206CC RUN-IN PERIOD

Marcus · Post by **Marcus** » Sun Sep 29, 2002 9:19 pm

Hi all

Love the site. Picked up my first ever new car, 206cc 2.0SE on Saturday. Garage advised that it is not necessary to run it in, is this correct. Also what does it mean when people refer to a car 'loosening up', does this happen? what can I expect?

Many thanx

Claire · Post by **Claire** » Sun Sep 29, 2002 11:32 pm

When I got mine I was told to drive sensibly keeping under 4k revs for the first couple of thousand miles

Seemed to do the trick though as I haven't had any problems

Juan · Post by **Juan** » Sun Sep 29, 2002 11:59 pm

Marcus, my dealer told me also that it didn't need a run in, but anyway i was driving kind of easy during the first 1000 kilometers (625 miles approx) just in case, it worked for me.
cheers

Paul-T · Post by **Paul-T** » Mon Sep 30, 2002 12:06 am

Ive just done over 1000 miles in mine ... everything is OK upto now

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Mon Sep 30, 2002 12:54 am

i'm close to 10k miles - just driven it as i normally would and everything is fine.

stephen T · Post by **stephen T** » Mon Sep 30, 2002 1:45 am

new cars dont need running in.

Juan · Post by **Juan** » Mon Sep 30, 2002 2:46 am

yeah, they dont

willie · Post by **willie** » Mon Sep 30, 2002 5:23 am

Opps i floored mine non stop from day one

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Mon Sep 30, 2002 10:22 am

yeah its true you dont need to run it in.........

but it being new and my pride and joy i took it easy for a while

Post by **Lyndon** » Mon Sep 30, 2002 11:30 am

just make sure the oil temp is right (mines just above the 90' mark) b4 you trash it tooo death

paul_y3k · Post by **paul_y3k** » Mon Sep 30, 2002 1:24 pm

pulled out of garage in a cacophy of wheelspin and noise ...loved it ! Nothings changed 6 months later

ladymxenna · Post by **ladymxenna** » Mon Sep 30, 2002 2:30 pm

First of all Marcus, congratulations on your new buy!!

Secondly, I was informed that there was no run in period...which is just as well, since I put my pedal to the metal from day one....uhhh whilst complying with the speed limit of course!

I have, to date, managed the grand total of 364 miles. ( Date of receipt 19.09.02)

I think though that the more cautious approach is probably the best.

[edit] darn spelling mistakes! [/edit]

kmarei · Post by **kmarei** » Mon Sep 30, 2002 3:59 pm

not sure about the "you don't have to run in new cars" theory
new cars should be run in
they do go through some testing at the factory
but the fact is most of the parts are still firm/tight etc
and even if they do test the engine, you still need to run in the gearbox brakes for them to bed etc
best advice is to take it easy the 1st 1000km then gradually go nuts
it won't take too much time but it could make the engine much more reliable
if you go nuts from day one you won't notice any problem initially but you will notice it later on
and if you check the 206 manual, it says you should not strain the engine when new. i am sure the peugeot engineers who wrote that have their reasons.

AxsMan · Post by **AxsMan** » Mon Sep 30, 2002 5:59 pm

Hi Marcus (and all!)

Been too busy to post over the summer, been blatting around in my CC, going on hols, got married, all that sort of thing

But now I'm playing catch up on the posts.

Re the running in thing, it's been asked a few times and to quote from an earlier post:

"
...from experience of other motors (and particularly bikes) it's a VERY good idea to bed your tyres and brakes in for 50 to 100 miles. New tyres and brake pads have coatings which reduce grip and until these have worn off you don't want to push things too hard esp. in the wet!

You don't have to worry too much about engines these days, 'cuz they are all pre-run in before they leave the factory.

Have fun "

One of the main reasons that you don't have to worry too much about the engines, is the quality of modern lubricating oils (ooh er missus!) So if you are going to thrash your CC's nuts, make sure you have plenty of nice modern synthetic oil on board, or you might come to a grinding halt!

Have (safe) Fun

SimonT

P.S. It's nice to be back!

Marcus · Post by **Marcus** » Mon Sep 30, 2002 10:41 pm

Many thanx for all your responses. This seems like a real cool site, hope to speak to you all again.

Still gettin to grips with navigation, but gettin there

Marcus