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I'm getting my first scooby soon, an obsidian black 05 wrx (can't wait!) and was just wondering what the running in procedure is? Thanks in advance,
Dan.
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Originally Posted by WRX 05
I'm not sure, does anyone have subaru's official running in procedure?
Keep below 4k rpm for the first 1k. Don't drive at a constant speed/engine load, work the car gently up and down the gears, avoid harsh acceleration/deceleration etc.. The 4k rpm limit esp important since running in oil is thinner than regular oil put in at the first service. I think that covers the official stuff. Personally I wouldn't take the 1k service as a permit to redline the car straight away, you might want to consider incrementally increasing the rev limit by 1k every 500 miles or so thereafter.
running in?
