According to the Service Manager at my dealer thats almost 3 qts represented on the dipstick, so figure its probably a little bit more then that.
It's best if you take it in and have them document the current oil level and then have them change it and monitor the level.

 

Cool, thanks for the tip.

Went today, and had to schedule an appointment, so I'll be back there, bright and early on Wednesday.

 

^^ Get a loaner, it will be there for a while. Just make sure u speak with the service manager before you leave to make sure both of you are on the same page and GL!

 

Will do... Thanks again. I'll keep everybody posted on what's going on.

 

Update:

Ok, so I went to the dealership today. The service manager was the one who wrote up my slip. I specifically mentioned to him that it appeared that I was losing about 1 quart every 1000 miles. I just changed my oil about 2 weeks ago, drove a little over 1000 miles, and am about 1/2 way between H and L on the dipstick. I specifically told him that I used 5 quarts of Castrol Syntec, Full Synthetic, in 5w30 weight. He has the tech work on the car, and the guy topped it off with CONVENTIONAL OIL!! WTF! the service manager didn't even write down what weight or type of oil I was using. But my service advisor said it won't hurt anything. Just drive it for 1000 miles, and come back. She also said DO NOT TOUCH THE DIPSTICK. Let us check it.

 

Damn, I swear I don't know how people stay in business.
They act like they don't listen, or care rather. I would call
up Nissan Consumer Affairs, I have opened up a case with them
regarding my vechicle. They will usually contact the dealer and
make sure they are doing what they are supposed to be doing but
how effective it is..........beats me. I got a call from them yesterday
after waiting for a day regarding my options if the engine does in fact
need replacing. I should have some type of resolution shortly. I would
hope you call and open up a case with them as well GL

 

I can't say that I'm happier as I'd recognized my Z to have same problems but at least relieved b/c of this acknowledgment. I went to dealer last week to claim this problem and he immediately interjected with a surprise and states that he's never heard of such...

I almost coughed BULLSH1T to his face but just corrected him that there were many of us who shared this experience.

now, it's just a work effort to bring it back to stock...

Where can I find this TSB you guys are talking about....so I can wave it in their face.

good luck everyone...

 

^ Yeah its crazy, they think that because the car is a performance machine that it will indeed drink oil like an irish man at a pub lol

The link is on the 1st page but here ya go



https://my350z.com/forum/showpost...postcount=2084

 

Ok, so I called Consumer Affairs, and the person on the line said that "the Nissan dealership knows what it's doing, and synthetic oil is not recommended for your vehicle, so they used the correct type of oil by adding conventional oil, and it will not negatively affect the consumption test."

 

wow the guy I spoke to was a complete idiot didn't know anything that was going on, anyone have an extension for someone who knows what they're doing???

 

+10000 so was the guy I talked to. I had to explain myself to him 4 times... and he still didn't get it.

 

I don't think my guy knew what a Z was

 

Ok Guys so after about 500 miles of mostly highway driving, work/home.
I have taken a ruler using MM's and measured the amount of oil that went
BUH BYE! I was a bit surprised to find it 5MM low after only 500 miles of driving sooooooooooo called Victory Nissan and I will be taking it back in tomorrow ................joy! According to some other threads up in the "Engine" part of forums it seems that a drop of 2mm in oil in 0 to 500 miles is a "No Good" area, if thats the case then my car is well beyond that lol Ill keep you guys posted as I hope this helps others besides myself.

 

Downshifting will help any of those who are on the fence as far as OC goes....

Hint...downshifting eats more oil than granny driving. Brakes are optional....lol. Either way...for $30-$40K We should be able to run these cars at least as hard as you can run a honda....go figure...

 

^^ lol thats what the service manager chick told me, that downshifting is whats causing the burning up......somekinda back pressure!?

Anywho whazzz up man where u been hiding?

 

Hidding with an APS Tall Boy and AAM 3 inch single..car is stout man...C5,M3 and EVO8 with minor bolts ons now have read the GZILLA tag from the rear..

all on the track of course.

 

get vortech and you'll add cobras, sti's, all that good stuff

 

Nice name change Lance....GZILLA does all right...I drive so crazy az it iz....im scared of FI...lol.

We will see what Santa brings my bank account.

 

Pun1sh3RZ, can't Arthur at CT2 hook you up with some connection at Frederick Nissan so you can fix the oil consumption issue under warranty without pulling out the Vortech?

 

we discussed that but they need to send the old engine to nissan anyways so it will be removed, most likely selling it all and getting a bike this is a headache