Bmw 330Ci Drinking Oil

[mrbishman]

Hi guys

I have a 2003 BMW 330ci... Which I bought in February. About a month after buying the engine oil was low, so filled it up and thought nothing of it.

However, about 4 months later the warning light came in again, so in that time the engine must have drank about 4 litres of oil... So once again had to fill it up.

More worryingly, I had an oil service done just over a month ago, where about 7l of oil was out in, and as I turned the engine off tonight, the yellow oil lamp stayed on on the dash... So it must be low again!

I can't see any oil leaks - so it must be going through the engine!

Does anyone know what could be causing this / what it'd cost to fix?

Thanks

[Guest Mister Dabsy]

5ltr+ in a month without any on the floor is major !!

It could be venting thru the intake, down the valve-stems, up past the rings or across the head-gasket... Or any combination :unsure: :o

[Guest DazH]

As Dabsy-man said, there are a large variety of reasons

The type advice you can get from us depends on weather you want to crack open the spanner set yourself or just want it dealt with..

If your not engine-tech savvy and don't particularly want to be, I suggest taking the car to your local BMW specialist

Keep us posted

Daz