Is 500 miles too early for Break In Service?

m3rick · 04-21-2019, 08:10 PM

I bought a 2018 M3 this month (April 1). The car had been sitting on the dealer lot since October and I pulled away with 25 miles on the odometer.

The car said it needed a new battery. I brought it into the service center with 501 miles on the odometer (they currently have the car) and the advisor took the key said it was also due to for the 1200 mile break in service.

Isn't 500 miles too early for the break in service? Should I contact them and stop them from doing the work, drive it reasonably hard, and bring it back?

SakhirM4 · 04-21-2019, 08:42 PM

Why two threads???

hellokitty · 04-21-2019, 11:49 PM

Yes, do the break-in after 1200 miles per the instructions. The differential needs more time to break in.

G4BR13L · 04-22-2019, 05:32 AM

Yes why do you want to rush it, a car is a complex machine with a lot of components, gears, ... that work together. There is a reason why there is a break in service so that you give everything the time to settle in. Even after the break-in period I would drive the car dynamically the first thousands of kilometers, this means a combination of short + long distances, combination of high rpm, low rpm, combination of roads, straight roads + corners, …

For example do not use the break-in period to drive hundreds of kilometers on the highway.

m3rick · 04-22-2019, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by G4BR13L

Yes why do you want to rush it, a car is a complex machine with a lot of components, gears, ... that work together. There is a reason why there is a break in service so that you give everything the time to settle in. Even after the break-in period I would drive the car dynamically the first thousands of kilometers, this means a combination of short + long distances, combination of high rpm, low rpm, combination of roads, straight roads + corners, …

For example do not use the break-in period to drive hundreds of kilometers on the highway.

I agree with everything you all are saying. I'll just repeat the break in service after 1000 miles. Thanks.

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m3rick New Member 0 Rep 12 Posts Drives: 2018 ZCP MPE 6MT M3 Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	Is 500 miles too early for Break In Service? I bought a 2018 M3 this month (April 1). The car had been sitting on the dealer lot since October and I pulled away with 25 miles on the odometer. The car said it needed a new battery. I brought it into the service center with 501 miles on the odometer (they currently have the car) and the advisor took the key said it was also due to for the 1200 mile break in service. Isn't 500 miles too early for the break in service? Should I contact them and stop them from doing the work, drive it reasonably hard, and bring it back?
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hellokitty Brigadier General 2896 Rep 3,728 Posts Drives: '17 M3 ZCP DCT Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Southern California iTrader: (2)	Yes, do the break-in after 1200 miles per the instructions. The differential needs more time to break in. __________________ 2017 F80 M3 ZCP / AA GESI DPs / Akrapovic Evo / BBS FI-R 19" / Bend Calibration ECUTEK Flex Fuel \| Bilstein B16 DDC + CS EDC / BMC Filters / BMS OCC / CSF HE / ESS CP / Nitto NT555R2 / PD Crank Hub / SPL Suspension / Uniden R7 / Wagner Top Mount IC 2021 Mini GP3 / BMC Filters / BM3 / Cary Jordan E30 / Wagner IC / Remus Race
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G4BR13L Major 523 Rep 1,105 Posts Drives: BMW M4 Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Hasselt (Belgium) iTrader: (0)	Yes why do you want to rush it, a car is a complex machine with a lot of components, gears, ... that work together. There is a reason why there is a break in service so that you give everything the time to settle in. Even after the break-in period I would drive the car dynamically the first thousands of kilometers, this means a combination of short + long distances, combination of high rpm, low rpm, combination of roads, straight roads + corners, … For example do not use the break-in period to drive hundreds of kilometers on the highway.
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