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258 messages, Last post on May 09, 2009 at 6:40 PM
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Replying to: cdnpinhead (Dec 21, 2007 1:25 pm) Seriously though, I'm afraid all cars are going this way. The days of the enthusiast/shadetree mechanic are dying. Cars aren't designed to be kept on the road for 10+ years - drive it for 3 years and then toss it aside for a new one. It's a shame, really. The entry-level BMW's are terrific cars, dynamically speaking, but how does an enthusiast buy a "special" car when nobody builds one? None of these current cars has the potential to ever become a "cult classic." What has become of the genuine sports cars - the Porsche 911, Alfa GTV, E30 M3, etc? Is it any wonder that values are climbing for these classics? All this from a lost dipstick! |
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Replying to: bdkinnh (Dec 21, 2007 2:24 pm) I agree, the typical American vehicle operator is a moron. Still, BMW shouldn't be accomodating those automotive imbeciles.
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Replying to: cdnpinhead (Dec 21, 2007 1:25 pm) That's a large part of the reason that my latest automotive purchase was NOT a BMW. |
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Replying to: roadburner (Dec 21, 2007 5:54 pm) Unfortunately, these same morons who know nothing about cars also know nothing about money. They see a $389/month add in the paper and next thing you know, they're pulling up to their 40-year interest-only mortgaged home in a brand new 3-series. Sure, we'd hope that BMW Manufacturing Co. wouldn't accommodate these imbeciles, but BMW Financial Services depends on them.
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Replying to: fedlawman (Dec 21, 2007 7:51 pm) True enough, sadly... |
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Replying to: fedlawman (Dec 21, 2007 7:51 pm) Since I feel for the house poor people, I rate myself as amateur but I used to change my plugs, wires, distributor cap, rotor and would never let anyone change my oil. Heaven forbid!! But it's like fighting the Cuban government anymore with these new cars...the bolt-on cover over the engine is harder to remove than both heads and rocker assemblies of an old 283 small block!  Regards, OW |
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It's amazing to me there were so many posts for what I thought would an obscure problem. This is my 2nd BMW (last was 325Ci and never needed oil). Right now it's got about 10K but the first time the light went on was shortly after I had the oil changed (at my expense) at 7500 miles (just 'cause). Anyway, my "service advisor" said it's not unusual for oil to be added between changes. I sure hope it really is the sensor that's mentioned so frequently in these posts. And no DIPSTICK? The light just came on again today after not being a problem since Dec 2007. I've NEVER heard of having to add oil between changes on any of the 12 - 14 new cars I've had..
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Replying to: rpc1208 (Mar 04, 2008 8:25 pm) FWIW, unlike you I've never had a new car that didn't use at least a little bit of oil, and between my wife and I, I'm talking like 15 new cars, two of which were BMWs. Best Regards, Shipo |
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Replying to: rpc1208 (Mar 04, 2008 8:25 pm) Like shipo, most of my new/gently used BMWs have used a little oil. Some only consumed oil at high rpm(E24 M6) Others only at lower rpm(E36 318ti) And some nary a drop(E36 318tiA, E39 528iA, E83 X3 2.5) |
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Okay, I'm double-posting but I thought this might be a more appropriate forum... My 2001 330i seems to be consuming oil at a higher than normal rate recently (previously it was a quart every 3K miles; more recently it was a quart every 1K miles)... here's the recent history: 1- brought it to my indy mechanic around 85K to do a leak-down test; nothing came back, he pulled the plugs and said everything looked clean (ie, no oil). So, I had him change the oil (I suggested that he switch from the BMW oil to Mobil1 0-40, based on threads I had read on another board); 2- around 87.1K miles the oil lamp came on so I added a quart (I was okay with this as it had been 2K miles); but 3- this morning at 88.1K miles the oil lamp came on again (I will check the level this evening and add another quart again). Question... what should the mechanic be looking for and/or what do you think might be the problem? Could this be a problem with the oil separator valve? (though I've heard this is more likely in colder climates) FWIW, I drive about 1K miles per month and live near SF (moderate climate).
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