Q: hi after month ago m bmw 325i 2002 lost oil and ia had to add 2 qurts every 500 t0 1000 mile what is the problem

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hi after month ago m bmw 325i 2002 lost oil and ia had to add 2 qurts every 500 t0 1000 mile what is the problem

My car has 200000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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