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how do i know if its an oil burner? more than likely the seller isnt gonna say.
what is the extent of the "oil cunsumption" that i read so much about? is it a hit or miss? at what point (milage) would it be deemed good? is it a matter of keeping up on maintenance? or does it eat 1 qt for 1k miles?
You don't know if it's an oil burner. The seller may honestly not know either. There are likely a lot more oil burners than have been reported because owners simply don't know since the local Jiffy Lube isn't measuring the amount of oil that comes out of the pan nor checking the dipstick after the car has cooled down for 10 minutes.
Lots of info out there on this. Honestly, start searching and reading a lot.
How many miles are on the 06'?
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Hey scott. Thanks for the ride by the way. Your car and driving is sick. Literally, I was sick. It was like riding a mad rollercoaster. The car turns like its on rails. And the braking was unreal. So many times I thought we were going to fly off the track. Absolutely nuts, but it was great fun.
Not all '06s got the problem, but try to get an '04.5, '05 or '07, just to be on the safe side. IF you decide to go for the '06 anyway, just do more-often oil checks. Good luck.
My 06 doesn't seem to have the issue either. I check every once in a while in between oil changes and don't see any oil levels dipping.
When do you check it? After driving, idling, cold?
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Originally Posted by solidfish
Hey scott. Thanks for the ride by the way. Your car and driving is sick. Literally, I was sick. It was like riding a mad rollercoaster. The car turns like its on rails. And the braking was unreal. So many times I thought we were going to fly off the track. Absolutely nuts, but it was great fun.
Not all '06s got the problem, but try to get an '04.5, '05 or '07, just to be on the safe side. IF you decide to go for the '06 anyway, just do more-often oil checks. Good luck.
This is absolutely right. An 06 is not worth the risk. Nothing worse than loosing the car of your dreams because the engine is FUKD! Unfortunately, I know from experience.
I know all about the potential oil consumption issues, but my question is exactly how is it ruining the engine? I doubt the cars are burning through oil so fast that routine checks wouldn't identify it is low. Are the owners who lost their engine never looking at their oil levels until the engine locks up because their is no more oil?
I know all about the potential oil consumption issues, but my question is exactly how is it ruining the engine? I doubt the cars are burning through oil so fast that routine checks wouldn't identify it is low. Are the owners who lost their engine never looking at their oil levels until the engine locks up because their is no more oil?
^1 I came from an RX7. We had to fill up with oil almost as often as filling up with gas (and even then we added 2 stroke to the gas). My '06 isn't burning oil. Even so, I periodically check the oil level between changes. Even if I were to burn a qt of oil over 3k miles, that isn't going to destroy an engine. Now, if I never checked it, and didn't do an oil change every 3k miles or so, then I can see there might be a problem.
my roadster 2006 doesnt burn oil either... but the oil got dark really fast...it got darker withing 2 weeks after oil changed... not even 1000 miles yet...
thus i changed oil every 2000 miles not like other... change it every 3000 and i used fully synthetic too...
That's what I am talking about! Register in September - get a 350Z in October. Congratulations.
ya i love it so far...lol
its a base, but its damn fun to drive. already am shopping for a new head unit. NEED to have a touch screen w/bluetooth. i cant multi task talking on the phone and driving the stick! lol
if i buy an 06....
Congrats.
