04-19-2024, 11:34 AM | #1 |
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Break-in @ 400 miles?
I dropped the car at the dealer to deal with the headlight situation and they said the computer is telling them I can do the break-in now at just over 400 miles. I am inclined to wait until I get closer to 1000 miles. The dealer is close and there are things to do by them.
Does it matter? 400 vs 1000 or 1200 range? As a side issue they gave me a M440 loaner - the car I was originally thinking about getting - the M440 Grand Coupe (wanted ventilated seats) I have to say the G80 is TWICE the car for 20% more cash as I speced them. In a vacuum I am sure I would have been happy with the M light but now I would be pissed spending incrementally less for a far inferior machine. Granted the loaner is set to Eco (M3 mostly Efficient pre break-in) but I hit the brakes and though WTF why I am not stopping...... Just saying they are worlds apart and I would either go cheap with the 430 GC or the M3. Thats just me. Driving the M440 made me feel really good about the G80. |
04-19-2024, 11:36 AM | #2 |
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I would not want it done that early unless those 400 miles were spread out over a year or more.
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04-19-2024, 12:04 PM | #3 |
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Too soon. Wait for at least 1k. If you’ve had it for many months and dragging ass putting miles on it, get out and drive it more to get to the right mileage and then do the service and dillydally after that if you want.
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Yeah wait until nearer 1,200
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04-19-2024, 04:50 PM | #9 |
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Yeah, I’d wait to. The idea is to break the engine in which requires miles to allow shavings etc to settle into the oil. PS, I went from a M240 to a M440, biggest mistake of my life with the exception of my first marriage! Then I went from a M440 to my current M4 convertible, feels so much better!! Enjoy your ride, fun fun fun cars to drive!!
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The idiot service writer should very well know that a run in service will show due even at 1 mile on the odometer… it’s yellow on the service screen from the day it comes out of the factory. it should not be done until at least 1000 miles minimum.
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I wonder why the computer would even say change at 400 miles.
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05-12-2024, 03:39 PM | #13 |
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Ok, fair enough, let me step back for a second--and share my POV. I bought my 2023 X5MC used with 2,000 miles...so the 1,200 break in service was done before my time and therefore, I never saw any "warnings". I was under the impression that I had purchase this one new, I would have seen a visual warning at the 1,200 miles for the break-in service. But, if I understand your issue correctly, your break in service warning showed at 400 miles, not 1,200. Was that your case?
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All M cars have the 1200 mile break-in service warning on from the factory at mile 0. You'd have seen it from delivery until you got it done and the warning is cleared per break-in service instructions. |
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My dealer did mine at 750.
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Coming back to your vehicle, since you bought yours new, your break-in service warning should have shown at the1200 miles, but it didnt. It showed at the 400 miles. My only question is, why did it show at the 400 miles and not at the 1200 miles like it should have been.
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Let me recap: The OP of this thread (who is, in fact, not me) said, when they brought their car in for service for something completely unrelated to break-in, the dealer offered to perform the break-in service **simply because** the computer said it was due for (break-in) service. What the person at the dealer did not understand was the car will *always* display the break-in service reminder from the factory until it's done and the warning is cleared. The warning says that the service is due at 1200 miles and is, again, always there at mile 0 until mile 1200 or whenever the service is performed. If you want to talk about my own personal car, I also saw the service indicator from when I picked up the car all the way until I did the break-in service at like 1050 miles or something. Mile 6 through 1050. You, having purchased your car used after the break-in service was performed, would not have seen it since clearing the warning is part of the break-in service. Make sense? |
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05-13-2024, 02:37 PM | #20 |
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Correct Berzerker - I was at the dealership service center with 400 miles on the od and they said "The computer is telling us we can do the break-in now".
The car computer is doing the countdown it last said 200 miles to break-in. I am @ 1063 and am bringing it in on Thursday. Can you go to jail for speeding in Nassau County? |
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