After 2K miles since last oil change, is this normal?

[wfdeacon88]

liquid moly change at 96.5. headed for a top off now... but seems awfully quick

[Audioslave686]

what was the oil level before that?
Just do not add the entire quart at once. those oil level sensors are tricky.

[wfdeacon88]

Originally Posted by Audioslave686

what was the oil level before that?
Just do not add the entire quart at once. those oil level sensors are tricky.

the last few days it was probably halfway between the very bottom and the middle. going to have my Indy shop do it bc I don't want to mess it up...

[wfdeacon88]

Originally Posted by M3Post

Only add 0.5qt. Then the sensor will probably read OK again.

the stop just added a full quart... it's a well known only BMW shop here.. just got home and now this is the sensor. should I be worried?

[BayE30]

yer good.

[wfdeacon88]

thank you.. Didn't know if being that close (literally on it) to "max" was worrisome. The owner said me, when I was asking all these oil over-fill questions... I must have been on the message boards alot recently to be this worried. hah

[wfdeacon88]

Originally Posted by M3Post

Looks fine now. Keep an eye on it over the next few days.

Thank you! Should I be looking for overfill signs or just more oil loss? It was my first oil change 2K miles ago, the day after I bought it. So maybe changing from whatever was in there to Liquid Moly caused some oil loss..but I know nothing so maybe it was just a low fill up. thanks for the replies though

[wfdeacon88]

Thank you for the information. Still learning this beast and definitely don't want to screw it up.

[Tewie]

A lot of people say S65 burns oil, however I rarely have to top off between oil changes every 6k or so miles. I would imagine if you were leaking oil at that rate you would find drops all over your garage floor. If I were in your position I would add half a liter and check your level reading once warmed up.

[wfdeacon88]

Originally Posted by Tewie

A lot of people say S65 burns oil, however I rarely have to top off between oil changes every 6k or so miles. I would imagine if you were leaking oil at that rate you would find drops all over your garage floor. If I were in your position I would add half a liter and check your level reading once warmed up.

Yeah since it was the first oil chance since purchasing, and the shop has done multiple services since purchasing, I don't think there's any concrete evidence that I'm leaking just yet. nothing on the garage floor since purchasing. Last week I got new spark plugs, and they didn't note anything was off after they did another inspection. Hopefully it was just a fluke since the first oil change, winter temps, etc.

[radiognome]

My 2008 used to drink oil like crazy. Forget about 2K, I was driving with 2 cans just in case, adding a pint every 1K or so. My 2011 on another hand is pretty good, did not ask for oil in between services. I think it's all about particular year and the way cars were driven, especially during break in period.