Lost One Quart of Oil
05-09-2009, 06:49 PM
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I top my X5 once a while like every 4 months but the 545 has not asked for any between oil changes....
05-09-2009, 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='872758' date='May 8 2009, 02:48 PM
I have seen various references to oil consumption being normal on the 535 on this forum. The N54 is just a different animal.
05-11-2009, 05:08 AM
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Originally Posted by juris335' post='871644' date='May 7 2009, 09:28 PM
New 6,000 miles ago my 535xi now tells me I am one quart of oil low. Could I be using 1 quart of oil every 6,000 miles? I can find no leaks. What is par for this engine? Should I be losing sleep over this?
The point I am making is my car was not completely filled with oil when I got it new with 6 miles. That may have been the case with your car.
05-11-2009, 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by corgidog' post='874901' date='May 11 2009, 08:08 AM
You may not have used a quart of oil. I got the low oil message on my new 09 535 when it was 3 mos. old and had about 4k on it, and I added a quart. I then checked the oil level and saw it was at max but I remember when I first got the car it was not as high and having no point of reference I thought it was at max.
The point I am making is my car was not completely filled with oil when I got it new with 6 miles. That may have been the case with your car.
The point I am making is my car was not completely filled with oil when I got it new with 6 miles. That may have been the case with your car.
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Originally Posted by juris335' post='872693' date='May 8 2009, 04:55 PM
Patrick- Not sure if your question related to the 740 or the 535. On the 740 about every 5,000 using Mobile One. On the 535 never because it is brand new and has only 6,000 miles on it.
I just went to the dealer who told me it is normal to use 1 quart every 5-6K miles. He said the X-5s average about 2 quarts between oil changes. I can't imagine why I am not smoking like a chimney... He added the 5-30 quart at no charge.
I just went to the dealer who told me it is normal to use 1 quart every 5-6K miles. He said the X-5s average about 2 quarts between oil changes. I can't imagine why I am not smoking like a chimney... He added the 5-30 quart at no charge.
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