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Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses
And the best way to warm 'em up is to drive them gently for ~3-5miles until oil gets to temp.
I've always heard hard break-in is the best, for numerous reasons. They've all been mentioned already so I won't go into it. However, the previous poster brings up a good point with other wear items that need to be broken-in. The manual probably has a blanket break in period for as long as it does because it needs to cater to the lowest common denominator; there are things like clutches and brakes that you should be gentle with (if you're gentle with the engine you should consequently be gentle with these as well) before they're ready for use.
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Yeah, exactly.
Although, in severe cold weather, like in SD where I'm from where it'll dip to the -30s, it's wise to let the car run for about 5 min before going on to gently drive it to warm it up.
But it's kind of a non-issue at that point because it's so damned cold out that you just go and turn ur car on and go back inside for 15min to let the damn thing warm up inside haha.