I have been told by many Porsche folks ( including Alois Ruf ) that the Porsche engines really don't need break in mileage. Varying RPM is more important but it doesn't take 2000 miles to achieve proper break in.

 

This has been discussed in the past here and in Rennlist, do some searching and you will find a lot of discussion about it.

 

Search revealed a lot of threads about the 2000 mile break in but not necessarily about the absolute need for it. I feel the break in period should be more the product of how many hrs the engine has been running and at what RPM.

 

Your queston is like asking "does two stage clear coat paint need polishing"?

 

Can't hurt to follow the suggested procedure. I prefer to follow the advice and guidelines from the manufacture and the engineers over random forum guys. So many opinions out there, but in the end they have a reason to have you follow their instructions. Taking it easy for 2000 miles isn't all that hard.

 

I am adhering to Porsche's break-in recommendation, but I have a theory. . . . They want us to get used to our cars before we get out there and drive them hard. Just a theory, but safety could be part of it.

 

I agree ... except for the "isn't all that hard" part,

 

longest foreplay ever....

 

Let me try another theory: does the engine really need it or is Porsche trying to minimize as much as possible -very unlikely- issues that may end up as a warranty claims?
2,000 miles seems unrealistic to me and I do not think that there is any science behind this number. What is the incentive for Porsche to tell you: "OK, 300 miles is enough"?

 

So I just picked up my 2013 C2S cab in Zuffenhausen yesterday and one of the things my German delivery specialist told me is that for the European market there is *no* break-in period.. (besides varying RPMs). Another interesting snippet of information he told me, is that only in the USA they recommend to change the oil every 10K miles... in Germany it's 18K miles... almost double...

 

Wow, no wonder my dealer told me to go away when I asked if I should change it at 5,000 miles.

ChuckJ

 

That's interesting... gotta call my dad in germany and find out. Would makes sense, picking up the Porsche and driving home in the right lane on the Autobahn would be annoying as hell.

 

USA oil company marketing hard at work trying to grab as much dollars from the fear factor as they can.

 

I just picked mine up last Friday and I asked about going over the 4000 rpm and they told me it is ok just not redline or sustained hi rpm periods . That was from the service center.

 

I gave the car 500 miles of break-in before I couldn't take it anymore. My hats off to anyone who could keep it under 4200rpm for 2000 miles.