Thread: 330ci? miles?
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Old Jan 14, 2009 | 04:39 PM
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We had a 330i - it used hardly any oil. My cousin had one and it was going through a litre every 1000 miles - all within spec. Similar driving. Seems to afflict the M54B30...and not the others in the family to the same extent. My M52 2.8 with a 100k more miles on uses virtually no oil in comparison being driven in the same manner

It's a known feature with them. I believe, as on the M5 V8 engine, they modded the oil control rings partway through production - it may be down as well partly to how they were run in
If you do a search for 330 oil consumption on google you will find plenty of info.
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