99 M3 burning oil?

I have a 99 M3 Coupe which went lost 3 out of the 8 quarts of oil since
my last oil change (5k miles). It is unlikely that the shop forgot to
top of the oil so I am wondering if my car burns oil. I have heard
that bimmers do burn more oil than most cars, especially when driven
aggresively. Is this true? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
--Kanwar

Kanwar Dhaliwal wrote:
> I have a 99 M3 Coupe which went lost 3 out of the 8 quarts of oil since
> my last oil change (5k miles). It is unlikely that the shop forgot to
> top of the oil so I am wondering if my car burns oil. I have heard
> that bimmers do burn more oil than most cars, especially when driven
> aggresively. Is this true? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
> --Kanwar
>

3 quarts in 5000 miles is considered normal by BMW. Some burn more, some
less, but nothing to worry about.

Well, since almost all cars take 5 quarts, and yours is 3 qt low on a
requirement of 8, my guess is that somebody didn't put enough in. If you are
not absolutely certain that the shop filled it properly, I would work on the
assumption they did not fill it. Assuming they did fill it, I would not have
bothered to check the level, but as you can see, this is a dangerous
assumption.

Having said that, you can MAKE SURE it is full, and keep you eye on it.
Having said that, if you drive aggressively, then your engine will consume
oil, and if you know this, then you need to keep tabs on it. 3 qts is alot
though, and it should be either smoking or dripping. If neither is
happening, I think you are OK, and you just need to keep an eye on the
level.




"Kanwar Dhaliwal" > wrote in message
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> I have a 99 M3 Coupe which went lost 3 out of the 8 quarts of oil since
> my last oil change (5k miles). It is unlikely that the shop forgot to
> top of the oil so I am wondering if my car burns oil. I have heard
> that bimmers do burn more oil than most cars, especially when driven
> aggresively. Is this true? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
> --Kanwar
>