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Originally Posted by Downfourit
I believe in the hard break-in method, none of my BMW's have ever eaten a drop of oil. Almost 10k miles on the 6 and the level bar hasn't moved. I also like to change the oil in between the BMW interval, keeps your performance up and engine clean! IMO BMW's intervals are too far in between and after the warranty is up it becomes your problem. Point is, take care of your car and it'll take care of you!
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Could not agree more. While I have no perfect evidence, it would seem to me that MOST people with excessive oil consumption issues babied their car for the first 1,200 miles.
Of course, the theory behind the hard break-in method is that it needs to be done in the first 30 or so miles (I seem to remember) and of course, with an engine warmed to temp.
And finally, none of this applies to the brakes -which DO in fact need a soft break-in period.