Z Broke Down :(

Modshack · 08-12-2009, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by FuszNissan

Let's take a step back.. What would you lable an "Oil Consumption Issue"

Exactly.....As I said in yet another thread on this, Very few manufacturers will give you the time of day if you're not burning more than a quart/1000 miles. Chevy (for the Corvette) even has a published bulletin that says 1 qt per 500 miles is acceptable if used in an aggressive manner (aggressive being defined as operation above 3000RPM's...LOL). A quart between changes, or even 2 in a 3700 mile change interval would not be considered excessive enough to warrant correction with most all companies...
When you get into the serious usage area (exceeding a Qt/thousand) they will do a monitored test by documenting miles and sealing your oil fill to determine true usage.

Very few cars on this forum are even fully broken in yet, so this discussion is all a bit of an overreaction..

Maybe Lou could let us in on Nissan's guidelines on oil usage if they have any..

Mike · 08-12-2009, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Modshack

Chevy (for the Corvette) even has a published bulletin that says 1 qt per 500 miles is acceptable if used in an aggressive manner (aggressive being defined as operation above 3000RPM's...LOL).

Not only that, they even tell you to put an extra quart in before a track day, as you will burn it.

That being said, the engine on my 03 350Z was replaced under warranty for oil consumption at around 25000 miles. It had 35% leakdown in one cylinder, 55 in another and the rest were all around 10.

WShade · 08-12-2009, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Modshack

Exactly.....As I said in yet another thread on this, Very few manufacturers will give you the time of day if you're not burning more than a quart/1000 miles. Chevy (for the Corvette) even has a published bulletin that says 1 qt per 500 miles is acceptable if used in an aggressive manner (aggressive being defined as operation above 3000RPM's...LOL). A quart between changes, or even 2 in a 3700 mile change interval would not be considered excessive enough to warrant correction with most all companies...
When you get into the serious usage area (exceeding a Qt/thousand) they will do a monitored test by documenting miles and sealing your oil fill to determine true usage.

Very true. My Subaru did not burn oil, it drank it and the compression was always spot on.

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