Hey guys and gals ..just bought a 2005 Magnum R/T love this car, ever since i seen it for the first time...So here's my couple of ?'s how are you suposed to break these in ? and why is there a slight ticking noise at idle is this normal ? if not should i bring it back and have it checked it might be nothing but im picky so any help would be great thanks......

 

I break in engines the same way on all my cars, after about 500 miles of kind of easy driving to let the rear end gears seat, then I drive like I'd normally drive. I don't punch the pedal every light, but I don't drive like there's a raw egg under the pedal either. (wink). As far as the ticking sound, I've never noticed it on mine. It could be too many things to speculate.

 

I broke mine in by having my wife drive it nice and easy for 500 miles. Mainly around town and some highway driving. At 500 miles I did two 0-120mph full throttle runs.

Also have the tick. Sounds like an injector ticking. The engine is way too quiet.

MikeyB

 

huh....what about the valves? Could they be hitting the head of the piston?

 

Thats weird some hear it some dont i dont think its anything to worry about just i was wondering if it was normal....Thanks

 

Drive it like you stole it. No break in procedure....hasn't been it over a decade.

 

I agree....my RT saw 130 on the drive home from the dealership...

 

howd you get it past the 128mph limit?

 

My car must not know there is one....all i know...it wanted to keep going.
I thought the service guys at my dealer were just BS'ng me when they
said mine is the fastest RT they have ever driven....maybe they weren't.
They keep asking me if I "chip'd" it....NOPE!

 

I don't baby my RT, but I don't abuse it either. I always floor it every now and then, just to hear the Flowmasters and the open air intake sound.

BTW, I don't hear any ticking noises at idle, maybe it's 4 shutoff cylinders at idle?

Bob