2 days ago, my wife traded her 2008 Accord 2.4 in on a 2013 Accord 2.4. We have looked through the owner's manual from front to back & have been unable to see anything about a break-in. Does anybody here know anything about that?

 

Drive the car like you normally drive daily. no more break in period. also the oil is changed when the oil life indicator says approx 20% remains. so about 7k miles. Still have your oil checked at least 1 times a month. Enjoy your new accord.

 

there really is no breakin period like in the old days, but Honda reccomends During the first 600 miles (1,000 km) of operation, avoid sudden acceleration or full throttle operation so as to not damage the engine or powertrain.
Avoid hard braking for the first 200 miles (300 km). You should also follow this when the brake pads are replaced. And like ACMech says leave the factory oil in until the indicator light comes on before changing.

 

Gentlemen.......Thanks for the info. BTW, my wife really loves the 2013, particularly the Bluetooth.

 

the only thing honda recommends is not letting your wife drive it. sorry had to do it.

 

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Here's 2-cents worth from a newbie who has always done his own servicing and most major repairs on a slew of cars (rebuilt some engines way back in the day): I go with this guy's advice:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars...k-in-a-new-car

He says do the first oil change at 20 miles. (Admittedly, this isn't very practical for a non D-Y-I.) I just changed the oil on my 2013 EX-L at 55 miles, having waited that late because the best deal was from a dealer 20 miles down the road.

And, sure enough, when I poured a bit of the rather new old oil on a black plastic surface I could see so many small, shiny metal flecks in it that it looked like a metal-flake paint job. I'll do another at 1,000 miles, as he recommends. Hey, a DYI oil change and filter with Mobil 1 synthetic and Honda filter from online discounter is under $35.

He also goes into detail on how to drive it when so new. The key is to get it some high rpms on occasion and stay away from long drives at unchanging speeds -- e.g., forget you have cruise control until the engine break-in is done. This is one of my hobbies, so it feels good.

Heck, I got the 8-year, 100k (I don't drive much) extended warranty because I know how much those big parts cost. And when I told the finance guy at the dealership what Bernardi Honda in Massachusetts was selling it for online, he beat it by 5 bucks: total $1,060.

 

Echo in here.