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The characteristics of an engine will depend on the way it was designed and subsequent wear and tear. It's difficult to digest how re-lining the car, which will cause even more cause wear and tear, lead it produce more power or be rev-happy. | |
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| ![]() I have heard GTO say this regarding his vtec IIRC. In my case my 65k run Honda Dio has been maxxed most of the KM's after the run in. Service is done myself religiously and I bet it runs smoother than some of the Dios that have been run conservatively but serviced properly. Reason? I don't know! ![]() |
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My college days ride was a bajaj boxer, whose engine disintegrated completely due to my rev-happy endeavors within 16K Kms, instead of smoothening out! ![]() Dio/Activa is already smooth. I have personally not come across an UN-refined example. I think you really love your ride too much!! ![]() Last edited by abhishek46 : 13th March 2017 at 21:54. Reason: spelling | |
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BHPian | ![]() Not sure about myth or not, but my cars run much more smoother and has better response after a spirited highway run. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() A spirited highway run is not the same thing as redlining a car (the original question). Lots of folks drive as fast as their car & highway conditions allow. But only a minor %age of that would have ever redlined their car. You can do 100kmph in 5th gear & feel spirited. Redlining would need that to be done in 2nd gear (or 3rd for some cars). Not many do that. And it definitely is not a pre-requisite for your car to be able to hit it's rated top speed when the need arises. |
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| ![]() Thanks a lot everyone for sharing their knowledge! Still people end up saying that a engine that is redlined more often will have better performance (or be a better performer) than an engine that is rarely red lined or driven fast. |
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You can check the levels and top up the engine oil if the need be. This is what I was told by Hyundai service. I am sure Maruti service won't say anything extraordinary. | |
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| ![]() When I insisted on an oil change at my car's 1000 km service, the advisor was a bit shocked. He said it's not required till 10K kms, but did replace the oil & filter on my instructions. A few thousand km later I went back and had him change the oil again but this time with synthetic. He was even more zapped. ![]() As for the Italian tuneup, it does help but one needs to be careful about not redlining the engine too long and too frequently. And diesels, with some exceptions, generally don't like to be revved hard. I drive at brisk highway speeds with the RPM hovering between 2,500-4000 RPM (petrol engine) in top gear for hours at a stretch which is good enough to burn off most deposits. |
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Sorry, not sure who advises this. Its totally outdated. There is a reason it is not in the manual neither it is recommended by the manufacturer. The reason is, it is not necessary! If your engine generates huge heat however during the first couple of hundreds of kilometers you have a huge problem and an oil change isn't going to fix your engine! Jeroen | |
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| ![]() My Creta manual mentions the following which seems totally opposite from what is normally advised- ![]() Mine is a diesel but the manual is common for both Petrol and Diesel vehicles. 2000 - 4000 rpm looks to be on the higher side even for a petrol. All along I thought 2000 /2200 rpm is the max advisable. Did they make a mistake while writing the manual or am I missing something? Last edited by pacman2881 : 19th May 2017 at 14:02. |
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Keep increasing the RPM limit slowly. Best is to be in that range as mentioned by you 2000-2200 RPM. | |
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