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Re: New engines = no head retorque/oil change @500 miles - Why?
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 3/13/2002

We recommend the oil be chaged after 1/2 of the normal drain interval's elapsed, regardless of whether the engines' new or reman.

The idea of "break in oil" being 30W non detergent I think is wrong.

At least I think it's not the reason for the drain.

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