Miata Mailing List: October 1995, Message #51
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   From: "Robert Cohen" 
Subject: Re: Dealer Questions
   Date: Mon, 2 Oct 1995 17:15:02 -0400

        Reply to:   RE>Dealer Questions

Dan asks about break-in procedures.

The "official" Miata Club of America break-in advice is as follows:
(Adapted from the the Maintenance section on Gary's web page, currently "under
construction"): 

The Miata Club of America has recommended the following break-in procedures
for new Miatas:

1.	Keep engine revolutions below 4,000 rpm (except as noted below).

2.	Never lug the engine - i.e., stay above 1,800 rpm in all gears (except
first gear as needed).

3.	Change the oil and filter after the first 500 miles, then at 3,000 miles
thereafter, changing the filter each time.

4.	Once every 100 miles, accelerate at full throttle in second gear from 2,000
rpm to 6,000 rpm on a safe section of road.

5.	Stay below 65 mph.

6.	Never ride the clutch.  Engage it cleanly and completely, never slip it to
hold the car in place on a hill. This always applies.

7.	Avoid hard braking for short periods or moderate braking for long periods
(descending a mountain) for the first 500 miles.

Good luck,
Bob (just reporting the above info, not justifying it 
Buffalo, NYU