Oil sensor range

Hulton · 03-07-2020, 09:21 PM

Hey everyone!

Does anyone know the range between Minimum and Max on E90 325i (2006) oil
sensor?

I've recently purchased the car, and the oil amount went from MAX
halfway to MIN after ~4200km (about 2600 miles). I'm not entirely sure
how much oil that is and if I should be worried about it.

Could anyone help me out with that?

juld0zer · 03-07-2020, 10:08 PM

500mL.
Between min and max is 1L or 1qt depending on your region.

Hulton · 03-18-2020, 06:00 PM

It's been nearly 5000km and the sensor shows 1/4 to minimum.
Should I be worried? I haven't seen any leaks while inspecting the car so the oil must be getting burned somehow.
Is such consumption acceptable? What should I check?

Phil325i · 03-19-2020, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Hulton

It's been nearly 5000km and the sensor shows 1/4 to minimum.
Should I be worried? I haven't seen any leaks while inspecting the car so the oil must be getting burned somehow.
Is such consumption acceptable? What should I check?

To burn less than a litre in 5000km is absolutely fine in my view.

deadlyke · 03-21-2020, 10:37 AM

dont worry thats totally fine with these engines.
For me i always need to topup after 2k miles with 1L

vester86 · 03-23-2020, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hulton

It's been nearly 5000km and the sensor shows 1/4 to minimum.
Should I be worried? I haven't seen any leaks while inspecting the car so the oil must be getting burned somehow.
Is such consumption acceptable? What should I check?

completely normal. and add 1qrt (1 liter) when the car says you to do so. not earlier. the car/engine is designed to give you a warning.

Giuseppean · 03-28-2020, 10:10 AM

So it's about 700mL in 5k km if I am correct, and if you really were to the maximum level. I think that's slightly more than normal, but acceptable, in any case. Mechanics always told me that about 1L for 10K km, it's fine. Anyway, it depends on the engine too. I know that there are some older VW engines that eat oil like crazy, but some says that it's a "caracheristic", not an issue.

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Hulton New Member 2 Rep 10 Posts Drives: E90 (325i 3.0 N52B30A USA) Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Poland iTrader: (0)	Oil sensor range Hey everyone! Does anyone know the range between Minimum and Max on E90 325i (2006) oil sensor? I've recently purchased the car, and the oil amount went from MAX halfway to MIN after ~4200km (about 2600 miles). I'm not entirely sure how much oil that is and if I should be worried about it. Could anyone help me out with that?
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juld0zer Lieutenant Colonel 480 Rep 1,600 Posts Drives: Prev 135i 7DCT, Now 130i 6sp Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: 2153 iTrader: (0)	500mL. Between min and max is 1L or 1qt depending on your region.
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Hulton New Member 2 Rep 10 Posts Drives: E90 (325i 3.0 N52B30A USA) Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Poland iTrader: (0)	It's been nearly 5000km and the sensor shows 1/4 to minimum. Should I be worried? I haven't seen any leaks while inspecting the car so the oil must be getting burned somehow. Is such consumption acceptable? What should I check?
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deadlyke Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: Bmw E93 325i,N53 Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Leicester iTrader: (0)	dont worry thats totally fine with these engines. For me i always need to topup after 2k miles with 1L
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Giuseppean New Member 4 Rep 16 Posts Drives: 320d '09, X1 18d '20, 318is'95 Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Somewhere near Rome iTrader: (0)	So it's about 700mL in 5k km if I am correct, and if you really were to the maximum level. I think that's slightly more than normal, but acceptable, in any case. Mechanics always told me that about 1L for 10K km, it's fine. Anyway, it depends on the engine too. I know that there are some older VW engines that eat oil like crazy, but some says that it's a "caracheristic", not an issue.
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