G37 engine and 370z engine
 

Couple of Q's, since I'm new to the Nissan family...

AFAIK, the G37 and the 370z have the same engine. Maybe different ECU or something long those lines, but, the engine is the same AFAIK...

Has the G37 been out longer than the 370z?

As in, with two people on this forum having mass-oil burn issues (one needing an engine replacement, the other???) - are G37 owners having the same issue?

How "tested" is this engine?

Random parts failures.. Stuff breaks (which is why you have a warranty). I don't see a trend here given the 10,000 Z's out there and probably more G's..

True, but on the other hand, this is a fairly small forum :)

I'd like to think the sky is not falling.....;)

I've had over 2,400 miles and it appears to be running fine. It did get louder though... [after installing aftermarket exhaust]. :D

I own one of the first G37's from a 2007 bulid date. One of the first batches.
I do not have any oil burning issues ** knocks on wood**

I only had a few glitches such as random banging noises, actuator problems, exhaust rattle, engine accelerating by itself.......

Infinity has had the engine for almost 2 years longer than Nissan Division. They are proven engines. Sometimes the computers can't catch everything.

The Nissan man just spelled INFINITI wrong :icon08:

the engine isn't bad at all, Mine had a few glitches
but the later 08 models and 09 model didn't have any huge issues.

That last one - :eek:

can u imagine being in a traffic light rush hour and having to use the parking brake to hold the car down. I didn't want to shift into neutral bc I will be neutral dropping and peeling out at every light. So as soon as the parking brake is released and I barely let go of the brake pedal, the G jerks forward....like a beast.
So messed up

Did you shut it off and start it back up, and it kept doing it?

What was the cause?

No idea what was the cause, happened like 4 or 5 times. Dealership could not replicate it. They even kept it for a few days. After a restart, it still there sometimes.

Gremlins....lol

I have nearly 6,000 miles on mine with no issues. My friend has one of the first G37s with over 40,000 miles on it with no issues, and he does nothing to take care of the car. He's only changed the oil twice since he has had it.

Ooopps so used to Infinity Speakers way of spelling it. Sorry.

40k and changed the oil twice? Sounds like someone doesnt much care about their $40,000 investment!

Tell ur friend to get ready for foam in the oil....lol
rusty dip stick also....hahaha...like 20000 miles on the same oil...wow

I imagine if you do a LOT of highway miles, and use that Mobil1 15K oil...it might work - lol...


I do 15K changes on my Civic (with the Mobil1 15K oil...)

I had a friend years ago who had a Jaguar XK140. It had something like a 12 qt sump. Leaked and burned so much all he did was add oil over the 15 years he owned it...Never changed it!

i took my mom's car to the limit and the car still called my bluff, he could run on no oil...lol

30 000 km on Castrol GTX........lol......the dip stick was all rusty, all white foam in the engine.... i didnt bother to even refill it and the car runs.... :icon08:
a month later, scrapped the car and got 50 bucks...lol

G's didnt have the oil temp problem because they didnt have an oil temp gauge to look at lol

Nope, both times have been with the cheapest oil the dealer will throw in there. The car is really quite sad. The paint is loaded with swirl marks, and the interior is loaded with trash and ashes. I eat and smoke in my car, but I am pretty meticulous about cleaning it out. He's also rolling on racing slicks, although he may hold the record for tire life from a set of Potenzas. Everything is coming along nicely though. He just hit a deer, so the body shop buffed the whole car to blend the paint, and even gave the interior a bit of a detail. He is about to buy some Lexani rims for it, and that will mean new rubber. It's not my taste, but to each their own.

gussing he will upgrade the exhaust when the OEM falls of onto the roads.....lol