engine break-in contradiction

Originally Posted by sheeps after reading it, it says to keep the car under 4,000 rpm for the first 1k miles. a lot of people have told me to drive

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Originally Posted by sheeps

after reading it, it says to keep the car under 4,000 rpm for the first 1k miles.
a lot of people have told me to drive in all ranges of the rpm with speed limit accordingly.

Look, you want your car to last, you want it to be in the best shape, you want no mechanical trouble! Doing the "speed limit" the first 1K, will keep the engine under the 4,000 revs!

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