2.8ltr Oil loss
- Thread starter skatetracker
- Start date
350 miles = 4 liters? No smoke or leaks?
Assuming your're burning it:
1. Bad oil rings
2. Bad valve seals
3. Somehow it is getting pulled into the intake manifold.
I would expect to see smoke and heavy carbon deposits on the tail pipe at that consumption rate.
The other possibility is an oil leak that only occurs at speed, rare, but it *can* happen. You need to get under the car and look REALLY closely for any signs of an oil leak.
Assuming your're burning it:
1. Bad oil rings
2. Bad valve seals
3. Somehow it is getting pulled into the intake manifold.
I would expect to see smoke and heavy carbon deposits on the tail pipe at that consumption rate.
The other possibility is an oil leak that only occurs at speed, rare, but it *can* happen. You need to get under the car and look REALLY closely for any signs of an oil leak.
From inexperience
I had the same issue with my 98 328i but the leak was from my power steering line. I argued with the mechanic for days that there was no sign of a leak anywhere in my garage or driveway. He pointed out that there are collection pans under the vehicle that will house fluid. I dont know that this applies with the oil area as well but............
Nobody yell-by my number of questions I admit this response is an uneducated one. I am only tossing an idea forward, relayed from a certified BMW mechanic (well I hope he was certified-he works at BMW![[ohcrap]](/images/smilies/icon_smile_ohcrap.gif "Oh Crap! [ohcrap]")
Papa
I had the same issue with my 98 328i but the leak was from my power steering line. I argued with the mechanic for days that there was no sign of a leak anywhere in my garage or driveway. He pointed out that there are collection pans under the vehicle that will house fluid. I dont know that this applies with the oil area as well but............
Nobody yell-by my number of questions I admit this response is an uneducated one. I am only tossing an idea forward, relayed from a certified BMW mechanic (well I hope he was certified-he works at BMW
Papa
I could be completely off here... but maybe it's gone into your coolant... maybe your head gasket has failed between a coolant duct and an oil duct, and the oil and coolant are mixing??? the coolant that goes into the oil is burning off,and the oil going into the coolant is circulating with the coolant and gradually replacing it!!????
It's late right now... so I'm probably just talking $h1t, but I drained coolant out of my 325e when I was pulling the engine out, and when the coolant settled, there was a layer of oil on top of the coolant. I was pouring oil into that car every other time I filled up with gas... granted my rings were shot, and probably my valve seals were too, and I was burning most of it, but still!, I had oil in my coolant.
It's late right now... so I'm probably just talking $h1t, but I drained coolant out of my 325e when I was pulling the engine out, and when the coolant settled, there was a layer of oil on top of the coolant. I was pouring oil into that car every other time I filled up with gas... granted my rings were shot, and probably my valve seals were too, and I was burning most of it, but still!, I had oil in my coolant.
