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View Poll Results: Did you follow the break-in instructions and what was the result?
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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Oh boy here we go. I'll just randomly say "What break-in? I floored it off the the dealer lot and right to the Autobahn". It's as about as valid as any other opinion.
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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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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.
that hard break-in is probably why your car burns no oil
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Enjoyed the car week 1. Never have waited to have fun and have never had issues.
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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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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.
that hard break-in is probably why your car burns no oil
Or blasting out of the Welt straight to Awork-x for a stage II tune- he'll no I was following keeping the revs below 5500, balls to the wall on the Autobahn. The VDC can fix it upon US entry
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So poll so far shows no one is burning oil.
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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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I have followed break-in procedure till my first service at 1190 miles. People (BMW) who build their cars knows best about their cars
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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I have followed break-in procedure till my first service at 1190 miles. People (BMW) who build their cars knows best about their cars
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.
They do. They run in all the engines. Gruss feel free to chime in.
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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
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.
As per GrussGott, M engines are broken in as he posted during his ED write up. The Welt delivery specialist told me during pick-up and prior to this the Welt check-in staff asked if I would have my 2,000 km (1,200 mile) service in Germany. My tuner in German also knew about this as he couldn't drive the F83 that hard on the post flash tune test drive. Just shows the inexperience in US Centers and why ED is the proper way to take delivery of a M (except for X5M/X6M).
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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
Sounds like you've never worked maintaining engines ... cause the last people that know how to maintain engines are the people who designed and built them.
It's the reason industrial maintenance organizations have liaison engineering departments. And why I know how to spell "liaison".
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They do. They run in all the engines. Gruss feel free to chime in.
Yup engines are cold and warm bench tested and every BWM hits the test track before it leaves the factory. you can damn-well bet every part in the engine has been heat and stress tested. It's all over their factory websites and you can watch the youtube videos. Anybody that tours the factory can watch the test drivers drive the cars out of the factory out to the test track in batches of 4.

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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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.
I know right! Its like BMW expects its customers to be able to read the manual and follow instructions. Obviously this is a faulty expectation of someone spending serious $ on their top of the line performance model
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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.
I know right! Its like BMW expects its customers to be able to read the manual and follow instructions. Obviously this is a faulty expectation of someone spending serious $ on their top of the line performance model
It's really not serious dollars. Mommy and Daddy buying their 3 row SUV for junior is in the same price range as our cars. Just saying.
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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.
I know right! Its like BMW expects its customers to be able to read the manual and follow instructions. Obviously this is a faulty expectation of someone spending serious $ on their top of the line performance model
That's due to the dumbass delivery specialist your center employs. Again, why M delivery should occur at either the Welt or PC. There is also the BMW Drivers Guide app that can be downloaded and the manual reviewed once your at status 150 and have the VIN. BMW Driver's Guide by BMW: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bmw-...714042570?mt=8
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