What's your oil consumption like?

nd54 · 08-11-2008, 09:39 PM

Just curious how much oil people are using. My 335 never really burned any oil at all, but the last time I drove my M3 I noticed that every 400km or so the oil level drops a noticeable amount on the gauge, so it's burning a fair bit which was expected. Is this about average, or high/low?

On a side note, there seems to be a residue of oil spray/reside on the rear bumper after a drive which I'm guessing is from the exhaust, kind of a pain with the white exterior.

masmole · 08-11-2008, 10:50 PM

Very common with high compression and high revving engines.

That said, I haven't noticed any consumption at all with the factory fill of oil based on the electronic guage in the dash for the first 1200 miles. The dealer just did the 1200 mile oil change today so we'll see if there's any consumption from here on.

inmotion · 08-11-2008, 10:52 PM

what I've noticed:

6k miles on E60 M5 - 0.2
4500 miles on E92 M3 - 0.3

Very similar

schnell325 · 08-12-2008, 02:29 AM

5,000 KM....zero oil consumption.

M2381 · 08-12-2008, 02:36 AM

Completely normal. I went on a spirited drive a couple days ago and it was obvious my oil dropped more then other cars would

Gearhead999s · 08-12-2008, 07:03 AM

Just turned 10000kms 8200 kms since 2000km service

.5 litre

That included 1 trackday.

I plan to do an oil change at about 12-13000 kms.

08-11-2008, 09:39 PM	#1
nd54 Captain Drives: RDSport RS 46 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Calgary/Los Angeles Posts: 646 iTrader: (6)	What's your oil consumption like? Just curious how much oil people are using. My 335 never really burned any oil at all, but the last time I drove my M3 I noticed that every 400km or so the oil level drops a noticeable amount on the gauge, so it's burning a fair bit which was expected. Is this about average, or high/low? On a side note, there seems to be a residue of oil spray/reside on the rear bumper after a drive which I'm guessing is from the exhaust, kind of a pain with the white exterior.
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08-11-2008, 10:50 PM	#2
masmole Lieutenant Drives: 07 RS4, 07 ML63, 06 M5 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 489 iTrader: (0)	Very common with high compression and high revving engines. That said, I haven't noticed any consumption at all with the factory fill of oil based on the electronic guage in the dash for the first 1200 miles. The dealer just did the 1200 mile oil change today so we'll see if there's any consumption from here on. __________________ 2008 ///M3 Coupe, AW/FR ext, M-DCT (gone) 2011 GT3 2011 GTI 2010 Q5

08-11-2008, 10:52 PM	#3
inmotion Lieutenant Drives: where do I start? Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Newport Coast, CA Posts: 528 iTrader: (0)	what I've noticed: 6k miles on E60 M5 - 0.2 4500 miles on E92 M3 - 0.3 Very similar __________________ E60 M5 Silverstone, Balloon White Gallardo Spider, Rosso Corsa F430, Audi CG Q7 Sportline, IS R8 before and DG R8 now, Basalt Black Carrera GT, SG M3 DCT, Orange GT3RS, IS CLK63 Black Series On order: 2010 R8 V10

08-12-2008, 02:29 AM	#4
schnell325 Bored at work.... Drives: '08 M3,'11 335xi Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: BC Posts: 3,400 iTrader: (5)	5,000 KM....zero oil consumption. __________________ 2008 SG E92 M3 6MT AA Stage 2 w/ Meth 2011 SG E90 335xi 6MT 2007 SG E70 X5 4.8is

08-12-2008, 02:36 AM	#5
M2381 Major Drives: E92 M3, GTI Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: FL Posts: 1,288 iTrader: (0)	Completely normal. I went on a spirited drive a couple days ago and it was obvious my oil dropped more then other cars would __________________

08-12-2008, 07:03 AM	#6
Gearhead999s Major General Drives: E93 335is(wifes)E92 M3 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 6,387 iTrader: (0)	Just turned 10000kms 8200 kms since 2000km service .5 litre That included 1 trackday. I plan to do an oil change at about 12-13000 kms.

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