hi all, i`ve just been given a new volvo fe 260 hp rigid to drive, was told years ago to take it easy for the first few thousand miles to bed the engine in , is this still the case ? anybody any thoughts on these volvos,seems to be electronics all over it. thanks
metropolis:
hi all, i`ve just been given a new volvo fe 260 hp rigid to drive, was told years ago to take it easy for the first few thousand miles to bed the engine in , is this still the case ? anybody any thoughts on these volvos,seems to be electronics all over it. thanks
not the case any more just drive it like you stole it from the word go 
Ride it like it’s stolen, if it’s not your motor then who gives a zb…
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I think it depends on the manufacturer really. ■■■■■■■ in the past reckoned there was no running-in period with their new engines, but a Mercedes manual I looked at more recently suggested taking it easy for the first couple of thousand kms, such as not demanding full revs. Although you obviously shouldn’t really be doing that regardless of whether it’s run in or not.
Drive as you would every day. Worked for a firm who bought 2 ERF’s years ago, one driver drove with flip flops on the other drove with divers boots. The latter motor was twice the vehicle the other was. Teach it who’s boss from day one, modern engines are so technically advanced they don;t need running in as such.
Don’t think you need to ‘Run’ them in anymore, but I got a brand new MAN TGX 26-440 tractor unit back in March this year with 67km delivery miles on the clock, I took it steady for the first 2000 (didn’t thrash the arse off her) & she feels ok now with 69000km on the clock.
It’s alright people saying “Drive it like you stole it” but if you’ve got to look after it for the next 3 years, maybe a little bit of TLC to start with wouldn’t go amiss !
Even if it is modern technology, it’s still new metal parts clamped together with new bolts & new glue, (& new cable ties, lol) so I would give it a chance for the first week it so !
Pimpdaddy:
Ride it like it’s stolen, if it’s not your motor then who gives a zb…
A stooopid statement.
All this run it in is bull. Do people honestly think that when its tested at the factory it isnt given some pain.
Teach the motor how you want it to perform. If I ever have to disconnect the battery on my daily or the fun one thy response like a heap of ■■■■ for a few weeks until they’ve learned
The one & only time I’ve ever driven one out fresh, from Keltruck the Scania dealers, I was told to drive normally without purposely thrashing it.
I was told that the computer is mapped for running in & it would be remapped at the first service for more HP & performance?
Don’t take long to come up with a list of who’d you’d employ here…and who you wouldn’t touch with a barge pole.
You can spot a lorry driver from a thousand paces, and his lorry.
Juddian:
Don’t take long to come up with a list of who’d you’d employ here…and who you wouldn’t touch with a barge pole.You can spot a lorry driver from a thousand paces, and his lorry.
Don’t forget to tell us how you’d do it will you.
The OP has asked a good question in my opinion, you look after the truck from the word go and the benefits and savings could look after your job, why cost your employer more money as that means less for you in the long run, thats the no brainer 
Pimpdaddy:
Ride it like it’s stolen, if it’s not your motor then who gives a zb…
Hmmm, maybe if I ever do put a second motor on the road then you might not be my automatic choice to drive it…
Drift:
The OP has asked a good question in my opinion, you look after the truck from the word go and the benefits and savings could look after your job, why cost your employer more money as that means less for you in the long run, thats the no brainer
I’d like to think that anyone chosen, or lucky enough to be trusted with a brand new truck, which might be a significant investment by a small firm or just another day for a big one, would be given a nod & a wink by those who know better on how to treat it for its first few miles.
I can’t imagine anyone who’s just signed up to a £100,000+ commitment letting a knuckle dragging, Sun reading idiot loose in it without at least the briefest of instruction.
Having said that, I worked with a space cadet called Tim (nice but dim,) who took a brand spanker out on it’s first 300ml drive without realising it had 8 gears !
“It’s a bit slow” he said. Having only ever driven a straight 6 speed box, the 4 over 4 slap box totally defeated him.
love it
Mine is the 4 over 4
My truck was refurbished (externally at least) and is a 53 plate but I look after it as I have an inkling what may be in the pipeline
I knacker this up why get any investment
the truck i drove before this new one is ten year old now and still going, hope this new un lasts as long, the boss likes to get his work out of em, maybe time to ask for a wage rise if hes the cash for new kit ! 
Drift:
:lol: love it
Mine is the 4 over 4
My truck was refurbished (externally at least) and is a 53 plate but I look after it as I have an inkling what may be in the pipeline
I knacker this up why get any investment
I remember it like it was yesterday, Tim is/was a very enthusiastic & ambitious ‘truck driver’ but he had very little in the way of intelligence. He only knew what he had been carefully taught, & no one had yet introduced him to anything other than the straight 6 type gearbox he passed his test with !
Not unusual in someone driving a big truck with lots of wheels, he simply didn’t know what he didn’t know. He thought all trucks had 6 gears?
Thats fair enough but I had visions of a very slow convoy behind ole Tim , Bless
Chas:
Juddian:
Don’t take long to come up with a list of who’d you’d employ here…and who you wouldn’t touch with a barge pole.You can spot a lorry driver from a thousand paces, and his lorry.
Don’t forget to tell us how you’d do it will you.
As you’ve asked so nicely, with common sense is the answer.
Its a new lorry so unless its an identical replacement for previous the driver will be learning its quirks and idionsyncrasies.
Do let the engine warm up before making it work, don’t thrash it hard nor make it labour at too low revs, let the turbo cool down after a hot run (good practice anyway), allow the engine to run through its rev range regularly but keep away from high end revs for the first few thousand k’s.
Keep an eye on the fluid levels every day, especially engine oil…which a driver will check every single day before start up without fail.
Gradually increase how hard the vehicle is worked until after say 10k kms it should be fine to work it as hard as necessary.
If its auto then ‘assisting’ the gearbox to not rev the engine too much might be useful…as its a Volvo this probably won’t be necessary, other autos frequently send the revs way up for no reason whatsoever at junctions.
Well looked after well driven vehicles don’t break down and look times better than scabby battered never cleaned mingers driven…wrong, aimed… by steering wheel operatives.