Started car today and oil warning cane on

[iEatCommunists]

The first 2 years of oil changes r covered by toyota. Will they put 5w30 in it if requested?

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[starman]

The first 2 years of oil changes r covered by toyota. Will they put 5w30 in it if requested?

This depends entirely on the dealership, but my local dealer says no (at least for the complementary oil changes). They'll only put what the manufacturer tells them to put.

 

[satx_phantom]

OP,

I've found that there is a lot of conflicting, misleading, or downright wrong information being passed around online about all things oil and this car. Your best bet is to take it to the dealer and have them work with you on this. Despite my dealer not really helping me to my satisfaction, I did learn a lot from the process of dealing with my own oil consumption scare that I'm a lot more comfortable with the situation now than I was.

If I had to guess, I think for some (not all, please don't flame me) the lack of a traditional dipstick creates a situation where you as the owner are another step away from really knowing how much oil really exists in the engine and start letting their mind tend toward the worst case. The digital version doesn't really help with any context at all, and the issue might not truly be consumption in the end. Given the relatively low mileage that you got the indication I can't recommend taking your concerns to the dealer enough.

Cheers!

 

[Andrew4Supra]

Sounds like the time has passed (not mileage) and the computer has determined the car is due for an oil change. A standard manufacture computer service default. This is not an oil consumption issue for the particular error code.

 

[satx_phantom]

This depends entirely on the dealership, but my local dealer says no (at least for the complementary oil changes). They'll only put what the manufacturer tells them to put.

I second that. I have seen posts on this very site where other people have quoted the owners manual incorrectly. Page 297-298 should tell you what you need to know.

 

[Bundy]

The car gives you that super clear message and you are confused what it means, really??

 

[fatal-element]

Is it just low? Mine drinks oil like crazy (about a quart every 1k miles)
Just add a quart and move on with life. I've accepted my place as a BMW owner...

I assume everyone saying how crazy and unacceptable this is has never owned a BMW.... my M3 did this from day one through the next 150k miles. Depending on how hard I drove, 1k to 1.5k per quart. I just kept a bag with a few quarts in the trunk, got pretty used to starting the car, getting the message, popping the hood, and topping it off. My local O'Reilly's kept a regular order of 10W-60 for me on hand. Friend's M5 drank even more, BMW dealership yanked the engine TWICE to make sure it wasn't leaking somewhere, it was not, they sent him home with it both times and finally BMW NA said "it's within spec, don't come back." You learn to live with it. Some Ms did it, some didn't, BMW didn't really care either way.

BMW's official position on the matter for ALL BMW engines is for non-M engines, 750mi/quart is the limit of within spec, M is allowed to be worse.

 

[jtsang25]

I assume everyone saying how crazy and unacceptable this is has never owned a BMW.... my M3 did this from day one through the next 150k miles. Depending on how hard I drove, 1k to 1.5k per quart. I just kept a bag with a few quarts in the trunk, got pretty used to starting the car, getting the message, popping the hood, and topping it off. My local O'Reilly's kept a regular order of 10W-60 for me on hand. Friend's M5 drank even more, BMW dealership yanked the engine TWICE to make sure it wasn't leaking somewhere, it was not, they sent him home with it both times and finally BMW NA said "it's within spec, don't come back." You learn to live with it. Some Ms did it, some didn't, BMW didn't really care either way.

BMW's official position on the matter for ALL BMW engines is for non-M engines, 750mi/quart is the limit of within spec, M is allowed to be worse.

I am pretty sure my last bmw had a spot beside the battery in the trunk for an extra bottle of oil for instances like this.

 

[zrk]

The first 2 years of oil changes r covered by toyota. Will they put 5w30 in it if requested?

I bring my own LiquiMoly to the dealer. They throw it in for me, and I get the 0w20 in case of emergency or whatever. I like my dealer.

 

[Cptnslo]

I assume everyone saying how crazy and unacceptable this is has never owned a BMW.... my M3 did this from day one through the next 150k miles. Depending on how hard I drove, 1k to 1.5k per quart. I just kept a bag with a few quarts in the trunk, got pretty used to starting the car, getting the message, popping the hood, and topping it off. My local O'Reilly's kept a regular order of 10W-60 for me on hand. Friend's M5 drank even more, BMW dealership yanked the engine TWICE to make sure it wasn't leaking somewhere, it was not, they sent him home with it both times and finally BMW NA said "it's within spec, don't come back." You learn to live with it. Some Ms did it, some didn't, BMW didn't really care either way.

BMW's official position on the matter for ALL BMW engines is for non-M engines, 750mi/quart is the limit of within spec, M is allowed to be worse.

I’ve owned 2 e36 M3 and an e39 M5 and never had that kind of issue.

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