Oil consumption

alaaelrakaiby · 06-26-2021, 04:20 PM

How is everyone's oil consumption for the OG M2 N55?

DanG · 06-26-2021, 04:28 PM

I have never needed to add oil.

zkeeper · 06-26-2021, 04:36 PM

Likewise. Change every 5 and have never added a drop. Love this motorcar.

Al Bundy's Dodge · 06-26-2021, 06:04 PM

Never needed to add either

dtmurf · 06-27-2021, 06:47 AM

Same, I've never added any oil.

alaaelrakaiby · 06-27-2021, 11:08 AM

Are you guys tuned or stock?

DanG · 06-27-2021, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by alaaelrakaiby

Are you guys tuned or stock?

I am stock. Lots of M Performance parts but no engine mods.

kingikra · 06-27-2021, 12:20 PM

Stock. Never added a drop.

dtmurf · 06-27-2021, 01:21 PM

FBO and bm3 stage 1

alaaelrakaiby · 06-27-2021, 01:40 PM

So yesterday after 1k miles on the most recent oil change it showed that it's missing half a quart. I just ran it right now and it's showing full again.

F87source · 06-27-2021, 02:33 PM

Same I've never had to add oil, when removing the turbo inlet and pcv hose there was only a tiny drop of oil. So my car literally doesn't burn oil and the pcv system is very very clean.

I would suspect it has to do with how well you break in the engine and how the piston rings seat. People who abuse their cars during break in may experience piston rings that are not bedded/seated in properly or worn too much from all the cross hatches in the brand new cylinder leading to extra oil consumption. I know when I had a built motor on my sti's break in was crucial to bed/seat the piston rings to the cylinder bores by carefully breaking in the motor.

3t3p · 06-27-2021, 04:36 PM

Two years and never needed to touch it

mssVT98 · 06-28-2021, 08:39 AM

Is everyone basing their responses just on the idrive readout for oil level? I hate not having a dipstick, but if the consensus is that the digital version is accurate I'll get over it.

dvas · 06-28-2021, 09:09 AM

At 23k miles, 50+ track days, stock engine, never needs oil, always at max

EDWYER · 06-28-2021, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by alaaelrakaiby

How is everyone's oil consumption for the OG M2 N55?

No issues.

grinchmas · 06-28-2021, 10:02 AM

Custom tuned and FBO with loads of track days and have never had any oil problems!

F87source · 06-28-2021, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by mssVT98

Is everyone basing their responses just on the idrive readout for oil level? I hate not having a dipstick, but if the consensus is that the digital version is accurate I'll get over it.

I use the live data feed from the dip stick to check. 255 mm is max on the idrive, and it doesn't change from that - so either the tolerance/reading ranges from one step to another is bigger than the oil consumption or there is no oil consumption. I would say there is no oil consumption because I also measure the amount of oil the drains from the sump as well, with my drain pan and collection containers.

alaaelrakaiby · 06-29-2021, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by alaaelrakaiby

So yesterday after 1k miles on the most recent oil change it showed that it's missing half a quart. I just ran it right now and it's showing full again.

Any clue why this happened?

ioftendrive · 06-30-2021, 05:39 AM

Have never added any oil between changes.

06-26-2021, 04:20 PM	#1
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DanG Major General 10834 Rep 6,977 Posts Drives: 2018 M2 AW DCT Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2018 BMW M2 [7.74]	I have never needed to add oil. __________________ BMWCCA member Puget Sound Chapter
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06-26-2021, 04:36 PM	#3
zkeeper Captain 208 Rep 602 Posts Drives: 2017 M2 & 08 Z4 si Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: BimmerHaven iTrader: (0)	Likewise. Change every 5 and have never added a drop. Love this motorcar.
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06-26-2021, 06:04 PM	#4
Al Bundy's Dodge Captain 1679 Rep 914 Posts Drives: 2018 M2 6MT Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Denver iTrader: (0)	Never needed to add either __________________ 2009 328i xDrive 6MT (Retired and I miss her) 2015 335i xDrive 6MT (Retired and I dont miss her) 2018 M2 6MT (Never retiring)
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06-27-2021, 06:47 AM	#5
dtmurf Captain 486 Rep 760 Posts Drives: M2 Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: PNW iTrader: (0) Garage List 1996 BMW 318is [4.75] 2012 Audi Q5 [4.50] 2017 BMW M2 [10.00]	Same, I've never added any oil. __________________ '17 M2 DCT Long Beach Blue
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06-27-2021, 12:20 PM	#8
kingikra Second Lieutenant 122 Rep 279 Posts Drives: BMW M2 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Israel iTrader: (0)	Stock. Never added a drop.
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dtmurf Captain 486 Rep 760 Posts Drives: M2 Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: PNW iTrader: (0) Garage List 1996 BMW 318is [4.75] 2012 Audi Q5 [4.50] 2017 BMW M2 [10.00]	FBO and bm3 stage 1 __________________ '17 M2 DCT Long Beach Blue
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06-27-2021, 01:40 PM	#10
alaaelrakaiby Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: 2015 BMW 435i xdrive Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	So yesterday after 1k miles on the most recent oil change it showed that it's missing half a quart. I just ran it right now and it's showing full again.
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06-27-2021, 02:33 PM	#11
F87source Major General 7352 Rep 7,511 Posts Drives: Bmw M2 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: . iTrader: (1)	Same I've never had to add oil, when removing the turbo inlet and pcv hose there was only a tiny drop of oil. So my car literally doesn't burn oil and the pcv system is very very clean. I would suspect it has to do with how well you break in the engine and how the piston rings seat. People who abuse their cars during break in may experience piston rings that are not bedded/seated in properly or worn too much from all the cross hatches in the brand new cylinder leading to extra oil consumption. I know when I had a built motor on my sti's break in was crucial to bed/seat the piston rings to the cylinder bores by carefully breaking in the motor. __________________ Click on the link below to see a compiled list of every review I have ever written: https://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...2#post30368242
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06-27-2021, 04:36 PM	#12
3t3p Major 455 Rep 1,389 Posts Drives: M2 Join Date: May 2018 Location: NZ iTrader: (0)	Two years and never needed to touch it
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06-28-2021, 08:39 AM	#13
mssVT98 Private First Class 143 Rep 185 Posts Drives: 2017 M2 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: DC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2017 BMW M2 [9.67]	Is everyone basing their responses just on the idrive readout for oil level? I hate not having a dipstick, but if the consensus is that the digital version is accurate I'll get over it.
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06-28-2021, 09:09 AM	#14
dvas Lieutenant 524 Rep 584 Posts Drives: 2017 M2 - Mineral Gray, 6spd Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	At 23k miles, 50+ track days, stock engine, never needs oil, always at max __________________ 2017 BMW M2 5Spd, 2007 VW Touareg, 2023 Yamaha MT09 SP https://www.instagram.com/dvas99/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2j..._as=subscriber
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grinchmas Private 57 Rep 52 Posts Drives: '18 LBB M2 DCT Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: CO iTrader: (1)	Custom tuned and FBO with loads of track days and have never had any oil problems! __________________ Cary Jordan 91 Oct Tune~ CSF FMIC, DCT Cooler~ VRSF Chargepipe~ MST Turbo Inlet Pipe~ Fabspeed Sportcat Downpipe~ Turbosmart BV~ Ohlins R&T~ do88 Oil Cooler, Radiator, Remote Radiator~ Girodisc Rotors
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06-30-2021, 05:39 AM	#19
ioftendrive New Member 6 Rep 15 Posts Drives: 2017 M2 Pure LBB Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Perth iTrader: (0)	Have never added any oil between changes.
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