Ferrari 458 break in procedure.

What the dealer told you is true. It is noted in the manual. Several F-chaters have followed this while others do not think the car needs a break in period due to the factory testing. I played it safe and followed the manual (Not a easy task to do as the "horse" wants to run and run.....

Have fun and best of luck.

 

Take the car on one nice long drive and then let it loose!

 

Turn key, hit the red button, pull back on right lever when the little yellow comes on the steering wheel. That's it!

 

having complied with 'break in" procedure, what have u inevitably prevented? i mean whats the worse that could happen if you ignore the recommended procedure?...

 

These cars are all already broken in from the factory. The US break in procedure is purely 100% for legal liabilities, basically telling you to take it easy as you get used to the car. US is a lawsuit happy society where some idiot will get into an accident and go all out against the manufacturer, its happened before with the most famous case involving a carrera gt, its also why the US F430's never got the euro-spec launch control.

 

That's probably true --- but it's still good advice.

 

All markets, not just the US, have the break-in procedure.

 

best advice I had from a good mechanic is this, no matter what car, start the engine, use the car for about 10 mins or 10 miles, don't go erratic, give some time for the oil to heat up and spread throughout the whole engine, gradually increase the rpm and maybe a couple of minutes more, you can go full blast.

with the 458, I believe there is an indicator where it will tell you if the engine needs warmup or you can already go full blast.

 

I have an expert who visited the factory and said you will never believe how well they had test run your car before delivery. They had whipped the engine n run it around the circuit in good manners. No need to baby the car. It wouldn't break... so I heard.

 

Yes, it's the oil temp gauge.

 

I still think it's to convince the new owner to take it easy for a while. The threat of breaking the motor is a pretty good way to keep them from going crazy until they get used to it.

 

My dealer advised me at delivery to just "drive it like you stole it"!

 

Obviously, he respected your driving ability!

 

I will be doing the break-in per manual as I have for all my cars. That way in the future if something happens or oil consumption is high, I won't be thinking in the back of my mind, did I help cause this problem. I know boats are a little different, my partner and I bought the same series of boats, our vin numbers were 3 different, I broke mine he did not and at 75 hours I am using no oil and he is using 1 quart per 10 hours. I'm not saying this always happens but you never know what other factors are inolved.

 

Guys, it was interesting yesterday when Dave and I picked up his new Scarlet 458. During delivery the dealer told him that he should observe the "Break in" procedure because the car's black box records max RPM and if something does break during "Break In" it might cause an issue with the warranty. He said "might", it was like why even bring that in to the conversation if something does go wrong

It was kind of like, hey observe the "Break In" and there will be no issues, even if there are issues

I have observed "Break In" procedures on all my new vehicles and rebuilt engines for my bikes and so far I have had no problems and I mean zero. I know others that have taken a new rebuilt engine and taken it out and run it at a constant speed and rpm for a fairly long time instead of varying the speed and RPM and they have had various ring and valve issues......it is the nature of the beast. But hey, like anything else you can do what you want and YMMV.

 

My dealer has always told me that they are broken in from the factory. So if I look in the handbook there is a break-in proceedure?

 

In my manual, page 152 upper left.

 

They only get the rings seated at the factory, true? Full break-in entails much more. I'd follow the manual to the letter.

The black box probably knows if the car has been redlined cold.

I always inform the next owner of my actions, supported, hopefully, by good performance and low oil consumption. I tend to log a lot of miles so I try to allay any concerns the next owner may have. They aren't all "hard" miles.

 

Some members reported in other markets the manuals stating different requirements. Its a liability thing. Get used to the car before pushing it hard.

 

From page 136 in the manual ...

Driving the vehicle

Running-in

The latest manufacturing techniques have allowed us to achieve
high precision and accuracy levels in the construction and assembly
of components. Nonetheless, the vehicle movable parts undergo a
settling process, basically during the first hours of operation.

Engine and transmission

Avoid exceeding 5,000 RPM for the first 1,000 km (620 mi).

After starting, do not exceed 4,000 RPM until the engine has
warmed up (oil temperature: 65-70 °C/149-158 °F).

Do not let the engine run at a constantly high speed for a
prolonged time.

 

that's one but more specifically, these screens.
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in the last pic,wouldn't the tires be on fire by then?

 

so far we haven't seen any 458 with the tires causing the fire hahahaha =)