"Gareth Tuckwell" > wrote in message >...
> The engine was probably extremely tight at 1100 miles - I was encouraged to
> keep it under 3000 revs until to run it in until about 1200 miles!
>
> I have a the 2.0 JTS (in my 156) with 19,000 miles on the clock and the
> engine is still loosening up now. I have really started to feel a difference
> in the last few weeks, following a 1500 mile trip through the UK and France.
>

I've done 31,000 in my 147 (1.6TS) and the engine is improving all the
time, especially in the last 10k miles. It is interesting that this
is the timesclae in which the oil consumption has also increased, not
hugely, but still more than it used to be. Philip