My Car Drinks Oil..... - Page 3

R A W L S · 09-15-2011, 10:07 AM

My car drank a litre during the first few thousand miles, now with 25k miles it hardly drinks any.

coogs08 · 09-15-2011, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by shendrick

Crappy oil sensor means that it takes up to 100 miles for the display on the dash to speak the truth. Only way to stay safe is to periodically monitor so that you know your rate of oild consumption. I added .4L when I was down 1/2 and it took 80 miles and 10-15 on-demand display refreshes to show the change.

Thanks.

BlackSaphr · 09-15-2011, 10:29 PM

i had to put half a pint in my car after 3000km's, i probably have the worst oil consumption here lol

car's an 08 with 85,000kms

ffejk · 09-16-2011, 02:57 PM

1 quart every 2k miles for me...

and I gotta pay for that quart

1MOREMOD · 09-16-2011, 03:05 PM

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I guess it varies from car to car.

This. I have an 08 and have only needed to top off a couple times never a full quart, and I have tracked several times.

mdosu · 09-16-2011, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by coogs08

After getting it changed at the dealer last week, it was just under the max line. The next morning I noticed the level had dropped noticably, but still much above the midway mark. It seems to have stayed steady at that level ever since. Is this normal??

yes

mdosu · 09-16-2011, 03:25 PM

just for reference, my 08 burns about 1 full bottle in 8k miles. No track days.

thai357sig · 09-17-2011, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Sean05

i guess my dealer does not do this... I called BMW NA and they said its dealer discretion... WTF...

I guess the they charge for just about everything on Mars! The Soyuz Russian rockets cost an arm and a leg to ship oil up there.

Seriously though, I am exp a liter every 5K miles . And it seems the frequency increases as the mileage gets higher. When new I only needed one qt per 15K miles.

jimmy ny · 09-17-2011, 03:06 PM

My car has 5k. I have had 2 oil changes already and I have not burned a drop of oil.

Titanium Silver · 09-18-2011, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Sean05

cant believe that the dealer top it for you... shit i have to pay everytime.

I get free oil and top offs from the dealer. You should bitch at them...

09-16-2011, 03:25 PM	#51
mdosu Help! Can't decide btw MW & AW, 1st world problems Drives: 2008.99989 SSII E90 "Civic" Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 5,938 iTrader: (4)	just for reference, my 08 burns about 1 full bottle in 8k miles. No track days. __________________ Yes, that's a xmas tree in my trunk

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R A W L S R A W L S Drives: 08 BMW M3 Join Date: May 2010 Location: _____________________ Posts: 162 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 M3 [0.00]	My car drank a litre during the first few thousand miles, now with 25k miles it hardly drinks any.

09-15-2011, 10:29 PM	#47
BlackSaphr Private Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: MTL Posts: 64 iTrader: (0)	i had to put half a pint in my car after 3000km's, i probably have the worst oil consumption here lol car's an 08 with 85,000kms

09-16-2011, 02:57 PM	#48
ffejk Private Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: CA Posts: 54 iTrader: (0)	1 quart every 2k miles for me... and I gotta pay for that quart

09-17-2011, 03:06 PM	#53
jimmy ny Second Lieutenant Drives: 2011 bmw m3 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: new york Posts: 248 iTrader: (0)	My car has 5k. I have had 2 oil changes already and I have not burned a drop of oil.