adding oil: how often? - United Bimmer Community

**vEloCitY 3.1.8** · 04-25-2005, 10:41 PM

How often do you add oil to your car?

I usually have to add some every 3-4 weeks. My car just eats it up for some reason

**Addicted?** · 04-25-2005, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by vEloCitY 3.1.8

How often do you add oil to your car?

I usually have to add some every 3-4 weeks. My car just eats it up for some reason

maybe a tiny bit in between oil changes.. but usually she stays full

David

**ChrisWorrell** · 04-25-2005, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by vEloCitY 3.1.8

How often do you add oil to your car?

I usually have to add some every 3-4 weeks. My car just eats it up for some reason

you may want to get that looked at man, possibly an o-ring that is leaking oil somewhere and its getting burned up, but having to add that much oil so frequently cannot be normal

**donald1476** · 04-25-2005, 11:00 PM

i usually dont need to add oil between changes, could be your headgasket

**B3M2W5i** · 04-25-2005, 11:08 PM

u better hope its not the head gasket.. the gasket is cheap but the labor isnt

**vEloCitY 3.1.8** · 04-25-2005, 11:34 PM

shit

**austin** · 04-26-2005, 12:00 AM

i dont have to add oil to my 318. my e30 burns alot of oil at high rpms. i have to add a half quart after a day of autocross or a long highway cruise at 120mph

RedV · 04-26-2005, 12:05 AM

add oil when your car runs out.

RedV · 04-26-2005, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by donald1476

i usually dont need to add oil between changes, could be your headgasket

thats is a result of 2 things.

1 - your car is an auto

2 - you can't redline it hard causing the engine to burn oil.

I drive my car how it is supposed to be driven and have good compression and burn about a quart of oil every 3-4k. BMWs are designed to burn oil in this manner.

GDB · 04-26-2005, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by RedV

thats is a result of 2 things.

1 - your car is an auto

2 - you can't redline it hard causing the engine to burn oil.

I drive my car how it is supposed to be driven and have good compression and burn about a quart of oil every 3-4k. BMWs are designed to burn oil in this manner.

This man speaks the truth. BMWs do consume oil, it's not big deal.

**vEloCitY 3.1.8** · 04-26-2005, 12:25 AM

so I should or should not be worried?

**brien4787** · 04-26-2005, 12:28 AM

i add oil to my 318 every 3-4 weeks too... not a whole lot... but sure it will burn a little bit... i think its normal..
i use 20-50w..and my car has 130,xxx miles on it...

**donald1476** · 04-26-2005, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by RedV

thats is a result of 2 things.

1 - your car is an auto

2 - you can't redline it hard causing the engine to burn oil.

I drive my car how it is supposed to be driven and have good compression and burn about a quart of oil every 3-4k. BMWs are designed to burn oil in this manner.

well he said every three to four weeks, and i'm sure he doesnt drive 3-4k miles every 3-4 weeks. who said a little consumption was a bad thing?He said it "eats it up". A lot of cars happen to burn oil, not enough to need to put much more in every 3 weeks. As for the auto, i drive the car pretty hard but don't lose too much oil

**bostongreen18** · 04-26-2005, 01:00 AM

i burn 1 quart for every 3-4 thousand miles

**breden** · 04-26-2005, 01:59 AM

my car drinks oil. it can use a quart every 800-1000 miles