Added 4 qts. of oil! Where's it going?

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Originally Posted by 1stE53

I know these engines (German) burn a little oil, but should not go through over 1 qt or oil throughout its 10K interval. I had a VW Jetta that burned 1 quart in its first 1000 miles then didn't at all for about 5000. My E320 burns little less than 1qt in its 10K interval. I changed my X5 (2003) 3.0 about 2K miles ago. Dip stick down about 2mm from full.
I think the guy who changed your oil messed up by 3 quarts!!!!!!

your compairing sedans to a suv. I work on these x5s for a living. The 3.0 engine is an oil consumer on the x5 it's normal. If the crankcase pressure reading is in spec and cylinder leakage is less than 12% then there is nothing wrong. I can pull up pages of history for x5s that enter our workshop. At least every x5 that is properly driven will have atleast 3 or 4 low oil lights come on.