Yea it is pretty common. on my 750, It's not bad at all. The V10 in the m5 was a quart every 2k or so.
BMW rant, oil consumption is 1 qt with less than 1500 miles WTF?
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I go through about 1 quart on my 2006 330I approx. every 1700 to 2000 miles....
I have about 119,000 on the car now.....
Castrol used as well from the dealership.....
I have about 119,000 on the car now.....
Castrol used as well from the dealership.....
man, my 2008 135i is pushing 440 rwhp now. 40K on her and does not use oil at all.
I will not start to complain, she still gets 330 miles on a tank of gas, that is on the race program at 18-19psi.
You sure its not LS swapped 
.... I would get a catch can for it..
BMW Oil Catch Can for BMW 135 335 1M 535 by BMS Best Oil Catch Can
.... I would get a catch can for it..BMW Oil Catch Can for BMW 135 335 1M 535 by BMS Best Oil Catch Can
You sure its not LS swapped
BMW Oil Catch Can for BMW 135 335 1M 535 by BMS Best Oil Catch Can
My car is Terry'd out! This is the only think I don't have. I think my meth is cleaning the internals just fine. Running 75% meth now. Up from the 66% I used to run since I up'd the boost.
Planter
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be glad you dont have my car. 03 honda accord with 2.4 4 cyl, burns 5 qts of oil a month.
my issue is faulty oil rings installed from the factory by Honda. had this issue on my other accord, paid $2000 to have it fixed and while it was "better" problem still wasnt fixed because it still burned oil at about 2.5 qts a month instead of 5.
pretty much only two places oil can go. combustion chamber or on the ground. if its not one its the other.
:beer: I bet the meth injection definitely keeps intake valves clean!
I have not opened her up, but from what other guys have posted it makes the oil catch can a nice to have, not a must have item.
I would definitely do it on a direct injection car, as there is no fuel thru the intake manifold, oil blow by will accumulate on the intake valves with no fuel to wash it off...In your case I would imagine the meth injection does a pretty good job of that...
I just installed the Cooling Mist #12 injector. The original was 5 years old and the older sytle. this new one is a higher flow and finer mist. So far so good. I have to check the recent codes after changing plugs and the injector install. Normally the codes are for the rear O2 sensors not being in with the catless exhaust and DPs.
My 3-series never consumed oil like that. Mobil 1 0w40 and changes every 5k miles, maybe a 1/4 quart consumed by then... Which after 130k miles, seems reasonable.
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Took it in and it is a faulty sensor.
Problem solved.
Looks like the oil change is a actually every 15k miles. She is. 9k miles into it with no oil loss.
Problem solved.
Looks like the oil change is a actually every 15k miles. She is. 9k miles into it with no oil loss.
I posted this in another thread. Oil companies say 3K to make money. manufacturers say 15K to save money. LOL, I go with 7k-10K to split the difference.
OP....for what its worth. I owned a 2008 128i and 2009 M3 sedan. Those have both been sold. Wife currently drives a 2012 528i.
The 128i was traded in on the 528i and had 25,000 miles on it. Never once did I get a low oil message.
M3 was sold outright before I retired from the Air Force. It had 23,000 miles on it and it was driven like a M3. Drove that car hard and it liked it. Never once did I get a low oil message.
Current 528i has 12,000 miles and never once have we got a low oil message.
IMHO....BMWs don't use an abnormal amount of oil. If my service agent was to try and feed me that line of crap...I would speak to his leadership and keep taking it up the chain until I spoke to someone who understand the BMW quality standards.
Good Luck
The 128i was traded in on the 528i and had 25,000 miles on it. Never once did I get a low oil message.
M3 was sold outright before I retired from the Air Force. It had 23,000 miles on it and it was driven like a M3. Drove that car hard and it liked it. Never once did I get a low oil message.
Current 528i has 12,000 miles and never once have we got a low oil message.
IMHO....BMWs don't use an abnormal amount of oil. If my service agent was to try and feed me that line of crap...I would speak to his leadership and keep taking it up the chain until I spoke to someone who understand the BMW quality standards.
Good Luck
Yeah, this. BMW TTs are known for consuming oil. I'm curious Sick03Vert, what exactly occurred with yours? I know the N54s often have wastegate rattling issues, so curious what the dealer told you. :beer:
Problem with those cars apparently isn't oil loss, but the rod bearings burning up from lack of oil. Tolerances on the bearings are too tight and the oil is too thick to get into them. Engines are going bad around 60k miles.
Never had a problem with oil loss in my N54, had it for over 30k miles. Wastegate rattle I definitely had and the dealers either said it was normal or 'they didn't hear it'. There is a fix for it though, as the wastegate rods are adjustable.
The oil issue was solved, obviously you guys didn't read the whole thread.
Good lord... bravo!
My ISF doesn't seem to have an oil burning problem.. but it sure does hold a lot! 10 quarts!!!
it is common on a bunch of BMW's to burn some oil
Sick03Vert
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Unsurprisingly, they were rather tight lipped.
I started noticing a power drop under WOT that seemed to be getting worse. At first, the dealer told me it was simply a wastegate issue and it wasn't opening fully to allow for proper function. :dw: Um...alright.
Got the car back, everything seemed ok'ish...still a little down on power but figured maybe it would get better. Instead, it got much worse. Next thing I know my TT coupe was a N/A POS that ran like complete crap. :fm:
Back to the same dealer, and they told me both turbos had "unspooled". :dw: I thought that's what they were supposed to do, but apparently something happened that wasn't supposed to. I believe there was something said about overspeeding the turbos....this was over a year and a half ago though, so I could be wrong.
First turbo car I ever owned, so I wasn't too familiar with the terminology. But long story short, they wanted to replace both turbos at an exorbitant cost. This was a car that had 40k miles on it, 32k when I bought it, and was never tuned or abused, by me anyway. I was pissed because I had just shelled out a couple hundred to have the hood repainted due to delamination in the black paint.
Would I recommend a BMW to someone? Yes...if you buy it new and have the factory warranty. But for an aftermarket tinkerer, I wouldn't. Parts were insane and the labor was worse. After replacing the driver's side seat track, A/C compressor, transmission valve body, and then the turbos.....no thanks. Fortunately, I actually made money when I sold it because I got the car for a great price and didn't sink any money in it. Was very fun to drive....very understated.:beer:
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