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Originally Posted by VCuomo
Not true. Even on a broken-in engine he could have lost 3.5 quarts of oil over the 5700km that the OP drove and still be considered within spec (see Modshack's note above). On a new engine, he could have lost even more. That's why I said "So much for 'bad luck'."
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Dude, that's just over 3,500 miles... no properly built engine should burn up over 3 qts of oil in that short an interval
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Originally Posted by WarmAndSCSI
Yep.
To make it as concise as possible - a factory-built VQ37VHR that consumes more than a quart every 3000 miles probably has an oil control defect caused by improper break-in. A Nissan engineer would agree with this, but as said above, Nissan's warranty CYA verbiage screws the consumer in this case.
I'm SO glad my wife trusted my engine-building experience and let me break our Z in quick and hard.  |
You are a fan of the "hard break-in" approach?
I'm really not sure what to believe, especially given that there is probably some break-in done by Nissan before assembly... can you detail your break-in method?
Also, is this for new cars (that might receive some factory break-in first) or newly built motors (done by you or a shop)?