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Originally Posted by RRnold
They are run the engine extensively prior to leaving the factory so there is no real benefit with either 1 or 2. I would suggest the Mototune method or just keep the engine loaded for the first hundred miles and then change the oil.
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And the people at the docks beat the living shit out of them between the unloading area and storage/shipping areas too.
Do companies really use break in oil? Last I knew that was a myth. Freshly built motors show similar UOA results because of the assembly lube, not a special oil.
I've beaten the shit out of new cars and slowly increased the level of beating for the first several hundred (800-1000) miles. I never noticed one do anything more than the other.. if anything the one I beat the shit out of burnt less oil (common for vtec hondas) on track.
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