Finished FL5 Break In

[Rhorn]

Here is what the 2023 Civic Hatchback Owner's Manual found on the Honda owners website says about break-in...

Page 502:
During the first 600 miles (1,000 km) of operation, avoid sudden acceleration or full throttle operation so as not to damage the engine or powertrain.

Page 503:
Avoid hard braking for the first 200 miles (300 km) after purchasing your new vehicle or replacing the brake pads or rotors, to allow for proper break-in.

Very generic, so break-in is likely not a Honda concern.

The problem is that the engine for that owners manual is not the same engine in the CTR

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[mmdct]

The problem is that the engine for that owners manual is not the same engine in the CTR

Go to owners.honda.com and find the manual. The CTR is listed in the specs plus LogR functionality. Check it out...

 

[Two Step Performance]

Made it to almost 200 miles on the odometer before we tossed the car on the dyno for a bit of R&D.

 

[captainscott60]

Made it to almost 200 miles on the odometer before we tossed the car on the dyno for a bit of R&D.

Mine has about 200 miles on it. It’s broken in, I am sure. Time to have fun.

 

[captainscott60]

You have to seat the rings sometimes not advocating to beat the shit out of it ! But the worst thing you can do , is baby it as well. Just break it in the way you normally will drive it and I am sure you will be fine. Going to change the oil at 1000 miles and drop a K and N filter in it. Engine will last longer than me ! Regards. The only thing I need to decide is, what Oil ? Amsoil, Mobile 1 or something else ?
With Kind Regards to everyone

 

[mvela]

I decided to wait till 1500 miles because of mixed reviews. But I’ll be changing my oil and filter tomorrow and time to see what she can do. I waited till 1k to actually floor it real quick and I made the right choice with buying this car. It does everything I want it to do and such a blast to drive.

 

[2017civicext]

Where do you find the total vehicle miles on the FL5? I can only find the trip meters...

 

[DarthTrizzle]

Where do you find the total vehicle miles on the FL5? I can only find the trip meters...

Slide the control on the right side of wheel up and down til you get to the trip meter then depress the slide button. Should switch between odometer/trip a/trip b. Took me a few to figure it out as well

 

[TDC50]

600 miles for me and gave it some gas from 3rd through 4th. Pulls nice and linearly; Honda did well in tuning this motor for good around town drivability while allowing it to make power up near redline. Pretty quick and great for what it is. The car is a joy to drive!

 

[2017civicext]

Slide the control on the right side of wheel up and down til you get to the trip meter then depress the slide button. Should switch between odometer/trip a/trip b. Took me a few to figure it out as well

Awesome, thank you very much! I brought it home last night and could not figure it out lol

 

[DeVo]

Slide the control on the right side of wheel up and down til you get to the trip meter then depress the slide button. Should switch between odometer/trip a/trip b. Took me a few to figure it out as well

it's so strange the odometer isn't always visible. I didn't even know a car could not show it before this

 

[Cornercarver]

I hear some differences of opinion on break-in before revving it out.

But there is definitely consensus on brakes - they need to seat properly before ultra hard braking. So on that at least, you might want to go easy on them for roughly the first 200 miles. That applies of course whenever you get new pads / rotors as well. Racing brake pads for a track day? The exception obviously. But anything you are going to daily, yes.

 

[Rhorn]

I hear some differences of opinion on break-in before revving it out.

But there is definitely consensus on brakes - they need to seat properly before ultra hard braking. So on that at least, you might want to go easy on them for roughly the first 200 miles. That applies of course whenever you get new pads / rotors as well. Racing brake pads for a track day? The exception obviously. But anything you are going to daily, yes.

You sure about that? Never heard of brake pads needing to 'seat in' from going easy on them. You are supposed to brake hard, and do multiple stops, going from like 60 - 0 down to 30 - 0. The point is to generate heat on the rotors and literally burn in the pads. Idk the specifics but the friction burns off a layer or does some sort of chemical reaction with the pads

 

[Cornercarver]

That is what I was told - they brake in by being used - but to avoid super hard stops at first until they seated. Again, not my opinion, told to me by the person who installed them.
I like your idea better.

 

[Cornercarver]

No pun intended, meant 'break in' not 'brake' in.

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