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11-08-2012, 07:54 PM | #4 |
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Here's a rather long discussion of the topic - http://www.myturbodiesel.com/1000q/engine-break-in.htm.
The most salient advice in the article is, "My suggestion is to follow the owner's manual written by the people who made your car." Look in the index to your owner's manual to find break-in procedures.
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After 5k miles, get an oil change from BMW then you can drive it as hard as you like. I know it isn't required to change the oil between the recommended intervals, I do it anyways. It's cheap insurance against engine wear. |
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11-09-2012, 12:26 AM | #7 |
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There is no modern evidence that an oil change before the BMW indicated one (after 30k kms) is any better for the engine. These hypotheses are based on old school motor maintenance. Taken the car through his first thousand kms without needless overstraining of any moving parts makes the engine parts adjust at the proper way, ie without unwanted wear. A fully warmed up new BMW motor will stand up to a stretch of autobahn on max speed, but what works for d, is not a recommendation by BMW. Or any other engine builder I know of. Some new cars burn a little oil the first thou kms, so check your levels and replenish if asked for. Most BMWs do not keep burning oil, if any, after they are run in.
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11-09-2012, 12:33 AM | #8 |
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To d, man you are right, when doing ED.
Ofcourse you will want to test the new baby fully. So if the 150Mph autobahn test fails, lets say you blow the engine with it, you leave the wreck in Bavaria instead of hauling over a useless pile of rubbish to the States. Everybody should do it this way! |
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11-09-2012, 12:51 AM | #10 | |
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In the manual you'll find the run in time, it is less than 5k. My F11 was run in and driven freeely after 2k kms. |
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11-09-2012, 01:03 AM | #11 |
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I just saw the manual, it says 1200 miles
Now it is 660 miles I just beat my car last week coz I was in hurry Will it be okay? I'm afraid it will be worse One more question, I get 17-18 mpg in city and will it be better after breaking period done? |
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11-09-2012, 01:12 AM | #12 |
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Mpg is depending on driving style, normally fuell efficiency rises a bit after the engine is driven somewhat longer. I would not worry about your engine, or did you get any alarms whilst flocking it around last week? If not forget it all together and enjoy your new car.
Rtfm, you'll learn a lot of things to enjoy your car even more. |
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11-09-2012, 01:29 AM | #13 |
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No, i didn't get it. I'm really enjoy my car, really love f10!!!!
I get 17-18 mpg in city because there are so many hills in Seattle, am I right? I get 16mpg today , so sad |
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11-09-2012, 10:23 AM | #14 | |
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11-09-2012, 11:37 AM | #15 | |
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FWIW, the link I gave was to an article on a VW diesel forum. VW makes the TDI diesel at its Wolfsburg factory not only for all the variants of VW diesels cars, but for Audi's, Skoda's, and Seats, as well. I don't know total production numbers, but it would be impracticable for VW to break-in all these engines at the factory. I've been told by someone that visited the factory, that they only run the US-bound diesels on a dyno - - out of deference to our speed and traffic safety laws which would prohibit breaking-in the diesels here at Autobahn speeds. They run the US diesels at wide open throttle until blue smoke starts to pour out of every orifice and pore, at which point the engine is said to be broken-in.
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11-09-2012, 02:07 PM | #16 |
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one more question, what happen after breaking period done? i want to know how my friend gets 20 MPG in city with 2012 535i xrive but i get 17 MPG in city with 2013 528i xrive (just bough it a month ago)? we have the same driving style
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11-09-2012, 02:16 PM | #17 |
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How about swapping cars for a week and see if you actually have the same driving style.
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To the OP. I'd drive it the same way you intend to drive the car past the "magical" break in period. If not following break in procedures found in the manual actually caused damage to your car the world would be littered with broken cars on the side of the road because most owners don't know what break in even means, let alone read their owners manual. |
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