Oil Consumption - 2000 325

Oil Consumption - 2000 325

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justlivyalife

Original Poster:

4,531 posts

208 months

Tuesday 9th October 2007
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A 325 I'm interested in - a 2000 X 325i manual saloon with 126k on - is using approx 1 litre of oil per 1,000 miles.

It doesn't leak on the floor, and isn't smoking... where could the oil be going?

Is it something I should be wary of?

Thanks in advance...

Vee

3,099 posts

235 months

Tuesday 9th October 2007
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Apparently 1/km is within tolerances.
My 330, essentially the same engine, was using that much between its last 2 services. Turns out that the Castrol Edge Sport 0/30 was too thin.
Last service I used Mobil 1 and its been fine since.


justlivyalife

Original Poster:

4,531 posts

208 months

Tuesday 9th October 2007
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I might ask what oil he is using. He's only selling to get a newer E46 330!

It needs a full set of discs and a clutch too, so working out how much needs spending on it!!