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Originally Posted by Bonburner
This was one of the few pretty convincing things I remember off the top of my
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As I stated, it's a can of worms, I've seen a few videos of that guy, he seems pretty switched on, and does point out some good info, but, bringing up the operator manual for how the factory recommends, there is alot of conficting evidence IRT that.
A manufacturer isn't going to state that to break in their engine the owner needs to get the car up to operating temps and do multiple high load runs, ensuring to let the car cool between runs, all within the first 20km.
I can see it now, "sorry officer, I was only breaking in my engine the way the manual told me".
And a hard break in isn't thrashing the car, it is upping the load gradually, load does not equal high rpm, it does mean that you will see some high speed though, which may interest the local constabulary.
Anyways, I've put my views and findings of this subject out there, not everyone will agree, which is fine.
But, if anyone can prove with a leak down test that a soft break in is better I will revisit my findings, at this stage, for me at least, a hard break in gives better results.