I'm currently in the market to buy a used G35 or 350Z.. Can anyone tell me which of the models/years had the oil consumption problems?

Thank you

John

 

Everything but the 05 Anniversary Edition. At least mine.

 

VQ35RevUp

 

Correct - and that engine was mostly in '06 manual trans cars - I think some 05's had it as well (again - man trans only). My 06 auto has had zero issues - just an occasional rattle I only hear w/the top up. So my fix....leave the top down as much as possible!

 

actually the anniversary engine in the 05 and the 6 speed 06's have the oil issue.

 

tell me this John... why if the cars all have the same engines the manual trannys vehicles have the OC problem? strikes me as odd.... ???

 

Bc the m/t ones, (anniversary and track for 05) and all m/t in 06 have the Rev-up motor.

 

Join Date: Feb 2003

Holy poop. Where have you been for 5 years?

 

They all do.

 

i've been in college and i'm done with it.. LOL

double major owns me

 

Yup - the auto's kept the 'old' DE motor - been around a very long time - tried and true.

 

ah, that answers it... regardless though i think the concensus here is to check your oil level to see if you have the OC problem...

 

does anybody know for the 05 and 06 models...is the chance high that Is bad on oil?

 

That explains a whoooole lot! I recently drove my '06 m/t Z from Norfolk, VA to St Petersburg (~900miles) and found that when I got to Jacksonville I was low on oil. Being the good owner that I am, I quick filled it w/ a quart and called it good. When I got to St Pete, the issue was back. I took the car to the dealer who quickly stated that it was extremely low on oil. They proceeded to do an oil change and conduct a 1,000 mile oil consumption test. I have approx 200 miles to go and it seems fine. The big question is: if this is a common issue w/ most Z's, is Nissan doing anything about it (recall?) or are they stiffing the bill to owners who are out of warranty?

 

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