Oil Consumption Test Today

DooDooBrown

Alright everyone, update....
1). The dealer has done all oil changes on the car. The oil being used is the exact oil that is being called for in the owner's manual. It is from Nissan. I have, however, used Mobil 1 to top off before, and it has still gone through that.
2). I asked the service representitive, and he said I can check the oil as much as I pleased, however, I can not add oil unless it is below the L mark (had to give him a call).
3). It took me approx. 1 month to put on 1000 miles (We have had snow on the ground for much of January/Feb. in WV

When I checked my oil initally, it was right at the H, a little over-filled. I insured that was the case, as I let it sit over nite. The service advisor did acknoledge that it was an issue, however, they would have to call some Nissan factory tech. for further instructions. I simply made my case that I did not buy a $40,000.00 sports car to dump a qt. of oil in every 2000 miles.
Long story short, they want to see it again in 1500 miles.... We will see how it goes!

SoCal 370Z

You should not be mixing oils or oil brands for topping off purposes. Top off with the same brand and weight that is in the engine.

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Modshack

You can pay twice that for a car and use twice the oil... You are well within the factory norms.

I'm sorry, but I have to ask...First car?

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Zsteve

by the time you do all the milage stuff they want your warranty will be up. Id ask them why their magic isnt working good just to stir the pot on them.

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Modshack

The difference from H to L on the stick is just a level indicator. It does not measure the total 5 quarts in the sump. Just the top 1-1.5 quarts..Some misinterpretation here methinks..
1/4 down (or 3/4 up from low) is 1/4 quart or so. An overfilled engine will burn more oil so it's really hard to tell what is actually going on. This is hardly a scientific consumption test at this point.

There's really no point in arguing....He's using more then NONE but (considerably) LESS than it will take for Nissan to consider this an issue. When you start seeing a quart or more disappear in a thousand miles or less they will look harder at it..

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blackflag

Maybe what he's saying is ambiguous, then. I interpret it as 3.75 when he says "it is about 3/4 after 1000 miles."

I agree if it's 1/4 qt in 1000 miles, it's not good, but it's not something that would be fixed. But if he's saying 1.25 qt. in 1000 miles - that's outrageous. They'd damn well better fix that.

Modshack

Yeah, he was supposed to call the service manager if it dipped below the "L" which it would have using your interpretation, and there is no mention of that. The only measurement scale you have is L and H.

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blackflag

Yeah, true. But usually the stick is long enough on the end to see how much lower it is than "L"...I can't remember if it is on this engine or not.

But I think I'm going to go check my oil right now.

DooDooBrown

Damn guys, all this discussion about low and high, and you got me confused... Was only trying to document my experance, will let you know how the next visit goes... No, it is not burning more than 1 qt. every thousand miles, it still runs fine.... What I meant to say was that from the time of the fill up (it being slightly overfilled), to the time it is now, on the dip stick, I still goes up 3/4 of the way. It is now below the H mark, but still within normal operating range. The service advisor stated to me not to add any oil, etc, however, if the engine was desperatly low on oil (like barely on the dipstick) to add some more after I give him a call. Thanks to all of you who have helped... I am not trying to whine, I am not trying to cry foul, I just wanted some answers to this question. Thanks to all that responded.