oil compsumtion

I really don't believe there is 1-1/2 Quarts between full and min.
I would bet about 1/2 Quart at best.

 

it`s two litres

 

So, two quarts in fact, Michael; well, slightly more, actually, as a quart is 0,946 litres, so: 2.1 quarts.
With 1 quarts 1/2, I was slightly under, in fact...
Rgds

 

I really don't think its as much as that (between full & empty) . Somewhere around 1 litre/quart ids my recollection.

There may be nothing to worry about for the OP - but also I'd be surprised if it had burned that much oil in 300 miles. If it has then something is definitely not right & if it was leaking you'd expect a puddle on the garage floor, not a few drops.

The assumption is that it was full when it came back from its service. It may not have been. Now its been filled then make sure you check it the right way and the same way every time & you will start to get a feel for how much its really using (if anything).

I've done 3 long trips in mind round Europe up & down, mountains along motorways etc mostly in hot weather & high air temperatures. When driven fairly hard for long periods it will use a bit over half a litre per 1000 miles. I usually wait 3-5 minutes after shut down to check it. When its hot the oil is thin, it drains down to the sump pretty quickly.

 

My specialist (that services hundreds of Ferrari's overhere), said it is best to park the car (level of course) after driving and then pull out the dipstick.
Then wait 5-10 minutes, clean the dipstick, push it back in and check the level.

The bottom of the dipsticktube is close to the oilpanfloor, so it can take some time to fill to the correct level.

 

Perhaps repeating what many prior posts have already stated. 1. Check level consistently (after confirming Full using the manual's "wait 15 minute" procedure, I noted the the corresponding level on the dipstick when cold... makes frequent/consistent checking much easier!). 2. If leak source not evident on the garage floor, let it idle then get under it as it may be leaking only when pressurized. 3. Leaks are more common on the right (passenger) where the multi-piece cam cover seals could be improperly installed and/or the main seal has failed (leaks there are often accompanied by vapors/smells as they drip onto the exhaust). 4. Check for leaking into the gearbox by removing the trans fill plug and measuring how much flows out (there will usually be some, as people often add an extra pint to the transfer case, but a leak this large would result in a lot more than that). 5. Many ways to check for excessive oil burning (exhaust color/smell, residue in tips, spark plugs, compression check, etc.).

 

It's interesting how many people just plain don't believe the owners manual for oil checking procedure.

 

We're guys. We don't read instruction manuals!



For that matter, If I had started reading the instruction manual on my BMW R1200RS motorcycle when I bought last year, I would still be reading. Does a motorcycle really need a 203 page owners manual? Since I haven't read it and still manage to operate it just fine, I'd say, "No."

 

Love the RS - stick it in Dynamic & go!

 

Yep! When I picked it up the dealer had set it in the lower power/more traction control "rain mode" because it was a new bike to me and they thought that would be "safer" to get a feel for the bike. In less than 4 miles (25 to get home) I pulled over, eventually figured out how to put it in Dynamic and it's been there ever since!

In the 9 years I've owned the 328, I still haven't found the switch to shift it from "rain" mode to "dynamic". I guess "rain" is the only mode it has.