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      05-25-2009, 05:53 AM   #7
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Drives: 2009 Z4 35i
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Originally Posted by Niels View Post
Edit: my previous comment wasn't accurate. In short: running-in is indeed necessary, but people are being told it's like 5000 km. Seems that the first couple hundred km you have to run-in, but after like 300-400 km you HAVE to get those high revs (when the motor is warm, of course!).

Words of my race driving colleague...
Interesting... The manual clearly states that you need to run it in longer that a few hundred km. I'll take a photo when I get a moment and post in here...
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