Just Drained my oil, wheres the oil?

feelzpwr91

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.

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Modshack

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

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

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azn370z

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

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zilent_jay

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

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.

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The BlueMax

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

Zsteve

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.

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m4a1mustang

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.

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Lug

Hopefully not in a unchanged oil filter!

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Solus

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

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

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FuszNissan

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

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VCuomo

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

Solus

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

Modshack

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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