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FYI Re Oil Consumption
About a month ago the techs at my BMW dealer noted that there was a slight leak in my 2002 M5's valve cover gaskets. The gaskets were replaced as was the oil filler cap due to the fact that since I purchased the car I would notice a slight oil leak from the cap onto the engine block. This work was done at roughy 55,000 miles. My monthly oil consumption was roughly 0.5 to 1 full quart of 5w-30 (driving 1,000-2,000 miles per month).
During the last several weekly checks of the oil level in the engine, I have noted that after replacement of valve cover gaskets and replacement of oil filler cap no slight leaking from oil filler cap and oil consumption has been reduced significantly. Specifically, the rate of oil consumption appears to have been reduced by 50 to 80 percent.
Just food for thought on the whole M5 oil consumption issue.
/Rich
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2002 Lemans Blue/Lemans Blue M5
(Sport Interior, PDC, M Audio, Rear Sunshade, Split Rear Seat w/ ski sack, Rear Side Airbags (deactivated))
2006 Nighthawk Black Pearl Honda Odyssey Touring
2004 Chili Red Upgraded John Cooper Works MINI Cooper S (207 hp/180 ft-lb torque)
2008 Viper GTS Blue Dodge Viper SRT-10 convertible
Last edited by Rcl4668; 25th August 2005 at 15:37.
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