How to break in a new 4Runner?

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canyonier

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Hi,
Yesterday afternoon I took delivery of a new 2015 4Runner Trail. (I got the Trail instead of the Trail Premium which has a MoonRoof because of the difference in head clearance.)
Yesterday, by the time we got to the dealer it had already been a stressful day for me (we had just come from a funeral service for a close friend). Thus when I was shown around the vehicle and shown how to program the navigation stuff and how to get to the spare tire, etc. I must have not comprehended some things.
For instance I do not recall being told if I need to pamper the engine for the first so many miles. This morning I have thumbed thru the various manuals that came with the vehicle and see no mention of how to "Break In" the vehicle.
Maybe you folks can help me out on this?
So, my question is:
Is there a "Break In" routine I should follow? If so, for how many miles?
Thanks.
Glenn
 
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canyonier said:
Hi,
Yesterday afternoon I took delivery of a new 2015 4Runner Trail. (I got the Trail instead of the Trail Premium which has a MoonRoof because of the difference in head clearance.)
Yesterday, by the time we got to the dealer it had already been a stressful day for me (we had just come from a funeral service for a close friend). Thus when I was shown around the vehicle and shown how to program the navigation stuff and how to get to the spare tire, etc. I must have not comprehended some things.
For instance I do not recall being told if I need to pamper the engine for the first so many miles. This morning I have thumbed thru the various manuals that came with the vehicle and see no mention of how to "Break In" the vehicle.
Maybe you folks can help me out on this?
So, my question is:
Is there a "Break In" routine I should follow? If so, for how many miles?
Thanks.
Glenn
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It's in the main manual, IIRC..................then again maybe not!
 
canyonier said:
Hi,
Yesterday afternoon I took delivery of a new 2015 4Runner Trail. (I got the Trail instead of the Trail Premium which has a MoonRoof because of the difference in head clearance.)
Yesterday, by the time we got to the dealer it had already been a stressful day for me (we had just come from a funeral service for a close friend). Thus when I was shown around the vehicle and shown how to program the navigation stuff and how to get to the spare tire, etc. I must have not comprehended some things.
For instance I do not recall being told if I need to pamper the engine for the first so many miles. This morning I have thumbed thru the various manuals that came with the vehicle and see no mention of how to "Break In" the vehicle.
Maybe you folks can help me out on this?
So, my question is:
Is there a "Break In" routine I should follow? If so, for how many miles?
Thanks.
Glenn
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i just picked up a 15 TE as well. been reading the handbook quite a bit. there are some breaking procedure on p159. as long as you don't dog it really hard for the first 1k mile or so it'll be fine.
 
Thanks guys for all the info. Samsung was right, page 159 of the main manual has the info Iasked for. In essence it says to take it easy for the first 1,000 miles.
I like the idea of Moab too. It's been about 5 yrs since we've been there. Time to go back.
Glenn
 
I drove my 13 TE just like I normally drive when it was new. After A few hundred miles I had it up to 105mph for a short distance.

Never had issues….. 20k miles so far
 
Ive ran all mine from day one like they will be ran the rest of their life...might as well break it in early.

In all reality from what most top mechanics say, its not needed anymore. I mean if toyota is willing to keep initial oil in the car for 10k miles that alone speaks for itself.
 
uood8 said:
Ive ran all mine from day one like they will be ran the rest of their life...might as well break it in early.

In all reality from what most top mechanics say, its not needed anymore. I mean if toyota is willing to keep initial oil in the car for 10k miles that alone speaks for itself.
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I don't think you need to worry about the engine. I'd assume before it's even bolted in the vehicle it's been run already for a bit, drained, and refilled.

You must consider everything behind the engine though. Transmission, rear end gears, wheel bearings. Best to keep things under 60mph for at LEAST 500 miles, maybe 1000. No hard accelerations or quick stops.

Is something going to break prematurely if you don't follow these rules? Perhaps not, but I'd rather just take it easy and let everything "mesh" into place for the first 500-1000.
 
I pretty much agree with the take it easy route for the first tank of gas or two at least. Driving around town and even on the highway you can keep it at or under 2000-2500 RPM pretty easy so long as you don't punch it at the any lights or on-ramps. After that, I can't imagine much you will do under normal driving would pose much stress to the truck. Don't do what I did, however, and discover that your new truck badly resents engaging 4WD for the first time while cold. That is the conclusion I have reached after my one and only "incident" on the new truck. Others have much more detailed advice (search the forum), but mine to you is to warm (drive) the vehicle for a while before hitting the dirt/gravel, then run the 4WD through its paces for a bunch of miles at easy throttle. 4H and 4L. Shift briskly from 2H to 4H while slowly rolling, then 4H to 4L while stationary (or very nearly so) and in N but don't linger in between 2H and 4H or between 4H and 4L - MOVE THAT HANDLE! My truck has now thanked me for the routine and now shifts much more smoothly than it did day one.
 
these do wonders on the back passenger window, so you don't have much glass shards in the driver seat.

:)

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