RevUp Oil Consumption TSB and discussion
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Just me, but I never let my old VQ oil burner go below a quart down, even before dealer started testing.
G/L on testing. Sounds like it will be a no-brainer conserning yours...
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Down shifting, build in Tenn, Mexico, valve guide seals, this discussion is taking 10 steps back and about a year in half ago.
I wonder if that is why Nissan is going with a SynchroRev Match Manual Transmission on the 09 370Z?
Food for thought!
I wonder if that is why Nissan is going with a SynchroRev Match Manual Transmission on the 09 370Z?
Food for thought!
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^ Sorry not sure what you mean, there is nothing weird about it.
1. Gone full circle with the recent topics brought up.
2. Nissan just introduced a new engine that takes care of the down shifting blow by (so they like to say was the problem with the rev-ups). Any way this new technology is interesting with what they said was causing the oil consumption. And just for speculation purposes; what if this technology was placed on the 06 Rev-Up's. Would that solve the oil consumption issue? IMHO, I would say no, the issue is with the materials they used in the rev-up, I am talking what the metals are made up of that make up the engine parts. I think they failed over time, no matter what oil was used and no matter what the driving habits were. They just failed and the new engines have new parts, dunno if the metals are made up any differently, I would like to think so.
1. Gone full circle with the recent topics brought up.
2. Nissan just introduced a new engine that takes care of the down shifting blow by (so they like to say was the problem with the rev-ups). Any way this new technology is interesting with what they said was causing the oil consumption. And just for speculation purposes; what if this technology was placed on the 06 Rev-Up's. Would that solve the oil consumption issue? IMHO, I would say no, the issue is with the materials they used in the rev-up, I am talking what the metals are made up of that make up the engine parts. I think they failed over time, no matter what oil was used and no matter what the driving habits were. They just failed and the new engines have new parts, dunno if the metals are made up any differently, I would like to think so.
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Try contacting 9kFever, he did the Lemon Law with an attorney, and is from Irvine. He stops by her from time to time. he is driving a Honda S2000 these days. You may find him on some of the S2000 forums.
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The V2 is just a term that the new replacement engines were tagged with so we would know on this forum thread, which engines we were talking about.
There are no markings on the engine that would identify a V2. It would only be on the service record with the part number that is on the current TSB (first page)
Hope this helps.
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I do like the thought though...." it is designed to stop oil suck out on downshift" ...
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Actually just looking at a 06 that is for sale out here (funny another car I am looking at is near you in sacramento I think). But it does help. I don't have the service records so only way would probably be to ask nissan to run the vin.
Thanks for the help.
Thanks for the help.
If you are the original owner of the 06 with manual transmission, and the engine has never been replaced to your knowledge. The you def have a original engine.
The V2 is just a term that the new replacement engines were tagged with so we would know on this forum thread, which engines we were talking about.
There are no markings on the engine that would identify a V2. It would only be on the service record with the part number that is on the current TSB (first page)
Hope this helps.
The V2 is just a term that the new replacement engines were tagged with so we would know on this forum thread, which engines we were talking about.
There are no markings on the engine that would identify a V2. It would only be on the service record with the part number that is on the current TSB (first page)
Hope this helps.
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^ Good luck with getting the VIN ran by the dealer, what you need is the serial number off the engine and then have the dealer run that to see if it matches the VIN for that particular car. Almost impossible to get the serial number, unless the engine is pulled, as it's on the engine that is located up against the firewall.
Other than that I cannot think of any other identity marks on engine to differentiate the two.
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Other than that I cannot think of any other identity marks on engine to differentiate the two.
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*update*
its been about 15 pages of posts (bout 2 hours of reading) since my last post here (which was the day i got my Z back with the new V2).
i did my first oil change on the V2 after a very boring 3200 miles of breaking-in-uninspiring driving today...err yesterday and it barely had 1.5 quarts left.
–does that qualify as a fail? or should i give it some time to burn less oil in later miles?
its been about 15 pages of posts (bout 2 hours of reading) since my last post here (which was the day i got my Z back with the new V2).
i did my first oil change on the V2 after a very boring 3200 miles of breaking-in-uninspiring driving today...err yesterday and it barely had 1.5 quarts left.
–does that qualify as a fail? or should i give it some time to burn less oil in later miles?
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*update*
its been about 15 pages of posts (bout 2 hours of reading) since my last post here (which was the day i got my Z back with the new V2).
i did my first oil change on the V2 after a very boring 3200 miles of breaking-in-uninspiring driving today...err yesterday and it barely had 1.5 quarts left.
–does that qualify as a fail? or should i give it some time to burn less oil in later miles?![Confused](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/confused.gif)
its been about 15 pages of posts (bout 2 hours of reading) since my last post here (which was the day i got my Z back with the new V2).
i did my first oil change on the V2 after a very boring 3200 miles of breaking-in-uninspiring driving today...err yesterday and it barely had 1.5 quarts left.
–does that qualify as a fail? or should i give it some time to burn less oil in later miles?
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On engine break-in you should be checking the oil more frequently also.
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LOL, you know, I thought that same exact thing when I saw it! Hmmmmmmm, they will sell it as an electronic "heel and toe", when the reality is, it is designed to stop oil suck out on downshift......... makes you wonder doesn't it.
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And yea the HR and VHR are the 80% redesigned block and heads from our DE series. More hp, no pinging (even on 91oct) and no (or very little) OC that I know of on those.
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*update*
its been about 15 pages of posts (bout 2 hours of reading) since my last post here (which was the day i got my Z back with the new V2).
i did my first oil change on the V2 after a very boring 3200 miles of breaking-in-uninspiring driving today...err yesterday and it barely had 1.5 quarts left.
–does that qualify as a fail? or should i give it some time to burn less oil in later miles?![Confused](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/confused.gif)
its been about 15 pages of posts (bout 2 hours of reading) since my last post here (which was the day i got my Z back with the new V2).
i did my first oil change on the V2 after a very boring 3200 miles of breaking-in-uninspiring driving today...err yesterday and it barely had 1.5 quarts left.
–does that qualify as a fail? or should i give it some time to burn less oil in later miles?
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My OC totaled 20mm down in it's first 3750 miles of frequent OCI's during that time.
Agree on should be checking more frequently. Only 1.5qt left is very very bad for engine.
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Actually just looking at a 06 that is for sale out here (funny another car I am looking at is near you in sacramento I think). But it does help. I don't have the service records so only way would probably be to ask nissan to run the vin.
Thanks for the help.
Thanks for the help.
^ Good luck with getting the VIN ran by the dealer, what you need is the serial number off the engine and then have the dealer run that to see if it matches the VIN for that particular car. Almost impossible to get the serial number, unless the engine is pulled, as it's on the engine that is located up against the firewall.
Other than that I cannot think of any other identity marks on engine to differentiate the two.
Good Luck
Cheers
Other than that I cannot think of any other identity marks on engine to differentiate the two.
Good Luck
Cheers
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