almost low oil

ck1129 · 09-21-2006, 08:51 PM

the 2 days ago, my oil was at 3/4, today its at 1/4. the car has 3400 miles on it only. I know BMW's do burn alittle oil, and i have been driving the car really hard the past 2 days, but should i have burned that much oil. im waiting for the engine to cool off now so i can add the quart i have, i really hope its not a leak, if it lowers from night untill morning, im gonna bring it in. has any1 else had this problem with burning alot of oil, especially those who are race enthusiast, and have driven there car alittle hard?

ck1129 · 09-21-2006, 09:41 PM

17 views, not 1 response, thanks

Fraggy · 09-21-2006, 09:51 PM

Bump-a-roo

Collanrf · 09-21-2006, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ck1129

the 2 days ago, my oil was at 3/4, today its at 1/4. the car has 3400 miles on it only. I know BMW's do burn alittle oil, and i have been driving the car really hard the past 2 days, but should i have burned that much oil. im waiting for the engine to cool off now so i can add the quart i have, i really hope its not a leak, if it lowers from night untill morning, im gonna bring it in. has any1 else had this problem with burning alot of oil, especially those who are race enthusiast, and have driven there car alittle hard?

Don't add a quart. The indicator is for a quart. Which means you burned 3/4 of a quart. If you add a quart you'll be over the limit.

ck1129 · 09-21-2006, 11:05 PM

i just added a quart, left it for 10 mins, checked, and the indicator didnt even move

Greeney · 09-21-2006, 11:11 PM

Go to the dealer...

ahnh77 · 09-21-2006, 11:41 PM

if you see white smoke coming from your hood..you overfilled...

Collanrf · 09-21-2006, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ck1129

i just added a quart, left it for 10 mins, checked, and the indicator didnt even move

It needs to be driven a couple of miles. It will reset but you need to go out and drive it.

shadowcoder · 09-22-2006, 12:15 AM

So I've seen many people claiming that the car needs to be driven a couple
of miles for the indicator to reset and read correct again after adding oil but
I have to say I am puzzled because my 330 has 12,500 miles and I have done
3 oil changes myself so far and every time i add my 7 quarts of new oil and
ask the indicator to measure the level, it takes 15-20 secs and then reads
correct level without having to drive any distance at all.

But yes don't add more oil. If the indicator doesn't move, it's time to take it
to the dealer I think.

ck1129 · 09-22-2006, 11:17 AM

i added the quart, and now its at full. is the meter really only for 1 quart?

Collanrf · 09-22-2006, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ck1129

i added the quart, and now its at full. is the meter really only for 1 quart?

yup. So make sure you watch it.

ward · 09-22-2006, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ck1129

i just added a quart, left it for 10 mins, checked, and the indicator didnt even move

I hope you didn't pay for it, the dealer will give you a free quart while you wait. literally takes less than 5 minutes

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