seperti om turboman bilang, selain recomendednya mesin honda memang adalah oli encer, seencer 0W- , malah.
berikut personal sharing manfaat running-in (di 1st gen jazz) dari temple of vtec asia:
Running-In a new Honda - First Hand Experience
For this review, I was using Honda Malaysia's media car which had
10,125 km on the odo and they confirmed with me that they just sent the car for service before passing it to me for review. My own car had less than
5,000km at that time and have only went through the 1st 1,000km service (visual check-up) though I paid for a Honda full synthetic oil change and made in Japan HAMP oil filter replacement. Nevertheless, having two identical cars at the same time with the only difference being in accumulated mileage gave me a unique opportunity to experience the effect of running-in on a modern Honda car.
In one word, the differences are HUGE. The main difference is in terms of power as well as fuel economy. The HM Jazz had much better 'urge' in response to throttle input. Both in D and S-mode. By contrast, there is a feeling of 'laziness', a sort of restraint in my own unit at that time. The biggest difference is WOT runs using 7speed mode, through 1st, 2nd, 3rd gears and onwards, something all owners will surely do just for the fun of it. HM's Jazz was really urgent after 3000rpm whereas my own unit still had considerable 'restraint' all the way to the redline. Overall the HM Jazz was quite a bit faster than my own unit.
'Power' wasn't the only difference.I could easily get good fuel economy on HM's Jazz, easily dipping below 8.0l/100km and even 7.0l/100km on many occasions while I struggle to stay on the low side of 8l/100km on my own unit, no matter how much I baby the throttle. Finally the suspension feeling was surprising. The HM unit felt a bit 'softer' than my own unit which felt 'harder'. My unit 'hopped' around a bit more while the HM unit is a little bit more bouncy over uneven roads.
Now with the mileage on my own unit at more than
19,000km, the tables are turned. Based on memory, my unit now feels even more peppy than the HM unit I tested just a few months ago.
The engine felt smoother and more responsive to throttle input, especially more so after my trip up to Camerons Highlands where I really gave the Jazz VTEC a good run.
It is the same with fuel economy, I have since been regularly getting mileage in the 6.0l/km range and even 5.0l range on some occasions. Even when traffic have been particularly bad for a particular week, overall mileage can still be kept in the mid-8s and that is after getting stuck in traffic jams for the whole week. I had been very careful with my driving style during the initial 1,000km run-in period for my own car and even then, was still careful not to stress it until after the 5,000km accumulated mileage. The HM on the other hand I am very sure have been really pushed to the limit even before it has hit the 1000km run-in period. So personally I think the difference between my unit now and the HM unit when I had it then would also be due to a more careful and rigid run-in procedure.
With the benefit of some real-life experience, especially the unique experience of being able to compare two units side by side which are virtually identical except for their accumulated mileage,
I am now even more confident in telling Honda owners that they need to run-in their new Honda car properly before they can really see the true potential of their car, especially in terms of performance and fuel economy. I am sure what I have seen with the Jazz VTEC will apply to other models as well so I am even more confident than ever before in recommending that new Honda owners should be careful to exercise a rigid run-in procedure.
The procedure I myself use is for the first 1,000km mileage, I do not exceed 60% of the engine's rated redline and do not go WOT. I myself was careful to not even exceed the half-throttle mark. After the 1,000km mileage has passed, for the next 4,000km mileage until the 5,000km accumulated mileage mark, regularly go WOT and push the engine to red-line but do not stress the car by going on the race track or engaging in extended 'spirited driving', i.e. do not sustain WOT and very high rpms for long periods of time. For myself, the keywords are to 'exercise' the car regularly but do not stress it. There are other equally good procedures of course so what is most important is to adopt one which you feel comfortable with and to follow it as much as possible. I am sure, the car will feel very good after the 5,000km service. Best results, in terms of performance and fuel economy will be after 10,000km mileage.
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