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Acacia said:

Look on the bright side - most motors start burning oil and get worse. Beemers start using oil and then start using less.

And there you go.

However: I think a quart and a half in 1,000 miles is a bit excessive. I would suggest that perhaps you started under-filled, or finished over-filled. At any rate, you have now learned that the bike does use oil. You must check it frequently. You must also develop a consistant protocol for doing so. If it ain't repeatable, it ain't science.

George

GJBushman wrote:.. I also told them about the consumption. They told me the same thing, "its within BMW specs". except they gave me one hint that the other dealer never told me, "anything over the bubble will get burned off." I had usually tried to keep my oil between the bubble and the top. Now I keep it between the bubble and the bottom and I use less oil. Go figure.

Amazing. I, also, tried to keep the level between the centre bubble and top mark. Somehow, after a few rides the level always settled at the bubble (bang on mid-way). Great bit of info !!.

thanks everyone for your replies.

I will keep the faith as a few of you mentioned, no problem there. BMWs are too cool.

thanks again,
ken k

No oil use worries with mine... use little sips at first, never much. (Apparently they don't 'all' do that)... 30,000 miles now and don't add any between oil changes.