370 oil consumption
 

Hello All,
I picked up my 370 in April & now have 3400 KM (2100 miles) on the odometer. I have since added almost 2 liters of oil, anyone in the same boat?

just FYI for US members, 1 liter = 1.057 quarts
 

It is NOT unlikely for a car to burn a little oil during break in period (0 to 1200 miles). I think if you burn more than 1 quart/1000 miles, then it's an issue. I personally have no oil burning problem along with hundreds of other 370Z members. I say top it off and see if it still burns. If so, give your dealer a call.

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btw, welcome :hello: :tup:

Thanks for the welcome! I just came back from the dealer, I had the oil changed & they ageed that this level of oil consumption is excessive even for break in. They will now monitor the consumption so when ever oil needs to be added I will bring it in. The service rep said they will do this for the next 5 top ups before they make any kind of descision.

H.

Oil consumption
 

Yes, have the same situation. Most of the Z club guys locally say this is a bad deal. Some of the earlier new model changes had the same problem. Mine shows up in the tailpipes as well, does yours?

Yes, I had to use mag cleaner to get it off. It was not too bad though.

for the two of you guys that have oil drinking engines, how did you break in your car? Thanks.

I have noticed my tailpipes are a little dirty...

... now I'm worried.

Come on people....give the oil issue some time to work itself out. Many of these engines are still in their break-in period. High-performance 4 and 6 packs are known to consume oil for as long as 10K miles.

I have more concern for those folks who see every little thing as a problem. Its this kind of reaction that starts to cause the car to come under relentless and unnecessary scrutiny for absolutely no reason...and once this kind of over reactive :BS: starts getting into the car magazine reviews the entire car starts to drop unnecessarily in its value quickly all because of supposition and conjecture.

So how about showing some patience and restraint and quit posting your needless concerns until there is a definite and provable problem identified and a root cause of a real failure instead of all this dust some of you folks keep kicking up about nothing.:shakes head:

Tailpipes are always gonna get black regardless of whether the motor burns oil or not. Monitor your dipstick every 1k miles or so.

Lol. Like a month and change ago. I was trying to explain to some new buyers that VQ engines tend to have sqeaks quirks n certain behaviors that are exclusive to this engine.
When the oil guzzling issues were being written. I kept my mouth shut.
I was previously told to shut up cuz I don't own a 370z.
Me owning a vq engine altima. N having just sold my G35 to make money for my Z didn't mean anything. Nor did the fact that I helped my cousin mod his 08 G37 n hav gone with him to all mechanic appointments just to get a feel for the way this displacement acts.
The VQ35 and 37 to me are still extremely similar except that the VQ35 has less quirks.

My thoughts on the complaints that a lot of people make r just like urs.
I may not own a Z "YET". BUT AT LEAST I KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
I do my research. Its a daily and consistant process. From reading to hands on to taking multiple test drives.
The only other car I'm considering is a genesis coupe track. I'm on my 4th test drive.
I just finished my third with the Z. That's y on these 2 cars I feel I can comment.
Not only that but I used to sell nissans. I never sold a 370z but I sold 350's.
Dealing with customers constantly u get to kno how is it these cars r truly perform.
You hear praises n complaints daily.
The problem here is that some of these guys think that modding ur car is knowing ur car. But u don't know ur car until u drove it 1 year unmodded. U don't even know how your car truly performs. They don't kno that most VQ's get faster on there own after 5k miles. And that is the best time to mod the car with an intake n exhaust.
I might not have all the lingo down pact. But I kno what to do n wen to do it.
I spent my life around imports muscle cars motor bikes. N race tracks.
2 members of my family are racers. One drag another does autocross.
My background is illegal street racing. Which I "just" stopped long ago.
But I honed the driving skillzz of my cars.
If u guys took the time to learn the car instead of tryin to be a55h0l3 #1 on the block wit a modded Z. You guys wouldn't be cryin n moanin so much.
N like I said once b4. Leave 1st year cars to the true enthusiasts. They r the ones that will void warranty day 1. They are the ones that find out what's wrong n assisting in the improvent of these cars.
2nd year cars are better for novice drivers. Because companies have worked out 75% of the kinks n quirks. By year 3 you are looking at 97% of quirks gone.
Unless ur a enthusiast and/or a diy mechanic. 1st year cars should be avoided.
So the forums don't get filled with non existant problems.

Take a look at the dirt,oil burning car's,the soot is 'oily' type like 2 strokes motocycle,'dry' & black soot is 'rich' running engine...

Why can't people post about oil consumption? Its a discussion forum after all...

Did you write this with your cell phone key pad?

You mean the English language, right?