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Old 10-15-2012, 01:15 PM   #1617
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Originally Posted by Eurasianman View Post
This was posted on another site.

"The reflash expands the parameters of time for a oil control valve to move within the cam gear(s). This valve is sticky/slow moving and your going to hate what causes this but my DSM says its due strictly to not breaking these engines in hard enough, but is still somewhat under investigation. The 4000 rpm limit i think is bs anyways, im a tech and i set my limit to be like 6200 rpm and i have not had a problem. That's how a boxer engine should be broken in. This isnt any offence but this cel brz is driven by an older guy and when i asked, he followed the 4000 rpm rule in an AT of all things meaning this car never seen any rpm."


I, for one, would be grateful if someone could explain-clarify how break-in would affect the valve in question. I am not at odds with this statement. I am just a little vague about how that works.

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