Ok im looking at an 03 350z for sale. The owner said that the car had the engine replaced under warranty due to the engine burning oil.

I always thought that it was the 06 model that had the oil consumption issues. He told me that a few people in his z group had 05s and they too had oil issues.

Is this true? Were there 03 and 05s with oil consumption issues?

 

Mostly 05/06 Rev Up cars had the problem , but all VQ's to include the mighty HR can have an issue. The DE is commonly known to burn 1/2 to 1 quart per oil change, my 03 did this from when I got it, my 05 never burned a drop. My friends cars are all different.

 

I own a pre-order '03 track model and haven't burned any oil since new. My car has been to numerous tracks around the country and driven HARD. The last few years, I can't even say it gets a lot of maintenance, as I usually change the oil (M1 0-40W) and filter once a year and clean/wash the K&N air filter at the same time.

 

I had a 04 that burnt oil and was replaced under aftermarket warranty. Motor had 131,XXX on it when it was replaced.

 

my car has oil consumption issues but it happened when i was driving a lot in california and I was driving ALOT.........when i barely drove my Z in hawaii and wasn't putting a lot of miles i didn't run across the oil consumption issue.


If you drive a lot its an issue.......and not a very big one honestly that means you just have to change your oil more frequently.