break in and towing at 500 miles

So I bought my 2014 about 300 miles away, and so took a long slow drive home breaking it in, pulling off constantly etc. Im now at just under 500, and the recommendation is to wait for towing until 500 miles (although the salesman didn't say this). Im just wondering then, is the truck ready at 500 or should I give it a bit more miles??

 

I forget the exact mileage, but the owners manual has a nice breakdown of the mileage break in for different things. Driving, towing, etc.

 

Everyone breaks in vehicles differently and it is a little like talking about politics or religion. I always operated off heat cycles (up to operating temp then cooling) and building rpms after warmed up. Thats how they suggest breaking in my street bike, and if its good for a 10k rpm motor it should work for my truck.

 

thought it was 1000

 

what are you gonna tow?

a small utility trailer with some camping gear, or a big ass travel trailer pushing 4000lbs unloaded.

my answer will be different depending on your response

 

Most manufacturers recommend 500 miles before towing, primarily for ring/pinion break-in. I personally prefer 2 lane hilly roads for engine break-in (varying rpm).

 

I wouldn't believe too much a salesman is going to tell me when it comes to break-in on a vehicle. You have an owners manual, takes under a minute to check. Takes longer to write this new thread then checking your manual. Interesting.

 

I did check, its 500 miles, which is what I wrote. I just found it to be a interesting number, wondered if there was further input. The load would be about 3300 lbs.

 

The engineers at Toyota, who designed the power train, know more than anyone on the subject...anybody who says different is the one you should be suspect of

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