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I plan on tracking down that same shop! My work is in LA and live in Covina so it's a bit of a detour but well worth the drive.

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BMW considers oil usage normal but all the research shows that only by replacing the piston rings can you stop the oil consumption. You can try a heavier weight oil but that's really just making the...

Mayo in dipstick would be indication of clogged ccv.

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That seems to be the general consensus. Culprit is likely the piston rings and has been a documented source of vanishing oil throughout the years across the m54 platform.

I don't notice smoke...

1qt low at 700mi but I drive it like I stole it so your results may vary. I'll continue to keep track until I swap the motor.

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480 miles and only down half a quart. I would be down at least 1-1.5 quarts before the mod. Pretty sure this means i have a blown head gasket.

Will be doing a compression test and/or leakdown in...

300 miles with 02pilot mod and so far seems like I have zero oil consumption. Should be able to log 1,000 miles in a couple weeks.
If it keeps up I will be one happy camper! Usually I'd be down 2/3...

Where did you place the order? Amazon was going to take forever to get it here. Napa or AutoZone don't carry it.

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I've read that 10W-40 helps but you can't use it unless you live in warm climate, I'm in Cali so I tried it. Didn't help my oil consumption at all, neither did additives and I've tried MOS2 as well...

Thank you for this. Boss man ELCID86 pointed me in that direction the other day and I will be doing this mod over the weekend. I had ccv replaced and although my oil consumption didn't get any better...