Major Oil Consumption Problem...looking for help

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03-20-2012 | 01:15 PM

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mondi

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Unfortunate!

Thanks for all the help guys!

I'll just wait till the motor gets worse then I'll get a new one or something. I've had the OC issues for quite some time and as long I keep adding oil it runs fine. Had the car 5 years and just had to get the transmission changed onced, and that was within the first month of buying the car.

Just got to keep my eyes open for a used motor and then work from there.

I'll make sure I don't get my car tuned at AAM again :-)

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03-22-2012 | 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by mondi

Yes, 15 qts, not 5 qts. Like by 1000 miles if I hard brake the engine oil light comes on and off. I've recently had the check engine soon blinking as if it misfiring.

I don't know if I've seen blue smoke but if I rev the engine there is smoke

And I feel like the car feels sluggish now.

My 350z looks so good but motor so messed up

Sluggish is an understatement. You may be running 80 percent of spec compression in each cylinder. Figure 20 percent drop in peak horsepower.

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03-22-2012 | 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by mondi

Just got to keep my eyes open for a used motor and then work from there.

Better sooner than later. Motor will not fix itself. It will get worse.

Oil use sucks.
Performance sucks.
MPG sucks.

At some point oil will not lubricate cylinder walls. Oil pressures falls fast. The motor will seize.

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