I had to add a quart and I'm worried.
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My 04 530i had a warning light come on yesterday that said "engine oil level low" so I pulled over at the nearest gas station and bought a quart of synthetic and added it in. The issue is the damn oil was changed 4,000 miles ago. I drive aggressive, very aggressively, and I'd like to know if this is a normal thing or should I seriously be worried? I did a forum search but I really didn't come up with concrete answers.
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Originally Posted by Howitzer' post='663464' date='Sep 6 2008, 01:33 PM
My 04 530i had a warning light come on yesterday that said "engine oil level low" so I pulled over at the nearest gas station and bought a quart of synthetic and added it in. The issue is the damn oil was changed 4,000 miles ago. I drive aggressive, very aggressively, and I'd like to know if this is a normal thing or should I seriously be worried? I did a forum search but I really didn't come up with concrete answers.
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I add a quart every 1-1.5K on my Vette and don't lose any sleep at night. It lives at 3.5-4.5K revs and I run it pretty hard. Oil and filter is changed every 3K miles. Amsoil in the diff and tranny. Never been a problem.
My advice is unless you see blue smoke coming out your tailpipe, don't sweat it. Be dilligent about the changes and it'll be fine.
My advice is unless you see blue smoke coming out your tailpipe, don't sweat it. Be dilligent about the changes and it'll be fine.
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Originally Posted by alexf9496' post='663727' date='Sep 6 2008, 11:45 PM
I add a quart every 1-1.5K on my Vette and don't lose any sleep at night. It lives at 3.5-4.5K revs and I run it pretty hard. Oil and filter is changed every 3K miles. Amsoil in the diff and tranny. Never been a problem.
My advice is unless you see blue smoke coming out your tailpipe, don't sweat it. Be dilligent about the changes and it'll be fine.
My advice is unless you see blue smoke coming out your tailpipe, don't sweat it. Be dilligent about the changes and it'll be fine.
What I don't understand is the manual and others at BMW saying the car with fully synthetic shouldn't have its oil changed unless its at least 11k to 15k miles. That seems like total bullcrap to me. Does this E60 only take fully synthetic oil and is what they are saying even true?
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Originally Posted by Howitzer' post='663728' date='Sep 6 2008, 09:50 PM
What I don't understand is the manual and others at BMW saying the car with fully synthetic shouldn't have its oil changed unless its at least 11k to 15k miles. That seems like total bullcrap to me. Does this E60 only take fully synthetic oil and is what they are saying even true?
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On my 545, I had to add a quart every 5-7k, never had any issues. That car I had bought, did the first oil change at 1,500 miles and the again at 5k. Every 5-7K until I sold the car at 35k I had to have a quart added. My 550, had the low oil warning at 6k and the dealer added a quart. This car is leased so I am simply going by the idiot box onboard computer for oil changes. In my limited experience with BMW engines, it is normal.
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My 550 was going through a quart every 5-7K as well. Oil consumption decreased dramatically when I hit 30K miles. I wouldn't worry about it, it is completely normal for our cars to burn a bit of oil.
I think most members change their oil themselves halfway between the recommended interval, myself included.
BTW, M5's go through oil almost as fast as they go through gasoline.
I think most members change their oil themselves halfway between the recommended interval, myself included.
BTW, M5's go through oil almost as fast as they go through gasoline.
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Originally Posted by Howitzer' post='663722' date='Sep 6 2008, 11:36 PM
70+ views and 1 reply. I'm guessing you guys don't know much about engines? =\
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Originally Posted by TwistTie' post='663826' date='Sep 7 2008, 05:01 AM
Or more likely don't care about this issue.