Burning oil

Asked by Alexisdavid1997 Aug 22, 2016 at 12:49 AM about the 2006 BMW 5 Series 525xi Sedan AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My 525xi is burning oil. Also the engine now makes
more noise than when I bought it, now It has 107k
miles I use 5w30 oil. Should I use a thinker oil?

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Bob answered 7 years ago

Do not use thicker oil! The problem needs to be properly diagnosed. Take the car to a BMW specialist.

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jamnblues answered 7 years ago

Bob is right- find out why it is burning the oil- but if you are not prepared for the expense and hassle that a worn out BMW will give you, go ahead and try the higher weight oil- but DO NOT throw any of those fancy engine additives in there-

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