Its not I consider it a serious issue but an issue that gets my attention like no other problem because any car burning oil has got a problem. Whether that problem is worn oil control or compression rings or valve stem seals, the problem exists and by any mechanics definition its not normal. I had a 97 318is with the M44 1.9L motor and a 00 528I with the M52TU motor. The 318 I sold with 263k miles and the 528 with 128k miles. Neither burned a drop of oil between 7500mi changes. I just can't buy into the 'its normal' thing the M54 crowd seems to have succumb to. 'It's acceptable' is one thing as that's subjective but not acceptable to me.

I'm looking at trading this puppy in early next year for an E70 4.8 so its really a last ditch effort to see if there's anything I can do for the M54 community to solve this mystery. Or at the very least get closer to solving it.

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2006 X5 3.0L - Schwarz Black/Truffle Brown
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But I keep it clean