and all my engines seem to make good power and last a long time.

 

[Jonny V]

Vehicle break in
Best way — not that one will do it.
Break in easy ,slow acceleration slow deceleration no engine lugging, keep rpm below 3500 for firsts 50 miles or so. First trip should be at least 80 miles or so to get all parts under thermal load. At 500 miles some say sooner, some say later change all fluids.again At 1000 miles change engine oil and filter. After 1500 miles well pretty much up to you, everything is pretty much seated,wear patterns established etc. of course the gentler you treat anything the longer it will last. Most all metal parts have to establish wear patterns, from gears to pistons cross hatching anyone?? Jmho retired SAE engineer and not looking to fight. But at Garrett air research you don’t think for a minute that our turbochargers and JET engines were immediately spun to over 100,000 plus rpms . Not hardly. Long slow break in best for LONGEVITY AND DURABILITY.Yes race motors are different and have dyno break in.