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barrysharp
02-09-2003, 02:40 PM
There's some discussion going on in the other forum about the correct breakin procedure. That is, keeping RPMs below some value, no hard acceleration, change oil after 3000 miles rather than waiting longer, etc, etc.

It would be good to get the scoop from the 'horses mouth' so to speak, at the FDC.

Maybe as people proceed thru the OSD/FDC experience they could post back what the FDC staff person says to do for the period of time touring about before returning car for shipment back to USA.

Thanks.

purush
02-09-2003, 03:39 PM
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (barrysharp @ Feb. 09 2003,16:40)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">There&#39;s some discussion going on in the other forum about the correct breakin procedure. That is, keeping RPMs below some value, no hard acceleration, change oil after 3000 miles rather than waiting longer, etc, etc.

It would be good to get the scoop from the &#39;horses mouth&#39; so to speak, at the FDC.

Maybe as people proceed thru the OSD/FDC experience they could post back what the FDC staff person says to do for the period of time touring about before returning car for shipment back to USA.

Thanks.[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Barry

I will ask. &nbsp;But remember I am not taking my car anywhere but the testing track for a spin. &nbsp;

Purush

barrysharp
02-09-2003, 04:02 PM
Purush:

It looks like you may be one of the first in our OSDers group to visit FDC -- you&#39;ve just 14 days to go &nbsp;http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif &nbsp;Look forward to your FDC report and the test track experience/description.

Are you one of the people wanting the wood/leather steering wheel?

purush
02-09-2003, 04:18 PM
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (barrysharp @ Feb. 09 2003,18:02)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Purush:

Are you one of the people wanting the wood/leather steering wheel?[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Barry

The wooden steering wheel does look cool. &nbsp;However, my wife was not keen on it. &nbsp;So, I stopped drooling thinking about it http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

Purush

Mr_Westlake
02-09-2003, 04:59 PM
Purush do you having a hard time waiting to get your hands on the car? Those last days were hard, at least for me.

It will be great to hear what the FDC staff have to say about the breakin procedure. http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

purush
02-09-2003, 05:34 PM
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Mr_Westlake @ Feb. 09 2003,18:59)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Purush do you having a hard time waiting to get your hands on the car? Those last days were hard, at least for me.

It will be great to hear what the FDC staff have to say about the breakin procedure. http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Yeah -- it has been hard. &nbsp;I won&#39;t be driving it too much in Sweden. &nbsp;The next month and a half will be even more worse as I wait to get my car home http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

Purush

rkestner
02-10-2003, 08:34 AM
i seem to remember hans at fdc telling me that the breakin procedure was stay below 4k rpm for the first 1200 miles. &nbsp;i asked him about oil change at 3k miles and he instructed that it was unnecessary until 7.5k miles. &nbsp;we did not change oil in our 1 month, 4k mile tour of europe. &nbsp;i kept it below 4k rpm until we hit 1.2k miles, somewhere in normandy, france if i remember correctly. &nbsp;one other point he shared was not to run too long at one speed/rpm, especially easy with cruise control, during the breakin period. &nbsp;i also remember hans telling me that volvo ran the engines to break them in before delivery of the car. &nbsp;i believe the engine run in must be performed at the engine manufacturing facility, since the factory only runs the finished vehicle for a mile and a half or so before shipping/fdc/etc.