Hi guys & gals,

I've been looking and listening to you all for the last few weeks ever since I ordered my new Octavia VRS in DSG diesel.

Anyhoo, I picked it up today and I couldn't be happier. It is in white, it has the full leather, spare wheel and rear parking sensors and I paid £19,000. I think that was a fairly good deal and they also threw in the paint and interior protection.

The burning question is how should I run it in. I expect to keep it for at least 7 years and want to do it right. I asked the salesman and he said to keep it under 4000 revs for the fist couple of hundred miles as that is the danger time, then it would be fine to take it to the top after that?

Is he right? Any other thoughts?

Thanks for your help.

AlScott in North Yorks

Sounds like a great car. There is a section in the handbook giving fairly detailed instructions on the "running in" period.

You are right in wanting to do it correctly, I'm sure it pays dividends later

Regards all

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As above and common sense. Dont labour the engine, let it warm up, build the revs up.

As a diesel there isnt alot of point redlining anyway, as most of the power is lower down in rev range

As above and common sense. Dont labour the engine, let it warm up, build the revs up.

As a diesel there isnt alot of point redlining anyway, as most of the power is lower down in rev range

As above. Also try not to run too long at constant revs. Keep an eye on the oil level some engines use a touch in the first few miles.

There's some good advice on www.honestjohn.co.uk

Mark

Thanks guys. I know I should read the handbook but you know how us blokes are with handbooks.

Al

4000rpm! Did the salesman think it was a petrol, I would say don't go over 2000rpm for the first 200 miles, then increase as your miles increase.

As above avoid long spells at a constant rpm, mix up your driving style using a and B roads.

It's also good practice to bring the revs up quite high but don't come out of gear, let the engine slow the car down, this will wear the piston rings in to the right position within the piston walls.

Dont be scared to drive it, the worst you could do is have the revs low and constant all the time, varied driving style is best.

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Use it like you normally would drive, don't be too gentle with it and use the torque of the engine, no need to rev it too high but use it freely and vary the speed and load. You should be fine and most of all ENJOY!!! Watching the following smiley spread across your face

Just had a look at my manual and found this online version which I have copied as below.

It doesn't give alot of advice for something so important. Also sems odd that the salesman gave me advice which may be incorrect.... re 4000revs which I thought was high but alot of people would just accept what the so-called expert / salesman tells you tells you. I think his words were something like "I'VE HAD LOADS OF THESE FROM NEW AND ALL MINE HAVE BEEN FINE DRIVING THEM THIS WAY" I think I'll air on the side of caution and keep the revs lower nearer to what abarth_1200 suggests.

The engine has to be run in during the first 1 500 kilometres.

Up to 1 000 kilometres

– Do not drive faster than 3/4 of the mamimum speed of the gear

in use, that is 3/4 of the maximum permissible engine speed.

– Do not use full throttle.

– Avoid high engine revolutions.

– Do not tow a trailer.

From 1 000 up to 1 500 kilometres

– Increase the power output of the engine gradually up to the

full speed of the gear engaged, that is up to the maximum

permissible engine revolutions.

During the first operating hours the engine has higher internal friction than

later until all of the moving parts have harmonized. The driving style which

you adopt during the first approx.1 500 kilometres plays a decisive part in

the success of running in your car.

You should not drive at unnecessarily high engine revolutions even

after the running-in period is complete. The maximum permissible engine

speed is marked by the beginning of the red zone on the scale of the revolutions

counter. Shift up into the next higher gear on a vehicle fitted with

manual gearbox before the red zone is reached. Extremely high engine

revolutions are automatically governed, by the way.

For a vehicle fitted with a manual gearbox the converse situation also

applies: Do not drive at engine revolutions which are too low. Shift down

as soon as the engine is no longer running smoothly.

Wow, lots of cautious advice here.

My advice as i and plenty of others have done on here is:

Set the maxidot if you have one to the oil temp....

When this hits 80+ give it some beans driving through the gears getting through as much as the rev range as possible and don't worry about hitting the redline.

This will help bed the piston rings in giving a better seal, better power delivery, possibly more power and little to none oil use (apart from service i have used just 0.5litres of oil in 35k).