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feelzpwr91 05-07-2010 02:12 PM

Just Drained my oil, wheres the oil?
 
so this is the 3rd time im changing my oil, but this time i drained maybe only 3 1/2-4 quarts out? i filled it with 5 1/2 of Mobil Full Syn. exactly 5,000 mi. ago. No leaks, no harsh driving. The only thing i can think of is it just burned up real fast for some reason, or Mobil 1 had a bad batch idk.
please help!

P.s. i filled up this time on Redline.:stirthepot:

Modshack 05-07-2010 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by feelzpwr91 (Post 528763)
so this is the 3rd time im changing my oil, but this time i drained maybe only 3 1/2-4 quarts out? i filled it with 5 1/2 of Mobil Full Syn. exactly 5,000 mi. ago. No leaks, no harsh driving. The only thing i can think of is it just burned up real fast for some reason, or Mobil 1 had a bad batch idk.
please help!

P.s. i filled up this time on Redline.:stirthepot:

You need to be checking your oil more frequently......

1 qt per 3300 miles is just fine BTW.....

azn370z 05-07-2010 03:07 PM

I believe you're supposed to put in 5 1/8 quarts.

zilent_jay 05-07-2010 05:03 PM

Where's the oil?

That's the million dollar question a lot of g37/370z owners are asking.

I had my long block replaced @ 17k miles last week due to excessive oil consumption. The problem seemed to get worse as time went by.

Keep a close eye on your oil levels.

Zsteve 05-07-2010 06:35 PM

Just Drained my oil, wheres the oil?

You are draining your oil too much, stop for awhile and let it build back up.
















Besides your gonna go blind.

The BlueMax 05-07-2010 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Modshack (Post 528815)
You need to be checking your oil more frequently......

1 qt per 3300 miles is just fine BTW.....

Hey Modshack is this really considered normal? When I first got my car Jan. 2010 the oil level was down about 1/8. Now at 2200 miles its down a full 1/2 Qt. The service advisors say it shouldn't burn any oil. BTW my car was assembled in Jan. of 09. during the course of a year it only aquired 350 miles until I bought it. I'm getting ready for the first oil change:ugh2:

Zsteve 05-08-2010 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by bluemax (Post 529281)
Hey Modshack is this really considered normal? When I first got my car Jan. 2010 the oil level was down about 1/8. Now at 2200 miles its down a full 1/2 Qt. The service advisors say it shouldn't burn any oil. BTW my car was assembled in Jan. of 09. during the course of a year it only aquired 350 miles until I bought it. I'm getting ready for the first oil change:ugh2:

The car is going to make you put oil in more than us cuz you cheated your county on taxes and make up the money that way. Karma.

m4a1mustang 05-08-2010 07:04 AM

Check oil levels frequently. In the manual it should tell you how to interpret the dipstick readings so you'll know if you actually need to add oil or not.

These engines do burn some oil. In some cases it is significant and requires the attention of the service department but in most cases it doesn't.... this is why owner's need to keep a close eye on this.

My car burned a bit of oil (up to a full quart in 4000 miles) when new, but as the car has broken in there is no material oil burn.

Lug 05-08-2010 01:32 PM

Hopefully not in a unchanged oil filter!



:D

Solus 05-10-2010 08:43 AM

These cars are known to burn oil.. i burn about 1/2 a quart a month or more depending on how much I drive.

NYBladeZ 05-10-2010 08:51 AM

hopefully once I get an oil cooler on this problem will be solved along with the high oil temps.

FuszNissan 05-10-2010 08:54 AM

Every since I lost my first engine, I check my oil every gas fill up

VCuomo 05-10-2010 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by NYBladeZ (Post 531462)
hopefully once I get an oil cooler on this problem will be solved along with the high oil temps.

How is an oil cooler going to make a difference in the amount of oil your engine burns? :shakes head:

Solus 05-10-2010 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by VCuomo (Post 531692)
How is an oil cooler going to make a difference in the amount of oil your engine burns? :shakes head:

because if it isnt so damn hot it won't burn as fast?

Modshack 05-10-2010 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluemax (Post 529281)
Hey Modshack is this really considered normal? When The service advisors say it shouldn't burn any oil.

Your service advisor is an idiot. Most cars will burn some oil during the break in period and even after. This could last to 10K miles in some cases. Internal combustion engines use oil, period. When it gets to a quart per 1000 miles or less you need to worry (and Nissan will likely do something about it)....Relax.


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