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03-24-2011, 11:18 AM | #45 |
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Hey guys, first post here!
got my 11' 550i in October. Today I got the low oil warning level at 3400 miles. I was concerned and took it to the dealer and was given the same speech about "this is normal, we get concerned at 1000 miles/qt etc..." which was fine. however, when i got back to the office (should have checked at the dealership) i noticed that the tail pipes were black as hell and there was a ton of oil on the tips themselves. for those that are burning oil, are you noticing this as well? I called the service rep back and he said that with no visible leaks, they do a consumption test. So he noted this in the computer and said "keep an eye on it" |
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03-28-2011, 07:12 AM | #46 |
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DSB 550, I have 9700 miles and I just added my 5th quart. I burn a quart about every 1900 miles. My car has the chrome tips and the bottom of them are black but no oil on them.
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03-28-2011, 09:21 AM | #47 | |
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Are you sure this was Oil in the tips and not water? Black tailpipe tips seem to be the norm, I have them on my 535i......but having oil there is a whole other story. If it really is Oil, suggest you take the car back in an have this checked out. |
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03-28-2011, 06:11 PM | #48 |
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No, I have not noticed any oil at the exhaust pipe tips, and I added one quart so far. I wash it almost every week - so I would have noticed oil on the exhaust pipes if it was there.
I have about 3600 miles on my 2011 F10 550 M-Sport with an October 2010 build date. Last edited by Autojack; 03-28-2011 at 06:11 PM.. Reason: sp |
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thanks for the answers guys. I need to get out to wash the car, this weather has been terrible |
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03-28-2011, 10:11 PM | #50 |
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This is an interesting topic.
Could I ask a favour and we do a little survey? For the guys that have little or no consumption of oil, how did you drive from new? Hard, as in with no break-in in mind, or to the rulebook - gentle for the first 1200miles? And the same for the guys that have a lot of consumption of oil? It'd be interesting to see if there's a pattern. |
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03-29-2011, 09:14 AM | #51 | |
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personally, I was pretty gentle on the car for the first 1000 miles...which is about 500 more than I've ever given any other car. As a side note I spoke to my sister in law's bf, who is a BMW tech and he said it's normal for this car (the 550). |
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03-29-2011, 09:17 AM | #52 |
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At the 1k miles, following the break in requirements (less then 4500rpm and less then 100mph) I had a break in oil change, the oil was 1 quart low. For the next 3500 miles I had no oil burnage and drove the car not hard but fast.
I am about to go through the break in process again with another F10, I am curious to see what the oil level will be at after its 1k break in. Seems to be the feedback I have gotten as well, especially on the break in.
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03-29-2011, 09:24 AM | #53 |
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No additional oil consumption at all. Oil level at Max since day 1 Have just over 6,000km to-date and 4 months in. All winter months driving thus far. Observed the break-in period and drove conservatively. |
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03-29-2011, 09:32 AM | #54 |
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No additional oil consumption at all. Oil level at Max since day 1 Have just over 6,000km to-date and 3 months in. All winter months driving thus far. Observed the break-in period (sort of ) and drove conservatively (mostly ).
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03-29-2011, 07:09 PM | #58 |
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i went out this evening and cleaned off the wheels/tips and the tips came very clean..looks like it was soot/condensation.
it's going to rain for the next few days...but at least the wheels are clean again |
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04-15-2011, 04:38 PM | #59 |
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I just added another quart of oil today at 3785 miles, after receiving the low oil message. No charge by the dealer.
I added the first quart of oil at 2650 miles, after the low oil warning message came on - the dealer added a quart - no charge. The dealer again told me this is "normal" for the F10 550 (???) What does everyone else think about this? |
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Update: 2800 miles NO Oil used yet.
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Same engine, but on a different car. My X5 with the turbo V8 has used 1L at 2,000 ks, another 1L at 4,000 and another 1L at 6,000. It has been driven by my wife - read fairly sedately - and I am told by the various people I have spoken to down here that 700mL per 1000k is within spec. Seems unbelievable to me but that is what I am being told.
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I would not be happy with this rate of consumption.
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04-19-2011, 09:34 AM | #64 |
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My BMW dealer told me its normal for it to burn 1qt approximately every 1000 miles.
I had to add 1qt already at around 2K miles IIRC. I just turned over 3K miles so we'll see how much longer before it asks for another qt. |
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04-19-2011, 09:49 AM | #65 |
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For what its worth....F10 550xi, followed break-in first 1200 miles. Then gradually opened up, frequent sprints to 100+ whenever possible. The beast just asked for +1qt @ 6300 miles. Topped off by dealer, no charge.
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04-20-2011, 02:09 AM | #66 |
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18.600 miles driven and this far I have added about 1 litre of oil. Don't know if that would qualify as a little or a lot. The oil I was given from BMW is thin as water so no wonder it has a tendency to burn away pretty fast. Break-in according to BMW's advice in the manual. First oil change according to iDrive will be in 5500 miles.
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