# Oil burning M5 **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** m5, bmw\ **Created:** [August 10, 2009, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-burning-m5/34827 "2009-08-10T14:40:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SKPITT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@SKPITT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SKPITT)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-burning-m5/34827/1 "2009-08-10T14:40:43Z")
My 2007 BMW M5 is requring frequent engine oil fill up. What should be an acceptable fill up? I am getting about 1500-1800 miles per quart. My dealership has told me varying miles depending which service guy I get for the day. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-burning-m5/34827/2 "2009-08-10T14:46:37Z")
General answer-this is better than the 1000 miles/quart usually used as the ‘too much oil’ criteria, but it’s still quite a bit. For a specific answer, you might try an M5 board: [http://www.m5board.com/](http://www.m5board.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-burning-m5/34827/3 "2009-08-10T14:46:51Z")
Most auto manufacturers consider one quart of oil/1,000 miles as normal consumption. This is one reason why the fluids in a vehicle should be checked on a regular basis, no matter the age/miles on the vehicle. Tester ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-burning-m5/34827/4 "2009-08-10T14:59:24Z")
It is more than usual but likely does meet criteria for oil fillup. Topping it every 3rd fillup will likely be a good habit to get into. The majority of engines by ANY manufacturer including BMW do better but there are that subset.