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      03-13-2013, 11:41 AM   #1
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i just read an article on wsj.com where a past bmw owner referred to his 2009 750li as "a oil sucking turbo charged dog" - have other current owners experienced this? i ask because i am considering a 2010 cpo 750i xdrive - thanks
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i just read an article on wsj.com where a past bmw owner referred to his 2009 750li as "a oil sucking turbo charged dog" - have other current owners experienced this? i ask because i am considering a 2010 cpo 750i xdrive - thanks
There are a lot of threads about this. It is normal to fill a qt of oil between scheduled oil change. Some more, some less.

It doesn't suck oil, it burns it.

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      03-15-2013, 06:41 AM   #3
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Have a '13 750Li with 2300 miles. Just had to add a quart. Hoping this is due to break in versus requiring a quart every 2000miles
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      03-15-2013, 09:28 AM   #4
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I already had to add a liter and got charged for it at the dealership. I'm a little shocked a brand new 7 is burning oil, but according to BMW that's normal. I hope to God I don't wake up one morning and find a pool of oil in my driveway.
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      03-17-2013, 09:50 PM   #5
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Interesting... I have a new 750Li. Have 2300 miles on it also and it just informed me that it needs a quart.
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      03-18-2013, 02:02 PM   #6
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I just purchased a 2010 750 il CPO. Bought it with 22k miles had to add a quart at 30k. Better than my 2011 x5 5.0i. I add a quart to that every 3k miles .
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      03-19-2013, 10:25 PM   #7
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I had to add a quart at 6000 miles. At 8100 now, I'll check the level when I get a chance. Oh ya, dealer charged me for the quart.
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It doesn't make sense to charge you for the oil it burns when they claim all service is free for the first 4 years or 50k miles. I've gone in recently cuz my coolant was low, they topped it up for free at the dealership service section without any write up. Same with my windshield wiper fluid... Free fill up (I'm also outside of factory warranty too). I honestly think if u remind them that bmw has a free maintenance plan for the first 4 years/50k miles... They will top u up for free... But u gotta ask.
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      05-04-2013, 11:03 PM   #9
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I have to add oil regularly to mine. I now see it very much like this - this is why I don't need to change it often. It gets a few liters of fresh one between the changes anyway
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There are a lot of threads about this. It is normal to fill a qt of oil between scheduled oil change. Some more, some less.

It doesn't suck oil, it burns it.
I'm a new member and I want to start a new thread on this issue - but it looks like I need to respond to 1 and wait 24 hours before I can start 1.
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      06-21-2013, 01:51 PM   #11
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i just read an article on wsj.com where a past bmw owner referred to his 2009 750li as "a oil sucking turbo charged dog" - have other current owners experienced this? i ask because i am considering a 2010 cpo 750i xdrive - thanks
I got my 2012 750Li CPO, with 20k miles on it. Now at 30k miles, oil is still reading full. I guess I lucked out.
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      06-22-2013, 09:04 PM   #12
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Just wait. The message on the dash is coming....
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      06-23-2013, 01:38 AM   #13
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My Previous E65 Did The Same.
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      06-24-2013, 07:52 PM   #14
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If I really get on the gas too much like I'm racing it, I notice that I get the "add oil" notification more often. So far it is only every 3 months or so. It doesn't seem like a problem and you don't smell the oil burning.

But all the power you get when you hit that gas pedal is worth adding a quart every once in awhile.
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If I really get on the gas too much like I'm racing it, I notice that I get the "add oil" notification more often. So far it is only every 3 months or so. It doesn't seem like a problem and you don't smell the oil burning.
But all the power you get when you hit that gas pedal is worth adding a quart every once in awhile.
Not sure what engine or intake you have but my N62TU has a Variable Intake Manifold (actually called a Differential Intake Air System - DISA) that acts like a large catch can.
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