X5 burning oil?

ezpunkx · 10-10-2006, 01:44 PM

anyone experience excessive oil consumption by their X5's???

my friend has an 03 and it seems like its burning a quart of oil every few thousand miles. the dealer is telling him that its tottally normal but i dont buy it..

Split · 10-10-2006, 02:14 PM

120,000kms on our X5, very little oil consumption.

hammerfang · 10-10-2006, 10:26 PM

every 5000 miles or so is not a big deal, perhaps he should change the weight of the oil, that might help with the consumption

mattclaud · 10-10-2006, 10:38 PM

My 330 burns a decent amount of oil. My dealer tells me a quart every 1000 miles can be normal. Unfortunatly...

ezpunkx · 10-10-2006, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattclaud

My 330 burns a decent amount of oil. My dealer tells me a quart every 1000 miles can be normal. Unfortunatly...

thats crazy!

how can that be possible?

my 328 burns 0 oil

sina518 · 10-11-2006, 08:29 AM

that is very normal, especially for the the v8 engines to burn a quart every 1000 miles. dont be alarmed, thats why bmw can have 200,000 on the odometer and run like their brand new. just check your oil once every two weeks. and yes your 328 does burn oil just not as much as all the bigger motors.

323power · 10-11-2006, 12:00 PM

Both my E90 and E46 330i's have "consumed" oil, whereas my 323i does not. I can't go the 12k between oil changes without having the oil light comeon, and having to dump a quart in to bring it back up to the proper level. For some reason the 3.0 really like to burn t3h oil.

Split · 10-11-2006, 02:22 PM

run mobil1 0w-40.
none of our BMWs seem to burn oil.. but my dad's porsche sure does.

10-10-2006, 01:44 PM	#1
ezpunkx Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NY Posts: 243 My Ride: 328Ci View My Garage	X5 burning oil? anyone experience excessive oil consumption by their X5's??? my friend has an 03 and it seems like its burning a quart of oil every few thousand miles. the dealer is telling him that its tottally normal but i dont buy it..

10-10-2006, 10:38 PM	#4
mattclaud Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 194 My Ride: 01 330ci 5spd View My Garage	My 330 burns a decent amount of oil. My dealer tells me a quart every 1000 miles can be normal. Unfortunatly... __________________

10-11-2006, 12:00 PM	#7
323power Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 4,188 My Ride: '11 335i View My Garage	Both my E90 and E46 330i's have "consumed" oil, whereas my 323i does not. I can't go the 12k between oil changes without having the oil light comeon, and having to dump a quart in to bring it back up to the proper level. For some reason the 3.0 really like to burn t3h oil. __________________ Jeff

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10-10-2006, 02:14 PM	#2
Split Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 504 My Ride: 2005 Lexus IS300 View My Garage	120,000kms on our X5, very little oil consumption.

10-10-2006, 10:26 PM	#3
hammerfang Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Garden City, Ny Posts: 408 My Ride: 2003 330i View My Garage	every 5000 miles or so is not a big deal, perhaps he should change the weight of the oil, that might help with the consumption

10-11-2006, 08:29 AM	#6
sina518 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Traffic Jams Inc. Posts: 407 My Ride: 328i View My Garage	that is very normal, especially for the the v8 engines to burn a quart every 1000 miles. dont be alarmed, thats why bmw can have 200,000 on the odometer and run like their brand new. just check your oil once every two weeks. and yes your 328 does burn oil just not as much as all the bigger motors.

10-11-2006, 02:22 PM	#8
Split Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 504 My Ride: 2005 Lexus IS300 View My Garage	run mobil1 0w-40. none of our BMWs seem to burn oil.. but my dad's porsche sure does.