Excessive oil consumption?

Originally Posted by Modshack Remember also, that the 1200 mile break-in is just a recommended number to get everything working well together. Gears, differential etc. Many motors take well more

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Excessive oil consumption?

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Originally Posted by Modshack

Remember also, that the 1200 mile break-in is just a recommended number to get everything working well together. Gears, differential etc. Many motors take well more than that to truly beak-in and stop using oil. 5, 10, even 15K is not unusual in some cases..

The only vehicle I have heard of that stopped using oil 5K miles or later in life was a BMW motorcycle with their crazy hard rings/walls. If the car is still using after 1200 miles I would suspect an issue.

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