How best to run in a Clio Silverstone

[paulie1st]

Hi everybody - I just got a new Clio Silverstone the other day - I know nothing and need help lol, so.....If anyone who is experienced and knows what they're talking about has any guidelines for me on how best to run it in, for how many miles, whether it needs an oil change after 500 miles etc - basically the best way to treat a clio rs from new I'd be most appreciative.
Thanks guys

 

[N0ddie]

Don't Kane it until 625 miles as per Renaults run in recommendations.

 

[p060064h]

No need to do a oil change until its due the regular service.

I was told by my local dealer the engine is run in at the factory so i can drive it however i wanted.

Lamborghini test every single car by thrashing it round a private track soon as it roles off the production line.

 

[Fletcher]

Once warm give it hell !

 

[Cookson]

Do you plan on keeping it forever?

Just warm it up, and thrash the tits off it

 

[AK]

Pics?

 

[welshname]

up to temp then f**king hoon it

 

[Adam.]

Wait till it's warm then aim for the shift beep.

 

[p060064h]

Talking of shift beep ive not herd mine when is it supposed to beep & can it be adjusted to beep at different rpm ?

 

[Adam.]

You're doing it wrong.

This is how its done. Note the 147 miles on the clock

 

[Alastair.]

Owners manual tell you the running in procedure. In my opinion, nail it from new, they always run better long term. We just sold a silverstone didnt think much of it, just overpriced.

 

[paulie1st]

Thank you to everyone for their suggestions.
After discount I paid £17,000

 

[Bluebeard]

Get it warm, give it death.

It will be a fast one later in life.

 

[LiamR172]

whats so special about the silverstone models?

 

[Kane.]

What is a Clio silverstone? :S

 

[Fletcher]

What is a Clio silverstone? :S

Another special edition clio

 

[TimR26]

Just give it hell, I never let my 172 warm up

 

[Fletcher]

Just give it hell, I never let my 172 warm up

 

[LiamR172]

only 50 of these being made?

 

[Djw John]

Another one in the warm it up, 'kin nail it camp. Did my Auris SR160 no harm, ran over book power when I rr'd it with 1000 miles! Fastest 1/4 mile on the TOC for a standard one at the time too. Didnt use a drop of oil either.

 

[Fred@BTM]

its not 1952 anymore, warm it up and go mad

 

[gp motorsport]

Thank you to everyone for their suggestions.
After discount I paid £17,000

hi m8 nice car ,but how did you get a £19000 odd car down to £17000 no trade in??
geo

 

[Munson]

Lol at engines being run-in at the factory.

 

[Russ_16v]

Tolerances are much much better today than they were years ago, as are materials and production processes - once warm drive it how you wish, it will be fine.

 

[J.B.]

Lamborghini test every single car by thrashing it round a private track soon as it roles off the production line.

Aston Martin do the same, I've seen them spanking unregistered cars with the plastic on the panels around the test track at Gaydon.

 

[warwickstingray]

I'm sure i read somewhere on here that the oil renault use in the cliosport F4r's doesn't allow the rings to bed in particularly well unless you give the engine some stick. I might be imagining it though. I've read so much info on these cars in the last couple of months.

 

[Fred@BTM]

manufactures "running in" is more to do with bedding in the brakes/tyres/getting the owner use to the car

engines don't need running in these days IMO

 

[theduck]

I did the same with my 197, warm it up, nail it.

 

[p060064h]

Lol at engines being run-in at the factory.

Why is that mate ?

Every single discovery program ive eve watched that involves building an engine whether it be bike or car they either put the engine on a jig or rolling road & test it, revving the nutts of it.

As long as the engine is warm it don't matter how hard you use it. It matters more how u use it. eg not just cruising along @ 3k all the time thinking your doing it right.

 

[paulie1st]

hi m8 nice car ,but how did you get a £19000 odd car down to £17000 no trade in??
geo

yeah, that's right - there was no trade in. I'll sell what I've got privately - I always find that trying to trade in a car for a decent amount and get a big discount on the new one is not a great idea - it can turn out to be expensive.
I just went to autoebid.com and broadspeed .com looked up the price, £20,000 and then their discount price, £17,000 - then called the big Renault dealer in London
and said I don't want to buy it on the internet, I'd prefer to buy it from you so if you do it for £17,000 I'll give you the £500 deposit by card over the phone now.
Half an hour later they called back and said yes - picked it up 2 days later.
It's a really nice car to drive - really like it.
They told me to not go over 3,500 - 4,000rpm for the first 600 miles and then to gradually increase the revs.
They also said that ideally it would be good to change the oil at 1000 miles to flush out the metal bits from a new engine.
This is what I will do.
Everyone has their opinion I suppose.....

 

[Fred@BTM]

there won't be metal bits in the engine, as i said, its not 1952 anymore, and you're not driving a ford anglia

 

[gaz44]

Why is that mate ?

Every single discovery program ive eve watched that involves building an engine whether it be bike or car they either put the engine on a jig or rolling road & test it, revving the nutts of it.

As long as the engine is warm it don't matter how hard you use it. It matters more how u use it. eg not just cruising along @ 3k all the time thinking your doing it right.

I think he invented cars, so he knows.

 

[maxedcup182]

pictures to prove

 

[Munson]

Most mass produced cars are built at the rate of hundreds per day. Often 1200+ units. They don't run them in.

 

[R-Sport.]

Most mass produced cars are built at the rate of hundreds per day. Often 1200+ units. They don't run them in.

You are forgetting this is the silverstone edition-
Parts sourced from floor of Mclaren HQ & cleaned with unicorn fur-

Bench run for 500 miles - that way its a special edition engine?

S

 

[Gally]

Special Edition or Limited Edition?

 

[R-Sport.]

Special sunshine bus edition

Its not that bad-- its a nice car, but as I mentioned on the renaultsport forum ( much to the disgust of RUK on there ) its not worth their list price & not that much different to a specced 200-

At least the OP got a good discount...

Steve

 

[Munson]

There are more special edition Clios than there are vanilla ones. Standard cars are rarer lol.

 

[Dunn]

Drive it flat out from the second you pick it up.

welcome to 2011.

 

[Munson]

Plus when it was driven across the docks, it was probably doing 7000rpm before the bloke even let go of the button.