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Originally Posted by AK370Z NO one knows. As oppose to you, I have religiously followed the break in period restrictions for 1200 miles. My usual driving habit is pretty aggressive.

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Old 10-12-2010, 09:42 PM   #136 (permalink)
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NO one knows.

As oppose to you, I have religiously followed the break in period restrictions for 1200 miles. My usual driving habit is pretty aggressive. I have also just crossed 26,000 miles (Synthetic oil since 3,600 miles). My Z is running fine with no oil consumption and recently got a certification from BLACKSTONE LAB that everything is A-OK!

No one really knows what's the cause ....


I too followed the break-in procedure religiously. The engine did use quite a bit of oil up until about 7000 kms. Now, at 10700 kms, it uses little to no oil.

Just my personal opinion, and I know it has been said by more than just me.... but people need to relax about this issue. Oil usage is very normal in the early life of any engine. Let the miles add up a bit and then see what is going on. Have your oil tested. If there's anything abnormal happening, the analysis will show it. I had mine analyzed at 9500 kms. Except for a high concentration of dirt (and that's a K&N issue), my engine showed exceptional results.

Please don't flame too hard. As I mentioned above, I'm not the only one who's saying... RELAX!!
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I too followed the break-in procedure religiously. The engine did use quite a bit of oil up until about 7000 kms. Now, at 10700 kms, it uses little to no oil.

Just my personal opinion, and I know it has been said by more than just me.... but people need to relax about this issue. Oil usage is very normal in the early life of any engine. Let the miles add up a bit and then see what is going on. Have your oil tested. If there's anything abnormal happening, the analysis will show it. I had mine analyzed at 9500 kms. Except for a high concentration of dirt (and that's a K&N issue), my engine showed exceptional results.

Please don't flame too hard. As I mentioned above, I'm not the only one who's saying... RELAX!!
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No offense, I don't know people's ages here, but I bet that in general it's the "older" crowd (which includes me) that thinks it's laughable that you don't need to check the oil level between oil changes and that it's the "younger" crowd who thinks otherwise (although I could certainly be wrong).

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By older crowd, do you mean "MORE EXPERIENCED" ?

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Where do you draw the line? I've been driving for 30 years and I think a car requiring checks is ridiculous today. I don't check the water level in my battery either.
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Well, as much as I loved my Z, I sold it.

I didn't want to deal with the oil consumption. Nor did I want to fight it out with the dealership, only to have a brand new car with a powertrain that had already been disassembled and reassembled.

Pretty disappointed. The handling was phenomenal, but the engine wasn't where it needed to be. When you add in the elevated engine temps and the throttle response...WTF? Moving on to something else... Damn.


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sorry to hear about that. good luck.

heres my personal experience.

bought car new 50 miles on. it now has 10,500.
don't know much about how to break one in just drove it normal.
will say i've had it reach red line twice and had it up to 105.
i know i walk on the wild side!!!!!!!!!!!! i drive mostly highway miles
back and forth to work. three oil changes with mobil 1.
have only had to add 1/4 quart of oil. and really didn't need that.
that was for my peace of mind. anyway sorry to ramble.
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Glad to hear it.

I babied the car from day one. I don't think I ever even took it to WOT until 1800mi miles, or something like that. Changed to full synthetic at 1600mi. It was burning so much oil that sometimes I would wipe off soot from the back bumper. Ridiculous.

The real problem is - it's going to show up in more, or a replacement engine, after the warranty has run out. I'm not pissed, I'm just really disappointed and bummed out. I miss my car.
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Well, as much as I loved my Z, I sold it.

I didn't want to deal with the oil consumption. Nor did I want to fight it out with the dealership, only to have a brand new car with a powertrain that had already been disassembled and reassembled.

Pretty disappointed. The handling was phenomenal, but the engine wasn't where it needed to be. When you add in the elevated engine temps and the throttle response...WTF? Moving on to something else... Damn.

You know there's a Nissan TSB that applies to 2009 model year Z's, right?

Thread on Nissan oil consumption TSB

If your car falls under the TSB guidelines then there wouldn't be any fighting with the dealership - even if they balk, just contact the regional Nissan rep yourself.

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Where do you draw the line? I've been driving for 30 years and I think a car requiring checks is ridiculous today. I don't check the water level in my battery either.
I draw the line at making sure I check the oil level between oil changes...
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You know, my g35 2003 had OC problems, replaced my motor at 99k and purchashed a used engine that also ate oil.. I was so ticked that i got rid of the car, I loved it but didnt want to deal with checking oil every 500 miles ...

traded up for the 370z, Now this car seems to eat some oil too ... I drive it hard occasionally but Im going to go in for a OC test to see what they say. Its not all that bad but it def uses a little oil... its upsetting because when you think of keeping a car long term dealing with O.C. is not something that makes you want to keep it.. and is unfortunate for who ends up with it after you...

Nissan's are notorious for this... my girls mothers i35 is the same thing with her vq35de , and she drives the car as easy as possible... its really not fair to the customer
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You know there's a Nissan TSB that applies to 2009 model year Z's, right?

Thread on Nissan oil consumption TSB

If your car falls under the TSB guidelines then there wouldn't be any fighting with the dealership - even if they balk, just contact the regional Nissan rep yourself.
Well, that sounds just like the kind of fun I want to have after buying a new car.

Then, after I go a few rounds with all of those folks, and their bosses, then give up my car for a week...then I can have a new car with a powertrain that's already been taken apart...

Don't get me wrong, because I love this car. But this is ******* unacceptable in this day and age. I don't want to deal with it, and I shouldn't have to.

Then, I thought... what happens when the replacement engine develops the same problem at 80k miles? Then where the **** am I?
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Is there an actual Nissan TSB document? When I went for the rear hatch springs, there was a nice Nissan document that they could reference. It just seems like asking them to check SafeCar.gov is going to be met with resistance.
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do you guys think that this problem of oil burning still exist on a 2010 model z or has nissan solved the problem????????????
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