How much oil dose your e85 use?

Hi, so had my e85 for about 2 months
I use it for work about 60miles a day.
I've use about a litre a month.
My audi tt 225 quattro don't seem to use any and I dive it a lot harder then the z4.

How much are you using?

Cheers steve
 
Swap in a new CCV system and watch your engine stop drinking the black stuff.
Mine doesnt consume any at 137k miles after replacing ccv.
 
Stevez4e85 said:
Just looked an yeah I can change that, I'll order it now cheers
Get the Febi cold climate version with thicker insulation. Harder to install but will last longer. I released the inlet manifold to jiggy the top section into place.
bit of a write-up with photos here if useful:
https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=90194

If it's on the original system the tubes will just crumble and break on disassembly so beware.
Make sure you change the dipstick o-ring too.
 
CCV and rocker gasket are two common sources for consumption on the M54 - but even then it's still known for burning a little oil (not a litre a month though!)
 
Jakg said:
CCV and rocker gasket are two common sources for consumption on the M54 - but even then it's still known for burning a little oil (not a litre a month though!)

I think they’re linked, a knackered ccv will increase the pressure inside the crank cases & lead to gaskets failing, so one is the symptom and the other is the cause :o
Rob
 
This will make you smile, how BMW TIS recommend that oil consumption is measured, it's OTT but I suppose you can't argue against it's accuracy. If anybody tries it, let us know how it goes :lol:

https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/e85-z4-3.0i-roa/repair-manuals/11-engine/11-00-engine/1VnXUdDFqz
 
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