Running In!

Guest · Jan 24, 2004

Picked up my new 2004 S this morning (from Merlin Nottingham - who are in chaos 'cause the two best sales guys have just resigned!).

Immediately notice lots more low down power when compared to my previous 2.7 (bit louder as well) but they've told me no more than 4K revs for the first 1,500 miles!! - I thought it was only the first 1000?

By the way, service intervals for 2004 cars (whole range) are now 20,000 miles or 2 years now! (think I'll still be having the oil changed at 12K personally)

Regards

daro911 · Jan 24, 2004

ORIGINAL: Chris Turner

Picked up my new 2004 S this morning

Immediately notice lots more low down power when compared to my previous 2.7 (bit louder as well) but they've told me no more than 4K revs for the first 1,500 miles!! - I thought it was only the first 1000?

Hi Chris ... What a fabulous day weather wise to collect your new toy. What's the full spec and I hope you get as much pleasure from it as I have done from mine over the past 10 months....Regards ..Rob

REFS Oils Change @ 12K ... If you feel you must over service your car

make sure you only get charged for 1/2 labour involved which at todays money is probably around £46.00 odd + oil.... See full facts & figures on my current posting below

mikecolquhoun · Jan 24, 2004

Service intervals ... does make you wonder doesn't it! The oil is the same and I bet the filter is the same .... have we been connned all along? Running in is a myth ...

daro911 · Jan 24, 2004

ORIGINAL: mikecolquhoun

Service intervals ... does make you wonder doesn't it! .... have we been connned all along? Running in is a myth ...

[

]What's really annoying.com is my MY03, identical mechanically to Chris's brand new today 04, needs to be serviced every year! I quizzed PCGB and reading between the lies [

] I think it's just a case of altering MY03 service intervals would require the expense of issuing new service books accordingly and losing out on £300.00 p.a. from these owners. So best leave them as is and keep up the bullsh*t

Hope this won't affect the residuals on 03 cars compared to 04 20K between service examples

Diver944 · Jan 25, 2004

ORIGINAL: daro911

Hope this won't affect the residuals on 03 cars compared to 04 20K between service examples

I would think that longterm it has to reduce the residuals of an 04 and onwards.

In ten years time the 03 cars engines just have to be in better condition. I am sure they would all make it to the end of their warranty period and beyond, but as the cars get older and are on their 4th or 5th owner I know which one I would lean towards lasting the longer.

JCB.. · Jan 26, 2004

Chris

It should tell you in your Owners Handbook what Porsche recommend for the running in period.

JCB..

Mark_Bennett · Jan 26, 2004

In my 2001 MY book it says
"600 Km or 1000 Miles"

I kid you not...

An American handbook says 2000 Miles/3000Km at a max of 4200 rpm

It's all rubbish anyway - the engines are run at max revs for something like 20 minutes on the test bench before they are shoved in the car.

I still run mine in though - and then got them to change the oil and filter after 2000 miles...[8|]

daro911 · Jan 26, 2004

ORIGINAL: Mark Bennett

I still run mine in though - and then got them to change the oil and filter after 2000 miles...[8|]

As there is no official 2000 miles service do you get the oil & filter!! (which is good for 24months or 20K miles) changed by a Porsche Specialist at 1/2 the money of an OPC [

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Mark_Bennett · Jan 26, 2004

I supplied the oil (£18 per 4l from Auchan)
They were changing the number plates to the UK ones, and faffing around doing whatever else they do after Factory Collection (ruining the beading up of water on the roof by washing it for instance...[

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It wasn't too hard persuding them to add an hours labour for changing the oil[

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Guest · Jan 26, 2004

John - I guess it does tell me in the handbook - didn't get one with the car (the chaos Merlin were in.. I was lucky to get the car!) - handbook is out of print at present & is to follow.....

Regards

evoke · Jan 26, 2004

I have a MY03 2.7 Boxster and was told to limit the revs to 4000 RPM for the first 500 miles. After this I imposed my own running in period of another 500 miles below 5000 RPM. Now, after 13000 miles in 9 months, the engine is sounding pretty good. Nowadays I think it's the brakes and tyres that require running in more than the engine.

Taz

daro911 · Jan 26, 2004

ORIGINAL: rumba

Nowadays I think it's the brakes and tyres that require running in more than the engine.

Taz

Brakes & Tyres 150-200 miles usually is enough to bed them in so the engine, gearbox, etc still needs to be treated with repect for say 1000 miles then get set for the redline [

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Does anyone know if there is any relationship between RMS Failures and hard chargers!

Rodney Naghar · Jan 26, 2004

I read somewhere previoulsy on this forum that owners that have broken in their cars properly go on to benefit from lower engine oil consumption than those who haven't.[8|]

JCB.. · Jan 27, 2004

I'd take it back!

(1000 miles is the normal UK figure)

JCB..

Andrew Killington · Jan 27, 2004

Chris
all the best with the new car
I'm gobsmacked that the handbook is out of print - come on Porsche get your act together!!
Andrew

IainCameron · Jan 27, 2004

Does anyone know if there is any relationship between RMS Failures and hard chargers!
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Daro,

I took care to run my Boxster in as smoothly as possible and I got rewarded with a RMS leaking at 2500 miles. I was devastated as they had to remove the complete engine and gearbox to replace the seal and I thought that they would make a complete mess of it reassembling all of it. But no, everything is still OK.

I agree with some of you that it is how the "robot" assembles the seal at the factory that matters and not how hard you drive the car thereafter. I have since done another 15,000 fabulous miles in my Boxster and no more leaks (yet!).

Elliot Davies · Jan 27, 2004

Chris, here is a great site where you can download, get parts 1 and 2 which have the exploded diagram, well worth it if you wish to see your internals. [

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Most of the PNs are on here too [

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Clicky Linky

daro911 · Jan 27, 2004

ORIGINAL: IainCameron

I agree with some of you that it is how the "robot" assembles the seal at the factory that matters and not how hard you drive the car thereafter. I have since done another 15,000 fabulous miles in my Boxster and no more leaks (yet!).

Yes but there are some Boxster owners on here who have had the OPC replaced RMS go again! So "robots" may not be the root cause of the problem me finks![X(] Robert

n.turner · Jan 28, 2004

I have my boxster booked in as I recently noticed an oil leak after only having the car for 3 months. Am I to assume that it is the RMS or are there any other common culprits? I am obviously disappointed and surprised to be having this problem in what seems to be an otherwise perfect car of such good pedigree.

Nick

PS is the RMS always covered by warranty?

daro911 · Jan 28, 2004

ORIGINAL: n.turner

I have my boxster booked in as I recently noticed an oil leak after only having the car for 3 months. Am I to assume that it is the RMS or are there any other common culprits? Nick

PS is the RMS always covered by warranty?

Nick ... You have a full manufacturers warranty for the first 24 months so I can't see any reason why your problem wouldn't be covered!