Bmw N55 Burning Oil

N55 do use oil, if you had your gasket done, you sure the rocker cover isn't warped? Mine was, it can leak slowly down the left top as you look at the engine from front. N55 oil consumption - bad sign? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:26 AM.

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My 2012 N55 335i drinks oil like crazy too. No leaks, no smoke, no oil in the charge pipe, and I use the correct oil too. BMW mechanics couldn't find anything wrong with the car, and to this day I have absolutely no clue why it does this.

I do oil changes every 5k miles and I'll have to add 2. The 5 Most Common BMW N55 Engine Problems: valve cover gasket leak, water pump failure, oil filter housing gasket, high pressure fuel pump. Detailed explanation of why some late model BMW engine might burn motor oil.

BMW N55 engine's used piston, piston rings, defected piston with rings photos. BMW's due burn oil if driven very hard. you are only using 5/30 oil and it is very thin.

your dealer is correct, it is acceptable to use 1-2 qts of oil b/t oil changes. BMW states if it burns more than 1 qt per 750 miles than you have a eng problem. I have noticed that the 3.5 do use more oil if driven very hard.

Just wanted to see if anyone has had high oil consumption in their m*35i at all. Mines currently going through a litre every 12.