325i oil tolerance

monteeyah · 09-14-2009, 08:17 AM

hello all

couldnt find an answer to this on the forums so here's hoping...

got a 2006 325i msport. owned it for 4 months now or so and done 5k+ miles. it has flagged up oil low twice now. put in 1-2L of oil since. called bmw about this and i was told the tolerance is 1L per 1000 miles so this wasnt abnormal!! i have never had a car that has used that much - mk5gti x2, subaru impreza, e46 325i - so is this true. havent notice a leaked either.

thanks for any "next steps" or suggestions

Walesy · 09-14-2009, 10:28 AM

Yeah, this is standard for all manufacturers, personally i think its utter nonsense. I had a V6 Vectra and it just started using oil and blowing blue smoke in the morning, so went to the dealers who then stated it was within it's tolerance of 1litre per 1k miles.

Dr Dave · 09-14-2009, 12:35 PM

I think [from BMW technical literature] the acceptable limits are 0.7l/1000miles for all cars except M3/5 Series which is 1.4l/1000miles.

Tunna_uk · 09-14-2009, 01:04 PM

Whats the miles mate? My 325i has just turned 50,000 miles and hasn't used any oil at all in 2000miles (since last oil change)

M3-FAST · 09-14-2009, 03:01 PM

My 325i never used to use any oil at all so 1l per 1,000 miles IMO is not acceptable. I had a new 03 plate Celica T-sport some years ago that was using about this amount of oil. I asked them to either fix it or provide me with free oil top ups between services. When it dropped to 1 litre per 500 miles that fitted a new engine!! - At that point I was turning up every Friday morning asking for an oil top up as I refused to pay £10 per week for synthetic oil!

monteeyah · 09-14-2009, 03:12 PM

hey guys

its done 29k so far. looks like i will drive round to the dealers and have a few words. i had spoken to them on the phone so i guess i deserved the standard response!

thank you all for your help though ;-)

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monteeyah New Member 0 Rep 13 Posts Drives: e90 325i m sport pro nav s/r Join Date: May 2009 Location: cambridge, UK iTrader: (0)	325i oil tolerance - 1L per 1k miles?!! hello all couldnt find an answer to this on the forums so here's hoping... got a 2006 325i msport. owned it for 4 months now or so and done 5k+ miles. it has flagged up oil low twice now. put in 1-2L of oil since. called bmw about this and i was told the tolerance is 1L per 1000 miles so this wasnt abnormal!! i have never had a car that has used that much - mk5gti x2, subaru impreza, e46 325i - so is this true. havent notice a leaked either. thanks for any "next steps" or suggestions
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Walesy 24 cans in a case, 24 hours in a day Hmmmmmm 79 Rep 1,152 Posts Drives: BMW G30 MSport Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Glasgow iTrader: (1)	Yeah, this is standard for all manufacturers, personally i think its utter nonsense. I had a V6 Vectra and it just started using oil and blowing blue smoke in the morning, so went to the dealers who then stated it was within it's tolerance of 1litre per 1k miles. __________________ Present: G30 530D XD MSport E84 X1 20D LUX
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Dr Dave Zummerzet Zyder Drinker! 112 Rep 5,541 Posts Drives: '06 330D Le Mans Blue Join Date: May 2009 Location: Somerset iTrader: (3) Garage List 2006 330d M Sport [0.00]	I think [from BMW technical literature] the acceptable limits are 0.7l/1000miles for all cars except M3/5 Series which is 1.4l/1000miles. __________________
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Tunna_uk Captain 72 Rep 797 Posts Drives: BMW 320d Le Mans Blue Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Teesside UK iTrader: (0) Garage List E90 BMW 325i M Sport [0.00]	Whats the miles mate? My 325i has just turned 50,000 miles and hasn't used any oil at all in 2000miles (since last oil change)
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M3-FAST Defected to the dark side..... 210 Rep 5,795 Posts Drives: BMW M5 LCi Join Date: May 2007 Location: Stafford, UK iTrader: (11) Garage List 2009 E90 M3 [10.00] 2007 325i M-sport C ... [9.00]	My 325i never used to use any oil at all so 1l per 1,000 miles IMO is not acceptable. I had a new 03 plate Celica T-sport some years ago that was using about this amount of oil. I asked them to either fix it or provide me with free oil top ups between services. When it dropped to 1 litre per 500 miles that fitted a new engine!! - At that point I was turning up every Friday morning asking for an oil top up as I refused to pay £10 per week for synthetic oil!
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monteeyah New Member 0 Rep 13 Posts Drives: e90 325i m sport pro nav s/r Join Date: May 2009 Location: cambridge, UK iTrader: (0)	hey guys its done 29k so far. looks like i will drive round to the dealers and have a few words. i had spoken to them on the phone so i guess i deserved the standard response! thank you all for your help though ;-)
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