1500 miles ok to open it up?

[Dunrick]

Last night I was opening it up probably about 10 times....is that ok at 1500 miles? Probably no long term damage??? Any info, dont be too cruel guys. Peace

[IceD out N CALI]

that was perfectly fine. its the first 600 the owners manual indicates to go easy on the ep :)

[mrfixit687]

200 more miles until vtec for me :(

[FirstImport02Si]

oops...maybe I should read the manual.

[ep pilot]

I babied my Ep religiously until about 800 miles. I hit the rev limiter once before 1k between 800-1k I gradually increased tach speeds and clutch engagements, practiced accelerating hard onto freeway on ramps then coasting and passing moderately. I've got 1.5K now and have bounced of the fuel cut-off twice and made two top speed runs. I think my Ep is well broken in now. Keep in mind I have never shifted past 3k until the engine has been fully warmed up or been running / driving for about 5 min or so.


-Ryan

[ULTRAMANIA]

you should be fine after 1500.. yea the manuel says 600 for the break in of the engine and like 500 or something for the breaks.. i went to 1000 just to be REAL safe before i pushed my car... but yea.. you should be fine man... no worries

[ULTRAMANIA]

you should be fine after 1500.. yea the manuel says 600 for the break in of the engine and like 500 or something for the breaks.. i went to 1000 just to be REAL safe before i pushed my car... but yea.. you should be fine man... no worries

[civic hatch boi]

that's fine.. the first day i got it. it had like 26 miles... and i drove all the way home in 3rd gear.. this is highway too.. 6k rpm all the way home wut a rush.

[ULTRAMANIA]

Originally posted by civic hatch boi
that's fine.. the first day i got it. it had like 26 miles... and i drove all the way home in 3rd gear.. this is highway too.. 6k rpm all the way home wut a rush.

why would you do that? be in third gear all the way home on a hwy??? you engine is real sensitive till the break in point... mmmmmmmmmm

[!@#$%]

Originally posted by civic hatch boi
that's fine.. the first day i got it. it had like 26 miles... and i drove all the way home in 3rd gear.. this is highway too.. 6k rpm all the way home wut a rush.

were u purposely trying to blow the engine to give urself an excuse to get a k20a2?

[sonic imperial]

You should be just fine to open it up now. I waited until right after 600 miles and I have 6000 now. I've opened it up pretty much every single day since hitting 600 and it seems to be doing fine.

[sonic imperial]

You should be just fine to open it up now. I waited until right after 600 miles and I have 6000 now. I've opened it up pretty much every single day since hitting 600 and it seems to be doing fine.

[cbecker333]

Originally posted by ep pilot
Keep in mind I have never shifted past 3k until the engine has been fully warmed up or been running / driving for about 5 min or so.

I dont think thats a good idea. It takes LONGER for your engine to warm up if you stay under 3k, which means your engine is running below normal operating temperatures for LONGER, which means you will get more wear. The manual says even in the cold you should warm up for no more than 1 minute, and dirve normally (to me, this means shifting @ 3700) to finish the process of warming up the engine.

-Chris

[carbonSI]

my ep feels much quicker than it did early in the break in point, which was 1500 also.. i have about 3400 miles at the moment, about 150 more miles until my free scheduled check up :D -mike