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Japanjay · 09-06-2012, 01:39 AM

My car failed today actually. Was 15mm low in the first column on the graph, the 1001-1500 mile range. Passing would have been 9mm or less. The test is six measurements:

1001-1500
1501-2000
2001-2500
2501-3000
3001-3500
3500-3750

Pass the first, goes to the secfond till you pass them all. Test over. Fail the first, test over. Make it to the thrid then fail, test over.

I am actually going back at the 1500-2000 mark to let the senior master tech/ service manager witness the test since he wont be back till this saturday. He is down in Cali doing a nissan multi-day seminar on the new 2013's coming out. Another master tech and a regular tech did the test with me and the warranty manager watching. Pictures were taken. I agreed to go into the next column test range soley based on the fact the 15mm low fails in the next already. Otherwise I would have left the car how it sat till he comes in on friday....

So as of right now I got another 600 or so miles to hit the 2000 mark and take it in for the second measurement. As it sits right after the test I failed the first to columns and didnt reach the milage even needed. I told them I will check the stick every morning till I complete the next 600 miles, but if the oil reaches the lower hump on the stick I will be bringing it in early so as not to damage the motor. They all agreed to that and admitted it has already failed the second column they just wanted to makes sure all managers of the warranty claim, both the warranty manager and service manager are witness to the failure.

It is the first the warranty manager has dealt with in the 4 years she has been there. The service manager when I got the chance to talk with him a bit about it when I got the initial oil change to start the test, said he has dealt with 3-4 of them, all no longer had oil issues after the small block replacement.

The other mater tech, younger guy maybe mid twenties and could tell was a car guy, agreed with the service manager in the fact they have both read about the oil issue and was informed by nissan that it is predominately happening in the 6spds and it is because when doing hard down shifts it creates a very strong vacume and generates alot of blow by. Same issue in the 350's.

09-06-2012, 01:39 AM	#92 (permalink)
Japanjay Track Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Puyallup Posts: 856 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z MB M6 Rep Power: 14	My car failed today actually. Was 15mm low in the first column on the graph, the 1001-1500 mile range. Passing would have been 9mm or less. The test is six measurements: 1001-1500 1501-2000 2001-2500 2501-3000 3001-3500 3500-3750 Pass the first, goes to the secfond till you pass them all. Test over. Fail the first, test over. Make it to the thrid then fail, test over. I am actually going back at the 1500-2000 mark to let the senior master tech/ service manager witness the test since he wont be back till this saturday. He is down in Cali doing a nissan multi-day seminar on the new 2013's coming out. Another master tech and a regular tech did the test with me and the warranty manager watching. Pictures were taken. I agreed to go into the next column test range soley based on the fact the 15mm low fails in the next already. Otherwise I would have left the car how it sat till he comes in on friday.... So as of right now I got another 600 or so miles to hit the 2000 mark and take it in for the second measurement. As it sits right after the test I failed the first to columns and didnt reach the milage even needed. I told them I will check the stick every morning till I complete the next 600 miles, but if the oil reaches the lower hump on the stick I will be bringing it in early so as not to damage the motor. They all agreed to that and admitted it has already failed the second column they just wanted to makes sure all managers of the warranty claim, both the warranty manager and service manager are witness to the failure. It is the first the warranty manager has dealt with in the 4 years she has been there. The service manager when I got the chance to talk with him a bit about it when I got the initial oil change to start the test, said he has dealt with 3-4 of them, all no longer had oil issues after the small block replacement. The other mater tech, younger guy maybe mid twenties and could tell was a car guy, agreed with the service manager in the fact they have both read about the oil issue and was informed by nissan that it is predominately happening in the 6spds and it is because when doing hard down shifts it creates a very strong vacume and generates alot of blow by. Same issue in the 350's.