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Car Forum / BMW Cars / April 2004E60 530d Oil consumption
I am a bit worried, 3000km and today for the second time I had to add liter of oil (Castrol TXT). In 2001 I had 530i, used just over a liter before the first 25.000km service. Is this high oil consumption normal ? Would love to hear from 330d/530d owners. TIA, Alex My 2001 E39 530D uses NO oil between services and even at service time it didn't need topping up Driving style is "hard", but I always warm it up thoroughly first and never labour a cold engine and don't rev it above 2500 until warmed up and rarely/never over rev it (4000+) - you just don't need to ! Nick I still didn't rev it over 4000, never pressed kick down, always let it idle for about 30 sec when starting from cold. Are you on full synthetic oil ? > My 2001 E39 530D uses NO oil between services and even at service time it didn't need > topping up [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Nick Yes - Mobil 1 0W-40 - I have used others and come back to this - engines seem to like it and have no trouble with it. I wouldn't let a cold engine idle - most authorities seem to suggest that to drive off "lightly" produces least wear, which is what I do - very light throttle openings until thoroughly warm - which can be a few miles and is NOT as soon as the water gauge reads "normal" but somewhat after ! Nick > Yes - Mobil 1 0W-40 - I have used others and come back to this - engines seem > to like it and have no trouble with it. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Nick Thanks Nick, I had 530i from new in 2001 and used just over a liter of oil before 1st service (25000km). Therefore, few seconds of idling (no temperature gauge on E60, just M5 style indication on rev counter) or my driving style during break in is out of question. Will follow up with dealership tomorrow. Alex > > Yes - Mobil 1 0W-40 - I have used others and come back to this - engines > seem [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Mine ran Castrol SLX for the first change, but I got Mobil 1 OW-40 (the diesel type - there is also a petrol and different type !!) got it confirmed approved by BMW head office and its been running on that ever since - I buy it in France at half the price of in England, although you can get it at about 60% retail if you buy a big package of it (80 ltrs I think) between a few friends. Dealer quite happy to use my oil and supply the filter and labour to change it (a bit surprisingly) Nick > > > Yes - Mobil 1 0W-40 - I have used others and come back to this - engines > > seem [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > surprisingly) > Nick Officially 500ml over 1000km is still "normal" according to BMW, however if problem persists, dealership is prepared to top up oil, "seal" the cap and check oil level again after 2000km. They are prepared to make a note in the system of high oil consumption, inform BMW and discuss further action with me. One more thing though....my diesel consumption dropped around 20% from new... is it possible that new engine is still too "tight" ? Alex > I wouldn't let a cold engine idle - most authorities seem to suggest that to drive off > "lightly" produces least wear, which is what I do - very light throttle openings > until thoroughly warm - which can be a few miles and is NOT as soon as the > water gauge reads "normal" but somewhat after ! I do drive "off" lightly for the sake of both time and petrol economy but the only reason your car owner's manual says this is better than letting the engine idle is because it's more environmentally friendly. Other than that, I'm afraid it's always better to have your engine tilting for one or two minutes before driving off - and then again it's still cold, of course. JP Roberts |
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