New engine running-in?

[Transporter]

I see that Penrite do a mineral 5w30 oil.
Apparently the VW recommended oils have a low Sulphated Ash content.
Would it hurt using a non VW recommended oil like the mineral 5w30 for the first 1000km to run in?
Thanks

I wouldn't use unapproved oil but, I've changed oil and oil filter in our new Tig at 1000km using the Mobil1 ESP 5W30.

[tigtsi]

Thanks Diesel_vert & Transporter, after reading the "run-in secrets" article that seems to be mentioned a bit on the forum, i thought i would see if anyone else had gone that step further and put mineral oil in.

Transporter, how did the oil look? is the filter easy to access on the Tig?(off topic I Know) still waiting on mine to arrive.

Might be an idea to use a magnetic oil pan nut after 1st oil change.

[brad]

I can't understand why anyone wouldn't take the easy road & follow the mfrs recomendations.
My run-in process was 45km of motorway on the way home from the dealer. 3rd gear - accelerate on half throttle up to about 110kmh then let it over-run back down to about 70kmh. Did that all the way home.
The next day I did a 400km round trip down the coast with the family on board. They would have spewed (both literally & figuratively) if I'd done the accelerate/decelerate process, so I just kept the revs between 2000-4000 and didn't bother with 6th gear. Changed the oil at 15,000km. Now at 70,000km - no oil usage, good power, good economy.

re: magnetic oil pan nut. What's the point if the car has an oil filter on it?