Hi All,
Just got 6500 miles on my 2006 525i (I do a lot of hwy driving) ang got this message on i-drive screen: "Oil level at minimum. Add 1 quart of oil.".
To be honest I was very surprised as I didn't know it would burn oil so fast...or maybe this is a normal characteristic for this new 3.0 liters engine?
Any comments? Thanks
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This can and will happen, especially when the engine is relatively new. Add a quart of BMW approved synthetic oil and you should be good to go, and you'll probably never have to do it again between oil changes.
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Just bought mine and my light went off (36K miles) two weeks later. I was rather alarmed, took it to the dealership and they told me it's fairly common for M's, X's, 5's & 330's to burn oil. Is this guy full or crap? 
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I've also read that if the car isn't broken in properly, it can more easily turn into an oil burner later in life. But I wouldn't consider the car an oil burner if you have to add a quart every now and then. I would say the best thing to do would be to keep a spare quart in the trunk and not worry about it! 
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Also, on most vehicles you would have changed the oil once or twice during that same milege.
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