530iM standard shaft first maintenance report

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 July 31, 2024
Yesterday, 10000 kilometers, the first guarantee.
A lot of attention was paid to the issue of burning oil in the B48 engine TU on the forum. So I was very worried before I went, especially I didn’t know: Will I add 5.75L or 5.25L? Will my spark plug have oil stains? What is the valve cover number?

I went to the reserved 4S store yesterday afternoon.

When meeting, I asked: 5.25L or 5.75L? Can I add 5.25L and take away 0.5L?
The maintenance consultant answered: 5.75L. If you want to take away 0.5L, you agree that it is okay.

Question: In online forums, especially at Car Home, many car owners have been saying that there are oil stains in cylinders 1 and 2 of burning oil and spark plugs. Is this why you add 5.75L?
Answer: BMW officially requires an additional 5.75L. When your car leaves the factory (standard axle, made in Austria), it will be 5.75L.

Question: Is it common for this car to burn oil? Is it serious?
Answer: Anyway, I maintain many cars in this store every day. I don’t see any cars burning oil as you mentioned. The spark plug also has no oil stains.

Continuing to chat later, the general meaning is that the number of BMW car owners is very large. Even if hundreds of people reported burning engine oil on forums and online, it is still an “individual case” and is not universal.

Question: I need to check the condition of the spark plug during the second insurance period, especially the oil stains.
Answer: Yes.

Question: Does my car add 0w-20 or 5w-30?
(Check the contract number…) Answer: According to your contract number, it should be 0w-20
My understanding is that this subtext means: Not all 530 cars have the same engine oil model, some cars have 0w-20, and some cars have 5w-30

Go downstairs, put the car on the shelf… There is a maintenance master next to me, and I continue to chat with the maintenance master. Consultants were also present.
Ask the maintenance technician: Do the 530 cars you saw burn oil? Is it much? I want to check the valve cover number to see if it solves the problem of cracking causing oil and gas to escape into the cylinder.
Repairman: Your car does not burn oil. BMW has corrected this problem. Yours is a new valve cover, and there are no problems with burning oil and cracking.

Then, go back to the rest area and wait… Pay the bill and drive away.

The picture below is the QR code of the valve cover. I don’t know why it cannot be decoded into text. Several tools were used.

Valve cover QR code