I dont think this makes any sense, Rob. Sounds more like a junkyard science.
AFAIK, the first oil change is full of metal shavings, if you drive the
engine really hard at the beginning, you will most likely find small (or not so
small) chips. There is enough force present for the bearings to set up, you
just have to make shure to drive without any abuse through ALL ranges (which
might be interpreted as hard by some).
Boris
From: Rob Harrison <robhar@xxxxxx>
Subject: [OM] Re: Re. New toy
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 18:06:00 -0800
I've heard the same goes for the break-in of motorcycle engines,
which of course contradicts everything the manufacturers say in the
owner's manuals. I've never ever purchased a new vehicle, so haven't
had the chance to try this out..... Walt, give us a report, eh? ;-)
Rob in Seattle
On Jan 19, 2006, at 1:36 PM, Jonas Otter wrote:
> Walt, you do know that to get the most from your engine, running it
in
> means driving as hard as possible?
>
> If you run an engine in carefully, not revving much or loading it
> heavily,
> the bearings will not be freed up properly and you will not get
> maximum
> power from it, and your fuel consumption will be higher.
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