A break-in question

KP22 · 07-02-2007, 01:49 PM

I drove the first 2500km of my 335i E92 AT in two days, 95% on the motorways in Europe. The average speed was around 150km/h, but occasionally between 180km/h to 220km/h (sometimes clearly over the recommended 160km/h). I redlined the revs maybe 5 to 10 times.

I was told by the dealer that there is no break-in period and got worried after checking the manual after my trip. Should I expect any problems?

I tried

but cannot conclude is my style of breaking it in good or bad. Thanks.

533ogetnom · 07-02-2007, 01:51 PM

eid esaelp

Revlis · 07-02-2007, 01:52 PM

Sounds good to me...

DrGP · 07-02-2007, 02:00 PM

Don't believe every thing you read or much that a dealer will tell you. But IMHO, I think you are better off doing what you did than following the manual. Only time will tell. Most likely you will have another car before any long tern effect will show up. I doubt that your break in will contribute to any oil consumption issues. In fact, I believe you technique is less likely to have oil consumption than that described in the owners manual. But that is just my OPINION.

533ogetnom · 07-02-2007, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by KP22

A message to teenager 533ogetnom who can only read and write backwards

im a teenager? thats news to me and the bottle of champagne i bought yesterday

E92_335 · 07-02-2007, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by 533ogetnom

eid esaelp

efil a teg og

KP22 · 07-02-2007, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by DrGP

Don't believe every thing you read or much that a dealer will tell you. But IMHO, I think you are better off doing what you did than following the manual. Only time will tell. Most likely you will have another car before any long tern effect will show up. I doubt that your break in will contribute to any oil consumption issues. In fact, I believe you technique is less likely to have oil consumption than that described in the owners manual. But that is just my OPINION.

Thanks for this!!

achien · 07-02-2007, 02:36 PM

Break-in or not, if you have a lemon, you have a lemon!!!

STE92VE · 07-02-2007, 03:18 PM

If you park in well lit areas that are patrolled on a regular basis by the police, I don't think you will have any problems with break-in.

kafkef · 07-02-2007, 03:32 PM

my father did the same when his car was new..now it breaks down all the time.

but then again, it's a saab :P

droptop335 · 07-02-2007, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by 533ogetnom

im a teenager? thats news to me and the bottle of champagne i bought yesterday

He was probably referring to your mental age...

droptop335 · 07-02-2007, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by KP22

I drove the first 2500km of my 335i E92 AT in two days, 95% on the motorways in Europe. The average speed was around 150km/h, but occasionally between 180km/h to 220km/h (sometimes clearly over the recommended 160km/h). I redlined the revs maybe 5 to 10 times.

I was told by the dealer that there is no break-in period and got worried after checking the manual after my trip. Should I expect any problems?

I tried

but cannot conclude is my style of breaking it in good or bad. Thanks.

Wouldn't engine break-in be more RPM-dependent rather than speed dependent?

achien · 07-02-2007, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by droptop335

Wouldn't engine break-in be more RPM-dependent rather than speed dependent?

Actually, it's more than both. You have your tires, clutch, and brake discs that you need to break-in.

Regardless, unless you take the car to the track initially, you shouldn't have any problems breaking-it-in around the city.

BK · 07-02-2007, 04:46 PM

If the OP hasn't figured it out yet, there's nothing we like more on the forum than questions about proper break-in procedure!

HyperM3 · 07-02-2007, 09:34 PM

If you havent broken something yet, youre not breaking it in correctly.

de.abeja · 07-02-2007, 09:49 PM

Break-in is one of the biggest scams running. These engines are run at the factory, and built with some of the tightest machining tolerances of any production vehicle around. Chevy's from the sixties had to be broken in, now you are just flushing warrantied/free repair miles down the toilet.

It is a high-compression turbocharged engine, beat the hell out of it and ask why it didn't take it in the service driveway.

karliejai · 07-03-2007, 02:29 AM

i floored my car out of the dealer lot lol... =P

imaznumkay · 07-03-2007, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by STE92VE

If you park in well lit areas that are patrolled on a regular basis by the police, I don't think you will have any problems with break-in.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

bjungx007 · 07-03-2007, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by STE92VE

If you park in well lit areas that are patrolled on a regular basis by the police, I don't think you will have any problems with break-in.

hahahaha
:rocks:

KP22 · 07-03-2007, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by bjungx007

hahahaha
:rocks:

Because everyone is making fun of me I understand I should not worry at all about my "break-in method"? Ríght?

STE92VE · 07-03-2007, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by KP22

Because everyone is making fun of me I understand I should not worry at all about my "break-in method"? Ríght?

Seriously, if you're leasing your car, don't waste another minute pondering whether you broke it in right or wrong. If you bought it outright, have you started thinking what your next ride will be?

Realistically, what's done is done and there's no use crying over spilled milk. Just go out and enjoy your car.

jrod1014 · 07-03-2007, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by karliejai

i floored my car out of the dealer lot lol... =P

First light, I took it to like 5,500rpm

Some people in the car next to me wanted to hear her roar

She had like 4 miles...

I took it fairly easy but was never afraid to drive it "spirited"... My gas mileage has only gotten better and the car feels great. I am averaging 19.1 in the city or about 320mi/tank (16.4gal fillups)

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