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High performance engines tend to consume more oil... Esp when the engine can go up to 8,400 RPMs
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My car with 19,000km and last oil change 7,000km ago, just asked me for a quart last night. The orange oil symbol appeared on the DIC and there was a warning that oil level is at minimum. I stopped, added the oil, and drove away. 15 minutes later, the level was measured 1/8 from full. Problem solved. The thing I like about BMW is that they foresee stupid little things. I bought a carrying case (for a quart) from BMW and it came with two paper funnels and a alcohol wetnap inside. Thank you BMW. |
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10-12-2012, 01:34 AM | #30 |
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What BMW specs say Castrol 10W60 Synthetic.
Dude, do you even own an M3??? These kind of questions should not pop up from owners. You should always have a quart with you. |
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10-12-2012, 04:40 AM | #31 |
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10-12-2012, 08:18 AM | #33 | |
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My car also burns oil. I add a litre about every 3-4000 km. I added about 2.4 litres of oil in total from the last oil change in may to the oil change i did a week ago. Total distance travelled was about 10000 km. Of course I do track the car usually twice a month or so not to mention revving the engine a lot during spirited drives. |
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I change my oil every 5K. Never have needed to top it off. I do drive it hard mostly. Is it possible that how the car was driven during break in affects the oil consumption? Seem like there is a lot of variation between cars on this forum.
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Same here. It would religiously give me the warning about 500 miles before my 7,500mi oil changes. So I would add a quart for 500 miles and then change the oil.
And this includes HARD driving with track events. 8700+ RPM too. Some cars burn more than others, I suppose it has to do partially with break-in. I did not follow the factory procedure. I followed my own procedure which has worked well on every BMW I've owned because I add less oil than everyone else!
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Some engine builders like "wet" engines (Italians are good for this) and some like "dry" engines (Toyota). I would place the M3 somewhere in the middle.
If I extrapolate out my oil consumption, it would be about a quart every 8K miles on my 08; however, it usually gets changed before I have to add a full quart. Car has 40K miles. I used to drive an Alfa Romeo Spyder ('80). It burned a quart every 1,500 miles from the day it was new. Sold it with 130K miles and it still burned a quart every 1,500 miles. My Toyota truck oil doesn't budge on the dip stick (somedays I go out and just look at the dip stick - sure do miss it on my M3). I would not worry as long as the consumption stays constant. If it starts to increase, then you may have an issue. |
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I guess my 2008 is out of the ordinary. She consumes 1 to 1.5 liters per oil change every 15,000 miles. 91,000 miles and counting.
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I'm in a 2011 and I've only put 1 quart in the car so far (16k miles currently). I had to add the qt around 2.5k miles.
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31,000 miles and I have never had to add any oil btw changes. The oil gauge stays pegged at max the entire time btw changes.
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Even my built motor was broken in hard so the rings can sit in there tight I intentionally put 10k miles on the new motor using 10W60 and i burnt 1/2 a quart with serious hard driving and revving up to 8800rpm |
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I'm at 13k miles right now and only have to add a quart of oil once. This is with two track events and occasional spirited driving on back roads.
I didn't exactly follow the BMW break-in procedure either. |
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