Hello.

My 2011 Clubman is asking for one quart of oil every month. I have not seen oil leaks in the garage floor. The BMW/MINI service center has not found oil leaks or pressure issues. So far they have found a faulty water pump. The sevice advisor says that MINIs burn oil, but I do not buy that. Is there anything else that can cause this?

Please advise

Thanks.

 

oil separator could be faulty

 

Oil separator works fine

 

how did you check? The oil is either going in the separator or the turbo seal is leaking

these run positive vacuum so even with bad rings they really dont burn that way

 

They made pressure checks with no leaks

 

The vehicle is not S series. No turbocharger

 

well that makes it easy, it's the ccv crap, pretty common fault bmw does not care if you are less than 1 quart every 1000 miles or something absurd like that

 

What is the CCV?, they already checked it.

 

take it to an indy mechanic if you dont know what a ccv is

 

Yes, they checked the Crankcase Ventilation Filter.

 

Which engine does the Clubman have? What do you drive for mileage? It is common thing for BMWs and MINIs to burn oil. My BMW 135is burns altleast a quart a month.

The crankcase vent valve is built into the plastic head cover. I had to replace the cover due to it being both cracked and the CCV being faulty.

BMW/MINI has bulletins regarding burning oil. It is a quart at 1000 miles that is normal.

 

It's not normal they just don't want to fix it, none of my 20+ BMWs burned any oil including my 135i I bought new in 08 and sold a week ago

My 540i and one of the minth started to burn oil, both were ccv issues

 

The car has 64000 miles.

 

It's not a BMW engine. It is a Peugeot N16 motor on the R55 from 2011. The R56 N14 Peugeots motors have had a lot of oil consumption stories. MINI does state that consumption is reasonable and expected based on the manual.

You will be beating a dead horse with a MINI dealer.

 

You have the newer engine and non S and yet still burning 1qt in less than 1000 miles ?

What viscosity are you using ?

What was your oil change frequency ?

 

does not matter, it's a ccv problem or a massive O ring leak somewhere but that would show up on the ground

 

Yes, N16 should not burn too much oil at all. I would check for an oil leak first. Maybe a sticky CCV in the valve cover?

 

Hello

The MINI service center replaced the gasket of the cylinder head cover. Got the car back after almost three weeks in the shop.

 

Thanks to all who responded this thread. Your responses were very helpful.

 

that fixed it?

 

It was fixed Last Thursday (Apr 18, 2017). I will check one month from now if tge car asks for an oil quart.

 

I'm curious for a summary and a followup. My Mini has the N12 engine, now with over 100,000 miles, but has been using 1 quart per 700 miles since about 65,000 mi on the odometer.

I have no leaks nor see any blue smoke, so I am trying to follow the stories about the PCV valve in the valve cover. Anyone fixed their oil consumption by fixing/replacing the valve cover?

What is the long term effect on an engine of driving with a plugged PCV?

 

After replacing the PCV and the valve cover gaskets. the car has not requested to add oil.

 

Correction: it was the CCV (crankcase control valve) not the PCV.