E92 330i oil usage

[T1berious]

Hi,

I'm hoping someone here can shed some light.

Our 330 is now over 150k on the clock. We went to Europe and did 2.5k miles (probably over). Burned half a liter of oil. Is that pointing at a larger problem?

Cheers,

T1b

[Swervin_Mervin]

Manufacturers often quote 1l/1,000mi as being acceptable oil consumption. I certainly wouldn't worry about 1/2l in 2,500mi. I suspect that's roughly what my e91 330i gets through.

[T1berious]

Cheers for that!

[Sam.]

Mine gets through about 1 liter per 3-4k miles.

Cant argue, We have Castrol on pump at work. £1.90 per litre.

[SebringMan]

FWIW it depends on the car.

My friend's E89 z4 30i sDrive uses half a litre every 1,000 miles. That is on 55k as well.

[bmwmike]

N53 with 50k here and as far as I can make out it uses around 200ml per 1000 miles so roughly in line with OP.

Wish it had a dipstick.

[tgr]

Is it tough to install a dipstick on N52/53?

[Sam.]

Mines currently on 123,000 hasen't seemed to increase its usage.

I cant really argue with its oil consumption after owning smokey hondas and a RX7

[bmwmike]

tgr said:

Is it tough to install a dipstick on N52/53?

Impossible due to the way the block is constructed.