[Robbie!]

I have to add oil now .. the add oil light just came on .. guess I will go to the dealer and ask them to top it up.

[Wolf359]

Don't add oil until the car asks you to. It will tell you how much you need to add. Mine asked for 1L last Friday, and that was close to 11 000km (No previous refill on oil). A technician told me this was well within tolerances (According to him, BMW states that up to 0.6L per 1000 km is okay).

[underDAWG]

Originally Posted by Wolf359

(According to him, BMW states that up to 0.6L per 1000 km is okay).

Man....that is a lot oil to burn. May be it is normal to BMW for E90, not any of my vehicles including my 325E. I usually never need to add any oil between oil and filter changes (5K to 7.5 K miles).

Consuming that much oil consistently, to me, it is a sign of bad engine. My 2 cents.

[LEDZEP]

I check the oil in my E90 from time to time (don't think of it too often) but it is always "full". I disagree that middle is "normal". I don't think it's necessarily a problem, and still in tolerance, but not normal. Full is full. Middle is not full (of course it's not half full either). I have over 10,000 miles and it hasn't dropped any at all.

Haven't checked it on the E91 yet.....

[RichP]

That consumption quote is a general BMW engine rule-of-thumb. My E36 328 burned no oil whatsoever. My E46 330 burned a quart every 3000-3500 miles, so far, the E90 doesnt burn any oil.

In terms of break in procedure, I question it. I got my E36 at a younger age, and I didnt heed the break-in procedure to the tee. On the E46, I followed it explicitly, and the car did burn oil. The E90, I drove it easy for the first few hundred, then revved it quite a bit. I have heard things from mechanics that it is perhaps better to drive the engine harder in the beginning, as rings and such seat better when they are exposed to more heat and stress. I will say, my E46 always felt a bit soft compared to a friends 330 that did not heed the break in, and my E90 feels a bit stronger than the 330.

Eh..just rambling!

[nyyankee]

Originally Posted by Tape

I work for the one and only best dealership in the world!!!!

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SWEET!!!!!i bought my e90 there from Mike Colowski he was real nice

[Wolf359]

Originally Posted by underDAWG

Man....that is a lot oil to burn. May be it is normal to BMW for E90, not any of my vehicles including my 325E. I usually never need to add any oil between oil and filter changes (5K to 7.5 K miles).

Consuming that much oil consistently, to me, it is a sign of bad engine. My 2 cents.

Yes, I too think that 0.6L per 1000km is a lot, and if I had an engine that would even be at 1L per 1000km, I'd be worried. But 1L in 11 000km is fine by me. Besides, I dropped there without warning, got service immediately and it didn't cost a thing...

[longtran]

14xxx miles and i had to fill another quart. seems like every 7000 miles or so i have to add a quart. going for first oil change next week.

[SpeedFreak!]

Originally Posted by Sho

I have about 3600 miles on my 325i 6MT, and driven it hard once a while. I check the oil level once a while and have discovered the level has been dropped from the "MAX" to the middle between "Max" and "MIN".

Do I need to add any oil when it indicates the oil level in the middle? I am planning to perform an initial oil change at 7500 miles.

It is completely normal for a BMW to consume oil. It is best to wait until the car tells you to add... when it gets to the MIN... and not any sooner. Again... DO NOT add oil unless you are MIN or if the car tels you to add.

[Wolf359]

True, it's not good for the engine to have too high a level of oil. I don't know exactly what that could cause, but I'm not enclined to try it out just for the fun of finding out...