Almost broken in
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2015 S212
Almost broken in
Still have a few things left, but the make up portion is almost done and I can start to focus on tuning it!! 
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I don't know about others here but I drove mine hard from day one.
I learned my lesson with break-in procedures with my M3. I drove my E46 hard from the test drive on and at about 20k miles (no engine issues) I got a letter from BMW telling me there was a recall on the rod bearings. From some reason after they did the recall I nursed the damn thing and 150 miles in, the engine blew. I got a new engine two weeks later and dumped it the same day. I got a 996TT and never looked back.
I learned my lesson with break-in procedures with my M3. I drove my E46 hard from the test drive on and at about 20k miles (no engine issues) I got a letter from BMW telling me there was a recall on the rod bearings. From some reason after they did the recall I nursed the damn thing and 150 miles in, the engine blew. I got a new engine two weeks later and dumped it the same day. I got a 996TT and never looked back.
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Out Of Control!!
Joined: Sep 2004
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From: San Diego
2015 S212
I've always been pretty religious with the break in period. I basically keep it under 3K RPMs to 500 miles and under 4-5K max till 1000. Then, I start to use it up to 5K, when I really open it up!!
Funny thing is I've had both good and bad experiences.
I had an M3 that I totally babied and it ended up with pitted cams (sign of NOT being babied) with about 50K on it. Oh well.
Funny thing is I've had both good and bad experiences.
I had an M3 that I totally babied and it ended up with pitted cams (sign of NOT being babied) with about 50K on it. Oh well.
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Originally Posted by vic55
I don't know about others here but I drove mine hard from day one.
I learned my lesson with break-in procedures with my M3. I drove my E46 hard from the test drive on and at about 20k miles (no engine issues) I got a letter from BMW telling me there was a recall on the rod bearings. From some reason after they did the recall I nursed the damn thing and 150 miles in, the engine blew. I got a new engine two weeks later and dumped it the same day. I got a 996TT and never looked back.
I learned my lesson with break-in procedures with my M3. I drove my E46 hard from the test drive on and at about 20k miles (no engine issues) I got a letter from BMW telling me there was a recall on the rod bearings. From some reason after they did the recall I nursed the damn thing and 150 miles in, the engine blew. I got a new engine two weeks later and dumped it the same day. I got a 996TT and never looked back.
I don't have an E but I imagine the break in period is the same for all cars?
I didn't follow the break in period for the first 100 miles. Now I'm pretty good with it, although I have redlined the thing a FEW times.
