6.4L towing break in 50 mph vs 60 mph
First, a little background. I just got my new truck last Friday. I've broken my engine in properly for the first 300 miles and will have 500 miles on it by Wednesday. Ok, I cheated a little and had to...
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Is it a multi lane highway? If its a minimum of 3 lanes, I would just hop in the far right lane and do 50. Minimum speed is likely 40 mph, and you are allowing 2 lanes of traffic to your left for people to pass you. I would try to follow their directions as much as possible.
There is a reason they recommend slower speeds for set mileage...
That being said, I got issued my last police cruiser with 87 miles on it. I can promise you that I didn't follow any break in procedure with the engine or the brakes. The first day I got that car it got abused... high speeds, hard braking, long periods of idling, etc. 15 months ago I turned it in with 120K miles on it and it was re-assigned to a rookie officer and is still on the road. I'm sure it has over 150K HARD miles on it and hundreds of hours of idle time. Never had a mechanical issue with the engine, transmission or rear axle.
The police car was bought and maintained by the county... my truck is bought and maintained by me. I would follow the directions as best I could...
There is a reason they recommend slower speeds for set mileage...
That being said, I got issued my last police cruiser with 87 miles on it. I can promise you that I didn't follow any break in procedure with the engine or the brakes. The first day I got that car it got abused... high speeds, hard braking, long periods of idling, etc. 15 months ago I turned it in with 120K miles on it and it was re-assigned to a rookie officer and is still on the road. I'm sure it has over 150K HARD miles on it and hundreds of hours of idle time. Never had a mechanical issue with the engine, transmission or rear axle.
The police car was bought and maintained by the county... my truck is bought and maintained by me. I would follow the directions as best I could...
