Had the Yeti (1.8 tsi Petrol) for a week now and done around 300 miles. Would appreciate some advice on running in a new engine. The hand book says don't exceed 75% of max revs for first 1,000km. That sounds sensible enought. But between 1,000 to 1,500 km it recommends slowly taking each gear up to the max revs permissible (i.e., the red zone on the counter). I don't generally push a car to max revs (unless I need to get out of a "situation"!) so just wondering if I actually need to push to max revs in order to get the engine set up nicely for the longer term. Some advice from someone a bit more tech savvy would be much appreciated. One of the reasons I bought a new car was that I have a mistrust of how ex demo cars have been treated in their early mileage which the hand book describes as critical to longer term performance.

Thanks in advance,

Just drive it normally and give it some work to do. You don't have to go up to max revs, but don't baby it around either.

Give it some welly, when the engine is hot, as the miles build up.

These engines have longlife synthetic oil in from new.The piston rings have to bed in ,or your engine will burn oil,develop less power and use more petrol.

There's lots of ex-demo owners on Briskoda and I've never read an adverse comment.:no:

But between 1,000 to 1,500 km it recommends slowly taking each gear up to the max revs permissible

I dunno. It clearly says so in English version of the manual. But for example in Polish one it says: "between 1,000 to 1,500 km you can gradually increase speed (...) up to the max revs permissible" which makes more sense to me since if you don't have to you don't need to ...

As per the manual has worked for my last two Skodas. Both had good flexible engine characteristics and neither burnt any oil between services. I remeber a Merceedes minibus at work that was the slowest of the fleet and burnt oil like there was no tomorrow. Apparently while it was being run in, it was driven at a constant slow speed the whole time with no work load given to it.

Edited 8 November, 201114 yr by Photoemt

I would follow the manual. It must be that their engineers intend the engine to be extended to its' full range as part of the process of bedding in and loosening up.

The worst you can do for a new engine is to allow it to lug, too high a gear too low revs or to drone along at constant speeds. Use the gearbox and -for example by holding 3rd on a motorway on ramp-use the revs.

I did the Honest John run-in on mine, and it's used barely a drop of oil since I got it.

I did the Honest John run-in on mine, and it's used barely a drop of oil since I got it.

+1 for Honest John.

tom

An acquaintaince who builds competition engines advises that running in should comprise careful warming up followed by ragging the a*se out of it. Never had the nerve to do it myself though.

I never reached the redline, however I did experience some oil loss initially, it was "cured" once I rev it to 4000 rpm in one or two occasions during the run in period.

An acquaintaince who builds competition engines advises that running in should comprise careful warming up followed by ragging the a*se out of it. Never had the nerve to do it myself though.

Competition engines also require rebuilding after a few thousand miles! (if that)

Personally I drive the car normally, now on 14,500 miles and it's not used a drop of oil

To the person who reported this thread - Hell will freeze over before this thread gets moved for not being yeti specific. Not worth the backlash at all LOL

An acquaintaince who builds competition engines advises that running in should comprise careful warming up followed by ragging the a*se out of it. Never had the nerve to do it myself though.

A lot of race engine builders have the same approach-but ask them how their engines shape up in the 70-100 thousand mile zone. They build to give maximum power and sufficient longevity. The good ones balance components to an exact match and hand finish and match ports etc.Despite that in GP an Moto GP teams have to face penalties for exceeding their engine allocation for the season.

24 hour racers at Le Mans build to last 2300 miles and some don't make it.

I would love to see how long an engine built to race standards, fully blueprinted and balanced would last if run in and used for everyday motoring-but I doubt anyone would ever spend so much for road use.

To the person who reported this thread - Hell will freeze over before this thread gets moved for not being yeti specific. Not worth the backlash at all LOL

Tell us who so we can spam him! Seriously nice light touch modding, thanks

To be honest, I would struggle to know where to put it as it IS specific to the 1.8 TSI engine and you don't get that in many other cars - only the Octavia II I think, maybe the Superb II

To be honest, the best way really would be to drive it normally, don't push it to it's max all the time, vary the revs and load on it, push it occasionally and you shouldn't go too wrong.

Ian

Had the Yeti (1.8 tsi Petrol) for a week now and done around 300 miles. Would appreciate some advice on running in a new engine. The hand book says don't exceed 75% of max revs for first 1,000km. That sounds sensible enought. But between 1,000 to 1,500 km it recommends slowly taking each gear up to the max revs permissible (i.e., the red zone on the counter). I don't generally push a car to max revs (unless I need to get out of a "situation"!) so just wondering if I actually need to push to max revs in order to get the engine set up nicely for the longer term. Some advice from someone a bit more tech savvy would be much appreciated. One of the reasons I bought a new car was that I have a mistrust of how ex demo cars have been treated in their early mileage which the hand book describes as critical to longer term performance.

Thanks in advance,

I did a 350 mile trip in my diesel Yeti the second day I had it. I took it a little gently for the first 100 miles or so, then steadily started increasing the revs as needed. It was mainly A roads and motorways so cruising at about 75 mph. By the time I got back I was using full throtle when needed without worrying about it. Then 2 days later we went on holiday 3 up and the rest of the car full of gear, and covered another 700 miles in the following week. I did not worry about running in the engine as most of the time you are driving normally anyway with the engine at sensible power levels and revs. Just keep an eye on the temperature gauge and don't let it start to get too hot. I always think that slogging an engien is worse than revving anyway.

Car is now 14 months old , has done 25000 miles, and I have never had to top it up, unlike a number of others on here who have complained about oil consumtion. It dropped to about half way between the marks on the dipstick by the time the first service, at 19K was needed.

Anyway, honestly, how many people here are still going to be driving their Yeti at 75k or more miles. Most will have moved to a newer car long before.

Edited 14 November, 201114 yr by kenfowler3966

Anyway, honestly, how many people here are still going to be driving their Yeti at 75k or more miles. Most will have moved to a newer car long before.

My Impreza was 11 years old with 80,000miles+ on it when I traded it in for the Yeti. I'm hopeful that the Yeti will last me just as long. I don't buy a new car for the sake of it, I wait until the old one wears out.

My VFR750F is 16 years old and still going strong. I've probably spent more on engine and chassis tuning than I have on the servicing!

Anyway, honestly, how many people here are still going to be driving their Yeti at 75k or more miles. Most will have moved to a newer car long before.

Both my Freelanders were p-ex'ed with just under 100k miles on them, and I won't be thinking of changing the Yeti for probably 3 years, so doing approx 22k a year I suspect the Yeti will be at the same mileage (already on 32k).

My Impreza was 11 years old with 80,000miles+ on it when I traded it in for the Yeti. I'm hopeful that the Yeti will last me just as long. I don't buy a new car for the sake of it, I wait until the old one wears out.

My VFR750F is 16 years old and still going strong. I've probably spent more on engine and chassis tuning than I have on the servicing!

I totally agree. 750,000 kms Mk 2 Golf GTI. Was still going strong but it had to go. Will hopefully run the Yeti just as far.

I bought the Yeti because its styling is timeless. Just like the Golf Mk 2 and the (original) Saab 900....or is that just me

But you are very much the exception. Most people who can afford a new car, can then afford to replace it at 3 to 4 years old. It is the second owner who usually ends up taking it to high mileages.

Are we? I know plenty of people who now keep their cars for much longer now, especially if they have diesels, because of their known longevity.

I've got one friend with a Peugeot with 180k on it, and it is perfect. I think the only things he has ever bought has been tyres and an exhaust.

I will still have my Yeti with 120k on it in three years, as for running in, I picked it up, drove it as normal from day one, with only a few hundred miles on it, I hooked the caravan on (1500 kilo) and went to Wales for a week, it used 1 litre of oil towing but since then it has not used a drop of oil, now done 14,000 miles and runs well, getting better every week.

I don't think there is any need to "run in" an engine these days.

As for high mileage, every VAG car I have had has easily done 100k miles plus with no problems, even after having a hard life, one of my reps has an Insignia, it is three years old, has 80,000 on it and so far has had the head and valves replaced after a cambelt snap, brakes all round after the rear calipers siezed, and so, our lease company said they expect nothing less from a Vauxhall, serviced regularly too.

But you are very much the exception. Most people who can afford a new car, can then afford to replace it at 3 to 4 years old. It is the second owner who usually ends up taking it to high mileages.

Sorry don't see the point of changing a car so quickly. Your just burning money. A diesel will go on and on..if you run it in properly and look after it. The thing (most importantly) about the Yeti MK 1 is that its shape is 'timeless' compared to its competitors. For me its like the 'Landrover'. Skoda will introduce the Yeti Mk2, Mk 3, but it will never be so cool as this one.

I will hopefully put 250,000 kms on the car..if not more.