my x seems to be burning a lot of oil!

[Thefancybum]

Hey guys I have a 2004 3.0 x5 with 74,000 miles. I got my oil changed about maybe 5 or 6 thousand miles ago and im pretty sure Ive already had to add 2 quarts and now my oil is low again. My dashboard status bar is at 2 green dashes. I am about to get my oil chaned because i believe BMWS 10,000 miles is ridiculous. But iim still worried that my x5 might be burning an excessive amount of oil and that this could lead to problems in the future. Any insight would be really appreciated.

Thanks
Aron

[zeroboot]

this is not an answer to your question, but my 2005 4.4 burns about 1/2 litre /month. When I told BMW, their response was indifference.

[FSETH]

Originally Posted by Thefancybum

Hey guys I have a 2004 3.0 x5 with 74,000 miles. I got my oil changed about maybe 5 or 6 thousand miles ago and im pretty sure Ive already had to add 2 quarts and now my oil is low again. My dashboard status bar is at 2 green dashes. I am about to get my oil chaned because i believe BMWS 10,000 miles is ridiculous. But iim still worried that my x5 might be burning an excessive amount of oil and that this could lead to problems in the future. Any insight would be really appreciated.

Thanks
Aron

The 3.0's tend to burn quite a bit of oil. Seems like a quart every few thousand miles isn't unusual.

Not to change the direction of your thread, but, 10,000 mile oil change intervals are not ridiculous. They can actually go to 15,000 miles with oe filters/quality oil and have been doing so successfully for over a decade now. How many failed BMW engines have you heard about where the cuase was the oil?

[motordavid]

Pretty standard and "normal" oil consumption, imo...
Even if your X was nearly new, the US BMW dlr reply
would be that a quart every ~2500-3,000 miles would
be in BMW's tolerance/usage range.

Keep an eye for increased usage, but I wouldn't sweat it.
GL, mD

[Thefancybum]

thanks for the info guys, so am i fine to just add 2 quarts and wait about 4k miles. Also what kind of oil do you guys use, 5w-30 castrol?

[FSETH]

Originally Posted by Thefancybum

thanks for the info guys, so am i fine to just add 2 quarts and wait about 4k miles. Also what kind of oil do you guys use, 5w-30 castrol?

I personally just use BMW oil for the X. 5W-30.

[JT_X5]

Thank God....I'm not the only one with a 3.0 that is consuming oil.

I've owned several other bimmers but never had one that consumed as much as this. 5k miles, i've added 2qts of oil. I'm using BMW OE 5W30.

[wallyx5]

LOL. I burn some much oil I only buy the 5 quart bottles. Its just a part of life with the M54 motor. But I love her.

[JCL]

I've had three M54 engines, 1 N52, and 1 N54, in my last five vehicles. All BMW six cylinders. They all used some oil, but the M54 in the X5 used twice as much as any of the others. I think the weight of the vehicle is a factor, the engine is just working harder.

[mrbmwx5]

I'm at 200k miles now on my 01 X5 3.0 ... It burn about 1-2Q every 900-1500 miles
seen new... It is normal for M54 engine.