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Originally Posted by nike001
My previous 330i was babied from the get-go from my previous owner and it was fantastic..everything was basically like-new. That said, it was babied so much that he never revved it and it burned 1qt every 1,000 miles.
These cars aren't meant to be babied. Our cars/engines are given their tolerances from the factory so they are said to not need a 'break-in' period. I took it easy the first 400-500 miles and since then I've been driving it how I'd normally drive it.
"A redline a day keeps the mechanic away"
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Wrong. Please see this thread.
http://www.2addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1128783
I varied the RPMS a lot on my car. I kept it under 3500 for the first 500, 4k until 1,000 and then I introduced WOT...Raised it to 4500 at 4.5k and I constantly was shifting/varying RPMS. Changed the oil at 1,500 miles. I now have ~4k and I have burned zero oil according to the electronic dipstick. I bring it up to high RPMs often once it is warmed up and I let it idle approximately 30 seconds before I shut it off.