Oil...

[QuickAudi at aol.com]

Don't think that they do, and here's why: I was touring the BMW-Spartanburg 
plant where they build the Z3.  I watched them push the engine up into the bay, 
fill it with all needed fluids (oil, anti-freeze, etc.), then put it on a 
dyno and run it up to 100 mph.  If they can do that, then break-ins probably 
aren't really needed.  But, I do them anyway.  It never hurts to be careful.
As for what to run, I think the list has proven that a turbo pretty much 
calls for synthetic oil due to the hotter running temperatures and increased need 
for lubrication (silly motors, oil is for turbos).  I wouldn't feel 
comfortable running it past 5k, though, because I've seen what my 5kcstq did to some M1 
15w-50 at that time interval.  No matter what the Mobil 1 commercials of the 
past said, this oil was close to water.  I'd hate to think what conventional 
oil would have looked like!


Joel
'90 V8q
'86 5kcstq


In a message dated 12/18/03 3:13:52 PM Central Standard Time, 
quattro-request at audifans.com writes:


> I don't think modern engines require the so-call "break in" period any 
> more. Chevy recommends synthetic from "day one" for their new LS1 engine 
> which can be found in the Corvette.