Re: E46 M3

[Henri Baccouche <henrib@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Believe it or not the spec for oil consumption is 300 miles a quart
for all models before they will warranty the problem.

Most cars will consume less.......

Remember, these cars specify very thin 0w-50 or 5w-50 type oils.

Henri



Richard Bergen wrote:

> I'm looking at a 2002 M3 with 3700 miles on it.  It is the car belonging to
> the dealer sales manager.  I checked it out today and everything looked
> fine - - except when I checked the oil level and found it was down to the
> lower mark on the dip stick - - 1.5 quarts low according to the owners
> manual.  Any of you E46 M3 owner out there - - is this noraml oil
> consumption - - 1.5 quarts approx every 3700 miles?
>
> Dick Bergen
>
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