Interesting read on Oil Consumption

Rusty · 04-24-2016, 01:19 PM

Found this reading the news online. Since some here have had the problem. Hopefully this will explain on what the cause is.

Shop Class: Exploring The Causes of Excessive Oil Consumption

MagmaRed370z · 04-24-2016, 02:47 PM

Interesting read. I think it's ridiculous that high end cars like BMW and Audi think that this is normal, and that you should top off burned oil on every tankful.

Landoz · 04-24-2016, 07:17 PM

Didn't read anything about Nissan so I guess that's a good thing 😎

jliu · 04-24-2016, 08:18 PM

I had a 2014 WRX that I purchased brand new. Followed the recommended break in process. It was burning about 0.5quart of oil every 3500 miles. The dealer said that was normal. I told them I never had a car that eats oil even when they are older let alone a brand new car. I eventually sold it and purchased a 2014 370z. I wished I had test drove the Z first.

kenchan · 04-24-2016, 08:39 PM

my STI is new and it burned about 1/4 quart so far. its written in the manual to check and add oil.

my Z and G were the same way until about 15000 miles and it stopped burning oil since.

dvboy · 04-24-2016, 08:42 PM

I have 10k on my 2016 Z,it burned 3/4 of a quart per 5k oil change.Hope this is normal and possibly will get better.

DEpointfive0 · 04-24-2016, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jliu

I had a 2014 WRX that I purchased brand new. Followed the recommended break in process. It was burning about 0.5quart of oil every 3500 miles. The dealer said that was normal. I told them I never had a car that eats oil even when they are older let alone a brand new car. I eventually sold it and purchased a 2014 370z. I wished I had test drove the Z first.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dvboy

I have 10k on my 2016 Z,it burned 3/4 of a quart per 5k oil change.Hope this is normal and possibly will get better.

These are not THATTTT bad... Also, dvboy, the Z takes 5.125 - 5 1/8 quarts of oil. So if you are only putting 5 when you change, you could think it's burning more than it really is

04-24-2016, 01:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 35,180 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684437	Interesting read on Oil Consumption Found this reading the news online. Since some here have had the problem. Hopefully this will explain on what the cause is. Shop Class: Exploring The Causes of Excessive Oil Consumption Array and MagmaRed370z like this. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

04-24-2016, 02:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
MagmaRed370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: USA Posts: 1,468 Drives: 14' 370z Sport Magma Rep Power: 13	Interesting read. I think it's ridiculous that high end cars like BMW and Audi think that this is normal, and that you should top off burned oil on every tankful. __________________ Sold: 2014 Magnetic Black Base. Current: 2014 Magma Red 370z Sport \| ARK Grip Exhaust \| 25mm HR Spacers \| GTR Button \| DRL Mod

04-24-2016, 08:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
jliu Base Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: N. CA Posts: 107 Drives: 2014 370z Touring Rep Power: 9	I had a 2014 WRX that I purchased brand new. Followed the recommended break in process. It was burning about 0.5quart of oil every 3500 miles. The dealer said that was normal. I told them I never had a car that eats oil even when they are older let alone a brand new car. I eventually sold it and purchased a 2014 370z. I wished I had test drove the Z first. MagmaRed370z likes this.

04-24-2016, 08:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
dvboy Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Canada Posts: 269 Drives: 2016,M6 Rep Power: 26	I have 10k on my 2016 Z,it burned 3/4 of a quart per 5k oil change.Hope this is normal and possibly will get better. __________________ Pioneer AVIC 8000NEX,Hertz ML 1600,ScanSpeak D3004,Audison AV 5.1K,Helix DSP.2,Illusion Audio L10 Sub,RJM Clutch pedal,Stillen G3 long tube intake,Nismo exhaust,AAM S-line axle back,Ecutek tune

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kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	my STI is new and it burned about 1/4 quart so far. its written in the manual to check and add oil. my Z and G were the same way until about 15000 miles and it stopped burning oil since.