8000 miles and it already wants more oil.

"KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs" (kusabisensei)
06/10/2014 at 10:40 • Filed to: None

Actually that's not too bad (as compared to the ridiculous BMW 15K drain interval), and they are able to get it in the shop today. But it's a Mini, so somehow they will end up trying to make this expensive. So have an old BMW drinking up another quart.

And then I have to do the BMW this month as well. But it has a better excuse, which is that it goes on track.

DISCUSSION (8)

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
06/10/2014 at 11:00

Try owning an N54/55 or any of the recent BMW turbo'd engines. Fuckers drink oil like it's going out of style.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney
06/10/2014 at 11:11

The BMW/Peugeot N18 turbo in the Mini does have to be watched.

Not as awful as the turbo 6s. At least for my BMW Inline 6, it's naturally aspirated.

Stupidru > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
06/10/2014 at 11:24

BMW 15k OCI is BMW trying to get into your wallet earlier. Stick to 5k OCIs no matter what and your car (and your wallet) will thank you

OtherBarry > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
06/10/2014 at 11:41

20W50 and it still drinks oil. Wow.

drunkenup4 > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney
06/10/2014 at 12:10

hahah I was about to say that isn't bad at all compared to my N54

Mine needs a quart every 2500, and my engine isn't leaking anywhere

tromoly > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
06/10/2014 at 12:15

8k between oil changes? I know it's possible on newer engines, but I still prefer 5k or lower intervals in my older stuff, I've even done 500 mile intervals on my Rambler due to blow-by on the #6 cylinder diluting the oil so bad at one point.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > drunkenup4
06/10/2014 at 12:17

Same here. N54, like clockwork the "add oil" message will come on every 2500-3000 miles. And that's "perfectly normal" per BMW and the BMW crowd. Weird.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > tromoly
06/10/2014 at 13:27

Mini/BMW only pay for an oil change on the maintenance plan if the car explicitly calls for it on Condition Based Service.

Their current interval on new cars is 15,000mls/1 year.

I actually hit this one on time, since the car was built June of 2013 and I bought it new December of 2013.