scoobysix
Well-Known Member
I just took delivery of a 3 year old 320i last week, car as done just a hair under 34,000kms. Prior to pickup, I asked the dealer to send my car to PML for a checkup as the warranty is still valid for a few days. At a cost of $120, PML gave it a clean bill of health, except for a slightly leaking rocker cover gasket, which was replaced under warranty.
On Saturday, as I was driving to have my car tinted by our good friend Sherman at Infratint, I noticed the oil level warning signal. Ran the check, and I was supposed to top up 1L. Instead of doing that, I decided to pick up 5quarts of Redline 5w-30 and headed down to BVO to have the engine oil/oil filter replaced.
Oil replaced, warning gone, it's all good, but I'm a little concerned about oil levels - with a fresh change of oil, the oil levels are still sitting on the MIN mark. Should I top up more? To which mark? Owner's manual says engine capacity is 4.2L, BVO has put about 4.5 quarts in, this should equate to about 4.2L, but oil level indicator reads MIN (reading taken while cruising on the highway).
To be honest, I'm a little concerned after reading so many seemingly horror stories of forum members' 320s with oil consumption/leakage issues. My last car was a 2007 Subaru WRX STi, seen it's fair share of track days and I've never had a problem with oil consumption/leakages. As my warranty runs out in exactly 5 days, I'm quite concerned about the potential issues I might face, especially with the costly nature of BMW parts.
Any tips/hints as to what I should do? This is my first BMW, so I'm a little clueless, as I've been driving only Japanese 4cyl turbo cars for the past 8 years.
Thanks in advance folks!
On Saturday, as I was driving to have my car tinted by our good friend Sherman at Infratint, I noticed the oil level warning signal. Ran the check, and I was supposed to top up 1L. Instead of doing that, I decided to pick up 5quarts of Redline 5w-30 and headed down to BVO to have the engine oil/oil filter replaced.
Oil replaced, warning gone, it's all good, but I'm a little concerned about oil levels - with a fresh change of oil, the oil levels are still sitting on the MIN mark. Should I top up more? To which mark? Owner's manual says engine capacity is 4.2L, BVO has put about 4.5 quarts in, this should equate to about 4.2L, but oil level indicator reads MIN (reading taken while cruising on the highway).
To be honest, I'm a little concerned after reading so many seemingly horror stories of forum members' 320s with oil consumption/leakage issues. My last car was a 2007 Subaru WRX STi, seen it's fair share of track days and I've never had a problem with oil consumption/leakages. As my warranty runs out in exactly 5 days, I'm quite concerned about the potential issues I might face, especially with the costly nature of BMW parts.
Any tips/hints as to what I should do? This is my first BMW, so I'm a little clueless, as I've been driving only Japanese 4cyl turbo cars for the past 8 years.
Thanks in advance folks!
