Engine oil at minimum level
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My Ride: 2004 545i Platinum Silver Metallic Gray Dakota Leather, Premium Pack, Premium Sound, Logic 7, Sport Pack, Navi, PDC, Sunshades, Cold Weather and HUD. 56k miles Feb. 2011
Engine oil at minimum level
I started getting "Engine oil at minimum level" message at around 70k miles. I have been dealing with this problem by adding one quart of oil at a time. It seems getting worse now. I get the oil low message after just 1,800 miles of oil change at 83k miles. No oil leak was found. What could be the cause of this ?
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My Ride: 2008 535i LCI with sports/premium package, Sports trans with paddle shifters, CF emblems, JB4 Software, Dinan Exhaust, Navigation, M5Tech body kit, Carbon wrap interrior trim and CIC Controller.
I hate that damn message when it comes on! I know that my E60 and F10 will illuminate if I let it go all the way to the service time. I always change my oil mid point and I have never received this annoying light anymore. Well, that was until the last mid point change. Half way through mine came on but I know I have a slight leak, or what appears to be a slight leak around the oil filter area. Could be more, but you won't know unless you unbutton this beast. These cars are so covered up it's crazy. I think if you had a leak one might not really know it unless they were to remove the lower panels. If one quart in 7000 miles is all that I will lose, I guess I am ok with this. The inspection is on my huge list of things to do, just so I know if there is a leak that needs attention. But I do have to admit that light is scary when it does come on, but in the end it's just one qt.
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I started getting "Engine oil at minimum level" message at around 70k miles. I have been dealing with this problem by adding one quart of oil at a time. It seems getting worse now. I get the oil low message after just 1,800 miles of oil change at 83k miles. No oil leak was found. What could be the cause of this ?
Even 1800 mi is within the BMW oil consumption spec., albeit on the high side.
There is a good side to oil consumption/loss - making up the oil replenishes the additives and permits longer change intervals!
Salut, Bob P.
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The technician said the engine vacuum reading is a little off and there is some smoke coming out from the pipe after idling a few minutes. So it could be both the crankcase breather valves and valve stem. I have them changed the breather valves ($166 parts and labor) only. It will cost about $4000 to replace the valve stem !
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Double check that your valve covers and CCV hoses are not leaking at all. If they are leaking, they can cause excessive oil to be sucked through the CCV into the intake manifold. You can pull one of the CCV hoses off the intake manifold to check for excessive oil. If you have the new style hoses you can determine which bank is leaking. Its a little harder to tell with the old style hoses because they connect together.
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I've been having a similar issue, and thought my 02 sensor had something to do with the white smoke. Obviously I now realize I have a much bigger issue I'm dealing with here. I'm about to hit 110k with no warranty and have no cash to make any repairs at the moment.
Now I'm worried!
Now I'm worried!
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The technician said the engine vacuum reading is a little off and there is some smoke coming out from the pipe after idling a few minutes. So it could be both the crankcase breather valves and valve stem. I have them changed the breather valves ($166 parts and labor) only. It will cost about $4000 to replace the valve stem !
There is a BMW tech, I believe in the New Jersey area, that replaces them for $2500 on the weekends. Supposedly does a great job.