cheshirecat79

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That infiniti tech doesn't know what he's talking about. Revup owners have tested it themselves. The engine will actually eat oil more under easy driving than it will when it's run hard.

Also, if that's what Nissan thought, they wouldn't have issued a TSB. Silly tech.

carlos305

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cheshirecat79

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He should not have to worry about burning oil every week. He is correct. I understand your point about proper maintenance, but let's face it: if Nissan told you that on only this car, on only one year, that you had to check the oil every 500 miles or the engine will fail, would you buy it?

The answer would be no. The engine is obviously deficient.

It's a good habit to check the oil on a Sunday morning after all the oil has drained back into the pan overnight. That being said, there is no excuse for an engine burning so much oil that it seizes in between a normal interval oil change, no matter how many times you check the oil.

QuadCam

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he was just rehashing what nissan was saying at some of their training seminars regarding these motors.

I don't think Nissan knows why it is happening. At first, nissan was swapping motors.....then they were only sending shortblocks.....now, I don't know what they are doing.

bboypuertoroc

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Oh, I completely understand about the Rev Up issue, but he would've known there was a problem if he cared to check his oil. That's all I'm saying.
Brah, don't get salty with me because your engine blew due to your negligence. I'm not mad or jealous about ****, and MY warranty has nothing to do with yours (mine was voided the instant I decided to buy an Evo).

FACT is, you shouldn't wait thousands of miles to check your oil, and you sure as **** shouldn't drive your car when there's an OBVIOUS problem and it continues to shut off on you, and you lack the common sense to STOP driving it, but instead CONTINUE to drive it until it doesn't turn on anymore. THAT right there is the reason I wouldn't warranty your engine if I was your dealer. If you would check your oil once a week you woulda noticed your car missing QUARTS of oil.

Hopefully you learned your lesson and will check more often. If not, you're a lost cause.

And yes, I am absolutely psycho about maintenance on my car. I'm under the hood, under the car, etc. as much as possible. Checking for basic things only takes a few minutes out of my day during the week and maybe an hour or two on the weekends.

cheshirecat79

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They're replacing longblocks. The rings weren't seating correctly and the engine would have weird compression across the cylinders.

I guess the new engine has revised rings now, which it keeping the oil where it belongs- out of the combustion chamber.

ZU L8R

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Carlos, most people in here understand why you are upset that your motor failed and it's a pretty well documented issue. With that being said, you contining to drive your car while knowing something is wrong with it is just not smart. This is what people tend to have an issue with. Warranty or no warranty, it doesn't matter. When you started hearing noises would have been tthe time to take maybe 5 min. and do a little investigating. You prob. would have found a low oil level and added some oil. Now, this wouldn't have solved your problem but it would have bought you a little time and a tow job. A little common sense can go a long way.

carlos305

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Advent7

What does the tranny have to do with the engine blowing? unless i'm just not understanding your statement.

It sucks but after it's all done it'll probably be good as new

jonnylaw

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Anyone else besides me with a revup motor that has NOT had oil consumption issues? I wonder what the percentages of revup motors with problems is: 10% 25% 50%? I guess there is no way to really know...

03aeroZ

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very odd thread....from the start. I don't know why people say how much they paid for their Z...since we all paid roughly the same amount.

I am not a mechanic, however, I do check my oil weekly as well...common sense really. There are several supper easy things to check, like cheshirecat79 stated, that take no time to look at. you rely on your car to keep you safe, might as well check the easy things.

one last thing...you don't have time to check your oil but you can post several times a day?? seems like you have time, just for the wrong things.

SpeedRcr

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You really are retarded and should be sterilized as soon as possible. Every car I have owned, I've checked the oil level once a week...maybe you are just lazy and stupid then. Enjoy your paper weight

SOLO-350Z

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My 05 G35 was driven very hard at road course tracks and lots of miles. 28k when I decided to get rid of it in 1 year. It burned no oil with Amsoil 5w30.

Just a FYI, I hardly ever check my oil on my G35's or any of my cars. There is no need for that. That is why we have a oil pressure gauge, and a oil light. If we ran low, then it would tell us. I have yet to see the car run low on oil when I do check which is like once a month anyways.

Get off the guys back folks. Most do not need to check the oil and have no reason to check it every week. The car has a problem.

Dave 90TT

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It's not the lackof checking the oil that makes me think he is in idiot. (although checking the oil once a week is a good idea, and really a good maintenance practice) It's the fact that he kept driving it after it was making funny noises, and it kept shutting off. He kept restarting it, and continuing to drive it. That, right there, is what makes him not deserve a new engine.

carlos305

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bboypuertoroc

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An oil pressure gauge isn't gonna tell you your oil is low, and the light's gonna come on when it's too late. I'd rather make sure it's good (or find a problem myself) then wait for the car to tell me (which in a lt of cases could be too late).

The fact is he ran his engine into the ground. Was there already a problem? Most definitely. Did he lack common sense in that situation? Most definitely.

QuadCam

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unfortunately, you don't have to have any automotive knowledge to own a car. Nissan already has an issue with these engines sucking up oil. So, there isn't much that can be done on nissans part....just replace the motor!

I would bet that 99% of car owners never check there oil level. cars work so well (compared to what they were) that most people never even think about it. in actuality, if Nissan put a low oil level sensor that actually worked....this guy probably wouldn't have smoked his motor.

oh well.....it's a done deal anyway. so when is the new motor arriving, Carlos?

SOLO-350Z

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Ummm are you that dumb? Of course the oil pressure gauge will tell you. If you have no oil pressure or very low oil pressure then yes, we got a problem Houston!

And the light will turn on when you got hardly any oil left in the car, around 1-2 quarts normally.

Some people don't know the difference between a flat tire and the alignment being off man. Many out there don't even know that the belts or whatever else needs to be replaced on a schedule. When he thought it was his tranny having a issue that is what he thought.

carlos305

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i dropped it off on Tuesday, and they said it would take 4-7 days to arrive and 1-2 days to install so im keeping my fingers crossed for Friday or if not maybe early next week. Im gonna ask if the engine has come in yet, when i get to work.

carlos305

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