I think it is pretty safe to say you have some serious damage to the bottom end with the oil coming out like that. I can't see if being something simple.

My concern would be the pulley, and I would have personally removed it before towing the car in (although it sounds like your dealer has probably seen it before). Not a big fan of pulleys due to the fact that they don't produce much power, and it is one mod that is directly connected to the engine that gives the dealers an excuse to not cover the engine if something lets go. From a strictly legal standpoint, it is tough to argue that a breathing mod caused engine damage unless they can somehow show that it caused detonation. I don't think they need evidence like that with the pulley. They could argue the pulley affected anything from the crank, rods, pistons, bearings, etc. In this case, it comes down to what kind of dealer you have. I know one G sedan owner that a dealer refused engine warranty due to a non-OEM pulley.

If his engine is a total loss and warranty won't cover it. Then his already in for a lot of time and money. I was just giving him a "outside the box" idea. Y'all shouldn't be afraid to try new things.

I bet nobody though a corvette engine would fit in a 350 until it was done.

That would be the Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act in the US. I did not realize the OP was from Canada, and I am not sure what their laws are.... I know in the US, the MM Warranty Act does protect consumers to some degree (although still a PITA in many cases), but with the crank pulley it would likely be a long losing battle if the dealership really wants to be an a$$.... My experience is that breathing mods you can get away with most of the time, but things that directly affect the mechanics of the engine are a roll of the dice.

Magnuson?Moss Warranty Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Never putting Royal Purple in my car !!!!! :stirthepot:

Install time would be at least 2x install of a factory engine, and swaps never work 100%.

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Hey now don't knock on RP it's been good to my baby. :happydance:

wow, suckage

Bonkers!! This makes my head hurt.

From oil analysis samples on the VQ35DE, it performed pretty badly compared to most other oils. I don't see any real data for the VQ37VHR, but I don't think I would use it based on the way it performed on other VQ motors. With that said, it is a quality motor oil, and it is not going to make a difference for a long time. It definitely won't cause major problems like the OP is reporting unless improperly used.

I might be thinking of another act, I don't remember that being the name. Now I did install a Stillen Under Drive Pulley. Now before installing I called Stillen and of course they said it wouldn't void my warranty. I talked to the Nissan dealership near me that I do my oil changes with and they said it would. Now at the same time I was already hammering down on the manager by talking to the regional manager on another topic so I make his life hell when I come in and his guys who do take care of my car love it. A little payback for those guys goes a long way. So anyway I called the dealership I bought it from and explained it to them how I was told that the pulley would affect my harmonic balancer and mess with my timing. Now it does help responsiveness some and it actually reduces some stress to a degree on the alternator. He said I could install it and that's when he proceeded to tell me about the act that protects me. At the end of the fun conversation he said if it gets bad remove it and put the stock pulley and belt back on. Just my case though. I have heard some messed up stories of dealers shutting some guys down.

Well I am speaking as an actual user so you won't find my 2 cents in a report. :tiphat: I will say honestly that with our high oil temp problems RP has helped. I couldn't drive hard for long on the oil Nissan provided but when I switched I saw an increase in prolonged lower oil temps and cool down moderate when resuming normal driving. This is just my experience though. Just some things you will never know until you try it yourself. RP 4 LIFE LOL:bowrofl:

If there is an internal problem I don't see how any after market mod he has would deny him his warrenty. I feel this would of happen without the mods.

If you're happy, I guess that's all that matters. I prefer real data over someone's .02 cents, but that's just me. Have you had an oil analysis done with the RP on your car? If not, I would recommend doing so. There is no real way to know how an oil performs unless you have it analyzed by a lab (like Blackstone). Oil temps, and the way it looks, are not indicative of the way an oil is performing. The data I am talking about has come from real users (like yourself) that have sent their used oil in for analysis.

And, you're right, I have never used it (really for the reasons I mention in my other post). I currently run Redline fluids, but not because I think it is strictly the best oil (lab analysis is decent on the Redline oil I use, but not the best). I use it because it has proven to be good for extended change intervals, and I like the Ester additives (I have only been doing about 3000 miles every 6-9 months). They also make a MT fluid specifically for our manual transmissions which is a big improvement over the Nissan fluid.

^^ exactamundo - its not like you have added 100HP/TQ either