Jump to content

F10 Oil Consumption?


PhilipE
 Share

Recommended Posts

Hi

I've upgraded from my beautiful E91 (176,000 miles!) to a six cylinder F10 523i, imported from Singapore. 

I've had it for about a month, and when I collected the vehicle, it had just over 19,000 miles on the clock - not bad for a ten year old car! 

Shortly after bringing it home from the dealership, I noticed the oil level was quite low, and within a few days, the car nudged me into topping it up, which I duly did, by putting a litre in. Then, on a longish round trip, I noticed the oil level had dropped by a quarter, so it seemed that a quarter litre had been used in 400 hundred miles, which seemed a lot. I monitered the level for a week, and it didn't drop any lower. Then suddenly, on Monday, the level was back up to full again, and hasn't dropped since!

So, either the sensor has been telling me porkies, some of the oil has been hiding in the engine somewhere, or something else, i.e. coolant is getting into the engine. 

The exhaust does seem to exude some white smoke, which I'm putting down to the cold weather, and there's some soot in the exhaust outlet.

Otherwise, the car is running as smoothly as one would expect, and is a joy to drive. Am I just being neurotic? Any advice would be very welcome. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hi Dave

And thank you very much for your prompt response. When I got the car, I did try to find a dipstick, but without any success. I don't think the N52 engine has one - I wish it had.

Judging by related threads elsewhere, the sensors can be a bit hit and miss.

I've got a lengthy motorway journey to do on Sunday, so I'll see what the situation is after that. In the meantime, I might run it up to my pals at Munich Legends to see if they can throw any light on it.

Mant thanks,

Philip

Link to comment
Share on other sites

So, the oil level has been behaving itself - it seems fixed on a quarter litre short of full now.

Interesting is this post, link below, explaining how the electronic oil level indicator works. So, the advice is to just sit tight until the car asks you to feed it another litre. 

https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1533444

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hmnn I guess if you had never had a dipstick or like a few of our sons friends who didn't know their car had one anyway !!! Then you would trust the sensor me as an old engineer ???

Glad it's settled down, enjoy your Beemer

Dave

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share

  • Latest Topics

    1. 0

      Exhaust gasses in an X3

    2. 0

      Bob Palagano

    3. 8

      E64 Main Beam not working - its not the bulbs or fuses

    4. 2

      BMW E46 330D 2005 intermittent starting fault code 4302

    5. 2

      BMW E46 330D 2005 intermittent starting fault code 4302

  • Recent Achievements

    • Highclere Sniper earned a badge
      Conversation Starter
    • Congers earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • bobpalagano earned a badge
      Conversation Starter
    • Asultan97 earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • JOHN.C earned a badge
      Week One Done

×
×
  • Create New...

Forums


News


Membership