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      05-25-2012, 11:10 PM   #4
Singletrack
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Drives: 09 SSII E92 M3; 19 FG M5C
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Originally Posted by Mthrice View Post
Every five thousand or so miles I add a quart of oil to my M3. I don't notice black smoke billowing from the exhaust, so where is this oil going? I know M3s are known for burning oil, but this is ridiculous!
Into the combustion chambers.

You aren't going to see such a tiny amount of oil being burnt off. You need to reset your expectations. A qt every 5k miles is totally fine.
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