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      08-02-2017, 07:35 PM   #11
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Ignore the previous post. There is no break in oil, there is no software change unless you have a DCT (launch control is activated). There is no metal floating around in a modern motor or trans. Only the diff has a special break in oil so the LSD unit wears in quickly.
You are wrong! The engine oil that comes out after break in is a special blend mineral oil (break in oil) its developed by Shell (well now it is) and aids piston ring breakthrough for metal to metal contact to occur, basically mineral oil has a lower film strength.
It is just standard oil.
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