Does your Z8 burn oil?

[markf]

Hi All,

I have a 2001 Silver/Black Z8 with a tad over 20000 miles. I've been putting about 3k miles a year on it, just weekend driving. The last two years, it's been burning a quart of oil every 3k miles or so (so I add a quart once a year). Is this typical? I don't drive the car very hard.

Thanks,
Mark

[macfly]

The S62 motor is an bit of an oil burner, some units more than others, so that doesn't sound outside the realms of normality. The earlier cars had a slightly different rings & liners if my memory is correct. BMW made a bunch of changes in 01 including VANOS, and cylinder linings, as well as changing the required/recommended oil, and this lowered oil consumption on the later cars.

[Norcal]

but seems to have quieted down (26k mi now)

[dwz8]

Mark,

a quart per 3k miles is close to nothing, and certainly normal consumption.
Depending on how you drive the engine, you may need to feel up up to a quart each 700 miles (~1,000 kms).

Also, it is typical that the engine consumes a bit of oil during its run in period, and it very often needs less afterwards.

Nothing to worry about other than driving only 3 k miles in 6 years, compared to the 50,000 miles that I crossed this week after driving it for 4.5 years. You missed a lot of fun. ;)

[markf]

Thanks for the responses everyone. And yes, I think I've been a little lax in how much I've been driving. :)

The Z8 was my first convertible and first sports car. And even after owning it several years now, it still brings an a huge grin to my face every time I drive it.


Mark