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Author:

jms_w on 2008-05-08 at 16:55:57

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Subject:

Nothing significant b/w yearly oil changes

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Message:

I drive an average of 9K miles/year on my car and get my oil changed once a year and never, ever had to top off the oil since I bought it 5 1/2 years ago. The only thing I did have to top off was the coolant but that was a couple of years ago and it hasn't gotten low again since. Weird.

	jms_w
	'03 330ci Orient Blue \| Black	'01.5 A4 1.8TQ Silver \| Onyx

How much oil does your E46 Eat/use? - Ray 2008-05-07 15:04:58 (88 views) (505 thread views)
- the "NONE"s Win - get over it and move on already - c.d.iesel 2008-05-14 05:33:41 (28 views)
  - +1 /// LOL (nt) - ...330indy/z4M 2008-05-16 10:31:39 (2 views)
- see what you've started with a simple question ! - ;-] ...330indy/z4M 2008-05-13 12:59:30 (22 views)
- NONE - abqhudson 2008-05-10 08:25:08 (25 views)
- None between 5k oil changes - JeffDunes 2008-05-09 21:57:53 (23 views)
- nary a drop 74K driven hard and put away wet (nt) - ODavePlz 2008-05-09 18:42:03 (13 views)
- None (nt) - BD 2008-05-09 13:36:13 (16 views)
- Nary a drop. (nt) - frogman57(328Ci) 2008-05-08 19:32:03 (12 views)
- Nothing significant b/w yearly oil changes - jms_w 2008-05-08 16:55:57 (25 views)
- A quart every 3,500 mi or so - Steve325xi ©²⁷ 2008-05-08 15:51:15 (36 views)
- How much oil does your E46 Eat/use? - c.d.iesel 2008-05-08 08:11:17 (60 views)
  - Re: How much oil does your E46 Eat/use? - Rusty ©⁵ 2008-05-08 16:12:20 (41 views)
  - Thoughts on this, then: - J///Kidd 2008-05-08 10:02:04 (51 views)
    - From all I have ever listened to, the oil - Stinger9 2008-05-08 11:01:16 (45 views)
  - Good to know I'm a negectful, abusive nut. - jrw ©²⁷ 2008-05-08 09:59:04 (41 views)
    - also the M54 3.0 has 'low friction' pistons... - 330indy/z4M 2008-05-13 12:57:30 (11 views)
      Re: also the M54 3.0 has 'low friction' pistons... (url) - 330indy/z4M 2008-05-13 23:36:03 (9 views)
  - Overheating or AWD? - xiTMom 2008-05-08 09:21:14 (49 views)
    - Overheating yes - c.d.iesel 2008-05-08 09:28:22 (40 views)
      uh...it's "whether" not weather...FWIW (nt) - HBWT ©³⁰ 2008-05-08 16:10:08 (17 views)
- None between 7,500 mile changes (nt) - Tom K. 2008-05-07 19:13:39 (18 views)
- Maybe a quart every 2,000-3,000 miles. (nt) - jrw ©²⁷ 2008-05-07 18:34:39 (23 views)
  - I'm pretty close to that, too. 1 qt/3500 miles - J///Kidd 2008-05-08 08:55:48 (23 views)
- Of the 2 ('02 325i & '04 330i) that I had...NONE! (url) - HBWT ©³⁰ 2008-05-07 15:25:59 (40 views)
  - Re: Of the 2 ('02 325i & '04 330i) that I had...NONE! - Rusty ©⁵ 2008-05-08 16:17:03 (32 views)
    - what ARE you talking about?... - HBWT ©³⁰ 2008-05-08 22:59:21 (26 views)
      I understand. They're ALL too close to each - Rusty ©⁵ 2008-05-09 09:03:06 (22 views)
  - Good luck checking 335 when the time comes - 3x Bimmer 2008-05-07 16:58:10 (46 views)
    - When what time comes? (nt) - HBWT ©³⁰ 2008-05-08 12:30:46 (16 views)
      Re: When what time comes? - Rusty ©⁵ 2008-05-08 16:21:04 (35 views)
      Re: When what time comes? - Tom K. 2008-05-09 18:39:36 (19 views)
      Sometimes it's not that easy. - Rusty 2008-05-10 08:55:31 (20 views)
      Are you saying that BMW put an oil filler cap on - HBWT ©³⁰ 2008-05-09 21:01:20 (20 views)
      Re: Are you saying that BMW put an oil filler cap on - Tom K. 2008-05-10 10:50:21 (18 views)
      Fortunately, that will be a problem for the next - HBWT ©³⁰ 2008-05-09 12:22:08 (29 views)
      Re: Fortunately, that will be a problem for the next - 3x bimmer 2008-05-13 21:51:06 (8 views)
    - Hee, hee (nt) - jrw ©²⁷ 2008-05-07 18:33:26 (19 views)

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