Oil Level decreasing.

hankcah · 11-03-2011, 01:54 PM

Did an oil change on October 1st @ 68966 miles.
Got all my oil and filters from local BMW shop. This is my second time doing the oil change. First time went fine.

Oil levels were fine for a few weeks. This past week I noticed the level was down to about 3/4s. Today it is down to about 2/5s.

Currently @ 70,996 miles Nov 3rd.

I have extra oil in case of emergencies.

I DON"T remember using a torque wrench. I remember I made it really tight tho, but nothing too crazy. Im no body builder.

I don't see any drips in my garage.

Any thoughts before I take it to the local shop?

Will BMW charge me an arm and a leg to check for leaks?

Any thoughts? Should I just ramp it up again and torque it? How many lbs of pressure do I need?

Thanks

e90pilot · 11-03-2011, 07:09 PM

How much oil did you put in? Did you short fill it or did you put all of what was reccomended.

aj555 · 11-03-2011, 09:37 PM

My 07' 335 seems to burn through oil. I've had it since may, and have had to add almost 2 quarts. From everyone I talked to it's kind of normal.

Bavarian_335i_NJ · 11-04-2011, 12:14 AM

damn oil leaks.. maybe a flush and then see if this issue comes back

hankcah · 11-04-2011, 09:22 AM

I put in 6.5 quarts of oil. It checked out okay and was right at the maximum line. Not over, but right at the recommended line.

hankcah · 11-04-2011, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aj555

My 07' 335 seems to burn through oil. I've had it since may, and have had to add almost 2 quarts. From everyone I talked to it's kind of normal.

Adding 1, maybe 2 quarts of oil between oil changes is normal. BUT having to add 2+ after 2k miles is not normal.

jalljeddou · 11-15-2011, 11:45 PM

BMW vehicles do burn oil more than other vehicles. That's what i was told by the dealer when I first got my car! I did freak out when my oil level dropped after only 3 weeks of it being replaced.

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hankcah First Lieutenant 42 Rep 364 Posts Drives: BMW 335i E90 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Saint Louis iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 335i [0.00]	Oil Level decreasing. Did an oil change on October 1st @ 68966 miles. Got all my oil and filters from local BMW shop. This is my second time doing the oil change. First time went fine. Oil levels were fine for a few weeks. This past week I noticed the level was down to about 3/4s. Today it is down to about 2/5s. Currently @ 70,996 miles Nov 3rd. I have extra oil in case of emergencies. I DON"T remember using a torque wrench. I remember I made it really tight tho, but nothing too crazy. Im no body builder. I don't see any drips in my garage. Any thoughts before I take it to the local shop? Will BMW charge me an arm and a leg to check for leaks? Any thoughts? Should I just ramp it up again and torque it? How many lbs of pressure do I need? Thanks
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e90pilot Freight Dawg 102 Rep 2,103 Posts Drives: E90 325i Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Oakland, CA iTrader: (3)	How much oil did you put in? Did you short fill it or did you put all of what was reccomended. __________________ --Marcelo '06 Arctic Metallic 325i \| Sport Package \| 6MT \| Dinan Stage III suspension \| Dinan exhaust \| 330i manifold swap! Click here! \| Active Autowerke tune \| 135i Brake Calipers \| Deiselboost caliper brackets \| E46 M3 front rotors
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aj555 Second Lieutenant 11 Rep 251 Posts Drives: 2012 BMW xDrive35i Join Date: May 2011 Location: Tampa, Florida iTrader: (3) Garage List 2000 BMW 328ci [0.00] 2012 BMW X5 xDrive35i [0.00]	My 07' 335 seems to burn through oil. I've had it since may, and have had to add almost 2 quarts. From everyone I talked to it's kind of normal. __________________ 2012 BMW X5 xDrive35i E70 Sport Activity (Wife's Daily Driver) 2000 BMW 328ci E46 - less than 90k miles (Gone) 2007 BMW 335i E90
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Bavarian_335i_NJ New Member 0 Rep 14 Posts Drives: E90 335i Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	damn oil leaks.. maybe a flush and then see if this issue comes back
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hankcah First Lieutenant 42 Rep 364 Posts Drives: BMW 335i E90 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Saint Louis iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 335i [0.00]	I put in 6.5 quarts of oil. It checked out okay and was right at the maximum line. Not over, but right at the recommended line.
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jalljeddou Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: 2006 325I Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Vancouver, WA iTrader: (0)	BMW vehicles do burn oil more than other vehicles. That's what i was told by the dealer when I first got my car! I did freak out when my oil level dropped after only 3 weeks of it being replaced.
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