FWIW, I burned one quart of oil in 1st 4k miles.
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Topped it off with a quart of 5W-30 Mobil 1 this evening.
Will probably get a "peace of mind" change at 7500.
Kind of like taking a bath every Saturday, whether I need it or not.
Will probably get a "peace of mind" change at 7500.
Kind of like taking a bath every Saturday, whether I need it or not.
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I plan on changing mine at 7,500 as well. I know that many people here say that every 15K is enough, but I'm used to changing it every 3K and flushing it every 6K - so even this is going to be tough for me.
FWIW I shortened my daily commute from 60 miles/day down to under 4 miles/day, and sometimes I even walk to my new office. In my crazy little mind I feel that by doing this I have made my contribution to the environment and have earned the extra oil change if I want it. :eeps:
--SONET
FWIW I shortened my daily commute from 60 miles/day down to under 4 miles/day, and sometimes I even walk to my new office. In my crazy little mind I feel that by doing this I have made my contribution to the environment and have earned the extra oil change if I want it. :eeps:
--SONET
Did you stick to the break in guide lines:dunno: Below 100 mpg, vary rpms, keep em under 4500, etc
If so I'm 1 qt. seems like a lot for only 4k
I changed at 3600 no burn off, at 6k now stll none And I can tell you with the 2.5 engine it was tough to keep it under 4.5 rpms:eeps: I now notice that unless in traffic shift at 4 - 5 k almost all the time, it just runs out so quickly:angel:
If so I'm
1 qt. seems like a lot for only 4kI changed at 3600 no burn off, at 6k now stll none
And I can tell you with the 2.5 engine it was tough to keep it under 4.5 rpms:eeps: I now notice that unless in traffic shift at 4 - 5 k almost all the time, it just runs out so quickly:angel:
Plaz said:Topped it off with a quart of 5W-30 Mobil 1 this evening.
Will probably get a "peace of mind" change at 7500.
Kind of like taking a bath every Saturday, whether I need it or not.
Re: Re: FWIW, I burned one quart of oil in 1st 4k miles.
Just pissing you off...:thumb:
It would be kinda hard to munipulate a 330i to go over 100 mpg! :yikes:PM 325xiT said:
Just pissing you off...:thumb:
I followed break-in religiously.
And I burnt through 3 qt in 8k miles. Then it inexplicably stopped. Last 4 thousand miles oil level has stayed rock steady.
But during the first 5k miles I had two fan failures. At this point that's all I can attribute the change to. :dunno:
And I burnt through 3 qt in 8k miles. Then it inexplicably stopped. Last 4 thousand miles oil level has stayed rock steady.
But during the first 5k miles I had two fan failures. At this point that's all I can attribute the change to. :dunno:
Re: Re: Re: FWIW, I burned one quart of oil in 1st 4k miles.
Lets try 100 MPH
:lmao:Mystikal said:
Lets try 100 MPH
Re: Re: FWIW, I burned one quart of oil in 1st 4k miles.
I have also driven it pretty hard since then, including lots of high speed desert miles in Nevada, and a dozen or more high-rev, rapid altitude and speed changing, extremely twisty drives on the various canyon roads of the Santa Monica mountains.
I'm not worried... seems reasonable. I've heard of more than a few cases where people burned oil for the first 6-8K miles or so, then things settled down.
I absolutely stuck to the break-in regimen.PM 325xiT said:
Did you stick to the break in guide lines:dunno: Below 100 mpg, vary rpms, keep em under 4500, etc
If so I'm
I have also driven it pretty hard since then, including lots of high speed desert miles in Nevada, and a dozen or more high-rev, rapid altitude and speed changing, extremely twisty drives on the various canyon roads of the Santa Monica mountains.
I'm not worried... seems reasonable. I've heard of more than a few cases where people burned oil for the first 6-8K miles or so, then things settled down.
Seems like some 3.0's burn oil from new. Haven't heard many other complain about it. Mine hasn't consumed a drop in 62000 miles.
I just took my car in to the dealer this past Thursday for it's first oil change at a bit over 5,200 miles. The funny thing is that when I got to the dealer and turned off the engine the yellow oil light came on indicating I needed to top off the oil. Is that timing or what? The tech said I was about 1 quart low. Seemed okay to me since I followed the break-in period to the "T", and have driven fairly hard since. Those back roads aren't there to be left alone, right?
I think 1 quart after 5,000 or more miles on a new engine is within my tolerances. We'll see what happens over the next 5,000 miles. Stay tuned....
Mike
I think 1 quart after 5,000 or more miles on a new engine is within my tolerances. We'll see what happens over the next 5,000 miles. Stay tuned....
Mike
I stuck to a tighter regimen than recommended. <3500rpm and <70mph. My last car burned oil like mad and I didn't want it to happen again.
That done, it lost 3/4qt or so between 3000 and 6000 or something like that, but not a drop before or since. Odd.
That done, it lost 3/4qt or so between 3000 and 6000 or something like that, but not a drop before or since. Odd.
Bring the oil and filter and I'll do it for ya for free...Well, oil, filter, and some beer.
You live close enough anyway. When you hit the mark drop me an email!
You live close enough anyway. When you hit the mark drop me an email!
Plaz said:Topped it off with a quart of 5W-30 Mobil 1 this evening.
Will probably get a "peace of mind" change at 7500.
Kind of like taking a bath every Saturday, whether I need it or not.
Re: Re: FWIW, I burned one quart of oil in 1st 4k miles.
It's a deal! Thanks, Hack!The HACK said:
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