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Originally Posted by Axman85
Just added a quart at 2314. Rate of consumption seems to have gone up. 50% for ~600 miles. Dealer said it was normal (don't buy it) and it would subside after 5k miles. Vaguely remember a VW dealer saying the same crap. Beginning to wonder if the Germans have trouble making engines. My Frieda who all drive Lexus or Infinity never complain about oil consumption.
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Did your gauge get to the "Min" level, and then you added a quart?
I'm at about 5K miles and I'm still reading Max.
Turbo's do tend to "use" more oil, but it shouldn't be at the rate of 1 quart every 2K miles.
That said, my E46 325i with an NA engine did need a quart by around the 12K mark, but after the first oil change it only used about 1//2 quart between changes, which were around 12K-14K miles.
My 135i was about the same even though it had the N54 turbo.
So, yes, consumption should slow down.
If it's going up, then BMW needs to take a look at it..
BTW, how did you do your break in? I ask for curiosity sake, as everyone has their preference.
I always do an aggressive break in procedure, meaning, I always let the engine fully warm up before any big throttle inputs, but my engines see redline a number of times well before 1K miles. I do this without using full throttle, nor WFO standing starts. I slowly increase RPM to red line in each of the first 3 gears, speed limits permitting, and then allow engine braking back down to around 1500 rpm. I do this with 1st gear, then 2nd, then 3rd, and as much as I can with 4th. The idea is to let engine braking/compression to naturally slow the engine down. This helps the rings seat as best as they can.
I also do a few aggressive acceleration runs getting to near red line before the first 500 miles.
I don't do any oil changes until it's time, meaning I don't change the oil after
"break in".
This is the method I've used for my cars and motorcycles and it's served me very well.