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Originally Posted by ZAZ

FWIW
Warranty book suggests km OR monthly events.

It clearly states whichever is the sooner calendar time or miles driven.

Originally Posted by Brink

Wait...7k miles for break in oil? Since when? When I bought mine the dealer threw in a free oil change at 1k miles for the break in. After that it's supposed to change every 6 months or 6k miles. I hadn't been driving much until just these past few months (put about 5500 miles on the car in the first year) and the service advisor said I could go 1 year between oil changes if I wanted to, but they had no problem with sticking to a 6 month interval if I wanted to go ahead and do that even though it would be <3k miles between changes.


Edit: Got my break-in oil change done at 1300 miles, about 3 1/2 months. Dealer didn't have a problem with that, or with doing the 6k/6month change about 6 1/2 months after I took delivery of the car, despite odometer only being at 2700 (so only 1400 since the break-in change). That's when the service advisor told me I could go ahead and wait a year between changes if I wanted, but they left it totally up to me what I wanted them to do.

Originally Posted by Seiryuu

Hello all,


I bought my BRZ back in January but only racked up around 2400 miles so far. I took it in for an oil change last month but to my surprise, the Subaru dealer actually refused to and really doesn't recommend it, insisting that it is too early. The advisor also said that I should run the full 7000 mile break-in period. I mentioned that it's been over half a year since I've bought the car but the advisor said it doesn't matter because the break-in oil is special and needs to do its job.



I understand the break-in process and I am not trying to start a debate about when (miles-wise) to do the first oil change since according to my research, that number is all over the place and is probably as factually concrete as folk remedies.



I'm now set at changing the oil at 3k miles, seeing how it will probably take me until next year to reach 7k. Just for peace of mind.



So just one question... can the break-in oil really sit for a bit longer than regular oil to run the extra miles needed for the full procedure?


Thanks!

Originally Posted by Vital

The manual has the proper break in procedure. Take the manual with you and show them. Also, after break in the oil change interval is every 6 months or 6,000. I guess if you dont drive your car enough 3-4K mile interval is fine.

I suggest you all read this if you haven't:

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98730


It is indeed whatever is sooner the time or the mileage. However I changed my oil at 3k anyway after break in to prep for running e85. If you plan to do any mods I would change the oil and filter anyway for longevity so the new engine doesn't have degraded fluids.