New 2011 X5 xDrive50i owner checking in!

[nyranger74]

Originally Posted by TheWanderer66

Hey congrats on the new X5!

Sorry to hear about the engine problem though. You'll love the power once they finally take care of that for you (and you get through break-in, I did notice the engine seemed to loosen up the closer I got to 1k miles).

I have about 1800 on mine now, have had it for just over a month.

I hit my first issue today though. I got a message that came up on mine saying the engine was at minimum oil level, that a quart needed to be added. Huh? Really? Why would that be the case, considering how new this thing is?

Don't worry about it, its very common. I had the same thing with around 2500 miles. Just go to the dealer ASAP and have them put in a quart, and you should be good to go.

[CarsRmyVICE]

As far as oil...i also had to add a quart at round 3500 miles....These things drink oil like two stroke dirt bikes but hey its not coming out of my pocket.

The headrests have changed on the 2011's atleast compared to my 2007. They are now adjustable fore and aft, which is a nice feature.

[TheWanderer66]

Originally Posted by nyranger74

Don't worry about it, its very common. I had the same thing with around 2500 miles. Just go to the dealer ASAP and have them put in a quart, and you should be good to go.

Thanks.. yeah dropped in there today and no one batted an eye. They had one of their techs run out w/a quart of oil and in minutes I was back on the road.

I'm actually quite surprised that it would go through oil at this rate, honestly. My '07 F150 didn't burn a drop, but it wasn't nearly as much fun to drive ;-)