The oil light may as well not be there. When I was going down the road after about 4k post oil change, I started hearing valvetrain noise. When I got home, I checked the oil- no reading. Drained it out- less than a quart.
Nice way to find out about your oil consumption, whee.
So, yeah- moral of the story, don't rely on the oil light.
Also, OP, it sounds like your engine was faulty. If things are as you described them, your oil change intervals had nothing to do with the failure.
The VQ35 and 37 engines have been known for sporadic oil consumption issues. Just enjoy your new engine and keep an eye on your oil level. Every 1k miles or so starting out and every couple of thousand miles after that (after you've verified no excess consumption) is enough, imo.
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