Hi all, new to Skoda here. I was wondering if you can share any best practices on breaking in a new Superb? I am especially confused by oil change advice. Whilst Skoda says I don't need to get the oil changed before the first service, the advise online varies significantly - from 5-10 hours or 20 miles to 1000 miles to 5000km (Skoda). So is there a best practice I should follow for a Superb?

 

Also, what is your favourite way of breaking in an engine? Follow the advice from Skoda i.e. don't Rev excessively for 1000 Kms and don't open full throttle, or do you do something else?

You dont say if diesel or petrol.

 

my experience of 5 vw group 2 litre diesels from new in the last 10 years.

 

light throttle opening for first 500 miles then gradually increase to 1000 miles.

 

never allow to labour in wrong gear.

 

I live on a hill so first 1/4 miles is on very low throttle..almost overrun, allows full oil circulation before any work expected from engine.

 

after and durin running in period very gentle throttle until oill temp up to 90 in maxidot.

 

It seems to take 10k miles for engine to loosen up fully.

 

I have used this method on las 5 vw group diesels all of which covered over 100k in my hands and all performed faultlessly.

 

oil usage decreases from new as engine  beds in.

 

rarely have to top up oil between services.

 

Yawn,

Just drive, assuming not a lunetic foot to the floor merchant.

And the first service per the schedule at 18,000 odd miles will be fine.

We picked up our 1.6 TDI, drove it off the forecourt, through a few miles of urban, a few more of semi rural ord roads, then after about 20 miles, 70 odd miles at Motorway speeds (and a small cough could be appropriate there).

A DSG so no worries about gear selection.

Now turned 50,000, and might perhaps use the difference between the max and the min, between services, if I did not top up with a "dreedle" of oil between times.

cheers

marcus

As above just drove normal and did not register any oil loss on the dip stick before the first oil change at 18000 miles.

Modern engines do not need the old school "running in methods" just don't labour the engine. Give it respect for the first hundred or so miles and then drive it normally and enjoy. We see hundreds of cars a year come through our workshop and never seen any engine damage caused by people driving  cars briskly from new, In fact a briskly driven engined car always seems to drive better and go better than a old school run in car.

Thanks for the replies guys. For the record, is a 2.0 litre Diesel. I did think that because of increase tolerances I may not need to run the car in but then the manual confused me. It is a DSG so it is quite difficult to strain the engine (maybe if I drive in Sport). Might give that a try after about 100 miles or so just to cover more speed/rev ranges. 

After a very minimal no of days (when discreetly and safely possible)I used kickdown to accelerate hard, to possibly quite illegal velocities, but only for as long as the accelerative phase took.

And only after the temperature needle was centred and settled.

This works the higher revs much better than the "sport" setting.(and I have to say I was astounded how high the engine revved, under optimium computer control)

But with the DSG absolutly fool-proof/fail-safe.

I reasoned.

Edited 6 October, 201312 yr by dieseldogg

Just drive it in a moderately sensible manner. It will be fine!

My 1.6tdi Yeti was delivered earlier than i expected, so at 2 days old and under 50m done it set off to the lake district, 4 adults up and stuffed with luggage. Did about 450 miles in several days. No issues except struggling up some of the steeper hills initially.

Has now done 40k and no issues from this hard use strait from new. Still doesnt need topping up between 18k services

Woops didn't notice how old this was when it came up!

Reckon it should be well run in by now, either that or it's burning oil faster than a Kuwaiti oil well