Can anyone give me a good breakin scedule on the Eco? I just traded in my 2002 FX4 and thought I would take a chance on this engine. So far I've got 200 miles on it and have not exceeded 2k rpms to get up to speed. any advice?

 

Not exceeded 2000 R's? How do you get out of your driveway? It's not made of styrofoam. Drive it! Don't tow for another 300 miles, but there is no need to baby it. In the old days it was norm to never drive a new vehicle at highway speed for the first 1000 miles. I drove more new trucks home pegged at 72mph for 6 hours right off the dealer lot than most will buy in three lifetimes. No failures, no nothing. If you look at the torture Ford put their EcoBoost through on the web, you wouldn't worry... and break-in was a word never used. Enjoy your new ride!

 

Um...1000 miles before towing. If all all fails read the manual....

 

Do not idle it over a minute for the first 100 miles or so.

Warm up the engine and vary the speed, never holding any rpm for more than several minutes--the closer to 500 miles, the less important this is.

Within the first 20-50 miles roll into the throttle from @ 2000 rpm and run it up to about 80% of redline, then let of the throttle completely until back to 2000 rpm (lock it into gear for max engine breaking). Do this 4-5 times in a row with a few minutes between each run every 50 miles. Each time, become a little more aggressive on the throttle tip in and go closer to redline.

The rest of the 500 miles drive gently, but keep the rpm varied.

After 500 miles, drive that thing hard. Make it work.

After this, you are set--put that truck to work.

This method will help seat the rings and allow for even wear on the other components. Although not proof positive, a few years back we had two identical trucks, one was broken in this way while the other was babied for the first 1000 miles. The truck broken in this way had better power and consistently got 15% better milage. My friends who run race cars also use a similar method.

 

Just drive the thing. But if you want to know, start by reading your owners manual. It's in there...

 

Already read it and it's says nothing except drive it at various speeds for the first 1K tells me nothing. I've never had a turbo before and I keep hearing about tuning it will improve performance. I never extend waranties and do my own work, but I'm wondering if I should have with all the techno stuff with these things anymore.

 

Thanks for The good feedback and hopefully this engine does everything they brag it up to be!

 

Um, when all else fails, tell the guy asking the question to read his manual. I've never had to worry about the 1000 miles. That's always been a weeks worth of driving.

 

Just drive.

 

Once it has 500 miles on it take it to the drag strip and run it full tilt. I own a a 2010 Taurus SHO - ecoboost, obviously - and took it to the drags at one week old and 700 miles. Ran 13.63 bone stock and now runs 13.0 at 106 MPH with a minor tune. Camaro SS and Hemi Chargers know what my taillights look light. Engine runs perfectly - great fuel mileage and no oil consumption. Have 13,500 miles on it now. Do not be afraid to"hammer" your truck to break it in.

 

also increases how fast EGT's will rise.

do the ecoboost come with EGT gauges? if not you need to add one before you tune.

 

I've been pretty easy on my Ecoboost but I had a 2002 Mustang GT that saw redline probably 100 times before 1000 miles.

I didnt have any issue with it up to the time I traded it in. I think it had 30,000+ miles at that point.

 

Man the title of this had me worried. Thought it was news that the new ecoboosts were breaking! Glad to hear that's not the case!

 

yea misleading title. but drive the damn truck. seriously not getting over 2k rpms is pathetic! mash the damn pedal a little. gotta seat those rings and your not gonna do it the way your driving!

 

Your Ford Taurus runs a 13 flat..yea okay buddy.