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I followed the break-in instructions and it doesn't burn oil | 38 | 69.09% | |
I followed the break-in instructions and it burns oil anyway | 2 | 3.64% | |
I ignored the instructions and it still doesn't burn oil | 15 | 27.27% | |
I ignored the instructions and it burns oil | 0 | 0% | |
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03-21-2018, 07:34 PM | #1 |
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Break-in poll
After having followed the break-in instructions on my last two M cars and they burned oil all their lives anyway, I'm curious what other people have observed...
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BREAK IN IS BULLSHIT! Wife and I blast out of the Welt onto the Autobahn and hit the limiter immediately with every ED. Never one issue. I just can't go Grandpa |
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I followed the recommended break in procedures for my current car, in part because I thought I might buy it out at lease end. I'm getting a new one in June though and will be less likely to follow it again, as I will be leasing with no intent to buy out at the end of that lease.
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I've always followed the break-in instructions - none of my Ms burn oil, and I'm going on year 14 with the M5 and year 11 with the M coupe. IMO, it really doesn't matter if you are not planning on keeping the the car long term, but it may matter to someone in the future.
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For my '11 M3, I didn't really follow the break-in guidance and it stopped burning oil by about the second oil change. Prior to that I had to add a quart between changes.
For my '15 M3, I drove it hard from the Welt delivery including lots of full throttle autobahn blasts to 130 MPH, and it never burned any oil. For my '18 M3, I stuck to the break-in guidance very strictly. I never went over 3500 RPM or 100 MPH (though I did spend a lot of time at exactly 100 MPH bringing it home). I just completed the 1200-mile service and the oil was still full per the e-gauge. |
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I didn't follow the standard break-in procedure either. I took my car to a local dyno within 100 miles of purchase to have my engine broken in, in a controlled manner. After 11k+ miles no oil burning so far...
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I have followed break-in procedure till my first service at 1190 miles. People (BMW) who build their cars knows best about their cars
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This logic bothers me. I would think if it were necessary, then BMW would make sure it happens. No one even told me about the break-in period at the dealership. Yes it's in the manual, but if it were truly necessary, surely the car would either have a rev-limiter set to 5500rpm, or at least a warning sign on startup before break-in service has been completed. Or BMW would break it in "properly" before shipping it out of the factory.
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Like JmikeMillz said, if break-in had an impact on BMW re-sale values (and therefore new sales) you can damn well bet they'd ensure you did it ... instead it's buried in the manual filed under "shit nobody reads". None of that means that the 1200 mile service isn't very much needed or that there isn't some possible benefit (to the break-in procedure).
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@GrussGott regarding the 1,200 mile M break-in service, there is a 1,200 mile buffer for this service, but if it doesn't have the service by 2,400 miles dealership can't CPO at lease end.
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