jimbucks

Not where to post. Just bougjt a 2006 350z manual with only 19xxx miles. After 800 miles it was down a quart of oil.

jhc

Rule out oil loss due to leaks.

Atreyu'z 350

OK.. Did you check for leaks? What troubleshooting have you done?

MicVelo

Ehhhh, just needs a longer dipstick or to push the one he has in deeper.

Wait, that dint come out right.

iideadeyeii

iTrader: (6)

Sounds perfect. You never have to do an oil change.
I miss my geo metro that would burn 1qt every ~1k miles. Didn't do an actual oil change for the 3-ish years I owned it.

zakmartin

My 1995 Saturn SL1 would burn 1 quart every 800 miles. GM said that was "within specs."

Are you seeing plumes of smoke coming out your tailpipe?

guitman32

iTrader: (15)

Thats not that bad. Run the cheapest oil you can find and keep her topped off.

Mine burns about that much, albeit with a bad valve cover leak. Has done so for 12 years. I did UOAs for at least 3 years straight, maybe more. All fine, she still purrs like a kitten.

Keep in mind I havent done any PCV or other crankcase mods. I still run 30 weight oil at about 100k on the clock.

If all it does is burn oil, I say just enjoy the car.

e30cabrio

iTrader: (30)

Sorry, I feel your pain.

I bought mine with a "new" motor with low miles that also started using oil at 18k miles.

If I had it to do over (built a zillion $ stroker that blew a cylinder and dumped the car after installing a junk yard motor) I'd just put oil in & enjoy the car.

fwiw

Atreyu'z 350

I'm just surprised at how quickly some of the Rev Ups tend to burn that much oil so early in their life.. I've read some articles about it; From randomly occurring design spec errors to the catalytic converters to improper 'break in' procedures... Apparently there's no singular reason.

e30cabrio

iTrader: (30)

Mine did it at 18k on the original motor. That is why they gave the replacement 12k/ 12 months and said too bad at 18k/ 18 months.

Atreyu'z 350

Amazing. How convenient for them.

e30cabrio

iTrader: (30)

Yup, that is why I'll never own another Nissan & tell anyone I know thinking about buying one that story. I have cost them 27 new car purchases & 22 used cars. (That I know of)

Atreyu'z 350

Hey, the truth hurts. Even indirectly.

trusovici

iTrader: (2)

I have an 04 with similar consumption. I changed to castrol gtx 10w40 conventional and the consumption was less compared to mobil 1 5w30.