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318ti Oil Consumption



Rich <gleek@domain.elided> said:

> Does anyone's 318 (93-) eat oil?
> I have a 95 318ti with 14k and it goes through about a quart 
> every 3-5k miles.  The dealer said that this is normal in new 
> BMW's until about 10k miles.  Is this true?  

It might still get better.  Even so, it's far from excessive, and
BMW would consider it normal.  I don't have the spec for the 318ti, 
but my E12 Repair Manual lists maximum oil consumption of 
0.15 liter per 100 km, or about 394 miles per quart.  I would be 
ecstatic if my cars used as little oil as yours does.

Curt Ingraham
ingraham@domain.elided