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Originally Posted by godfather87
hi guys,
I was prob 200km away from home last night and the low engine came on...it was at the minimum mark, everything was closed and i had no choice but to drive it back to home and ruin my weekend plans  ...i have 13k km mileage on the car..but is it normal for the car to burn this much oil? i find it odd that i burned oil, i didnt drive it hard at all far as i know...its 90% highway driven so far. what do you guys recommend? Also can i just go to my wallmart and buy engine oil, if so which one would i need? i got a 13 335ix....thanks |
Turbo engines tend to use/burn more oil than NA engines in general.
Some N55's burn more than others.
Also, newer engines tend to use more oil early in their life as well.
Being a quart low around 7K miles isn't that bad.
More likely your engine will use less oil over time as more miles are put on it.
Others have made good recommendations on the oil you can use from auto supply stores. You don't have to use BMW oil to top it off.
The N55 3.0 has a 7 quart capacity so it has a very large oil supply, which is a good thing.
