View Poll Results: Year/Model of your G having EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION
2003 5AT
68
9.51%
2003 6MT
76
10.63%
2004 5AT
48
6.71%
2004 6MT
83
11.61%
2005 5AT
55
7.69%
2005 6MT
172
24.06%
2006 5AT
24
3.36%
2006 6MT
150
20.98%
2007 5AT
13
1.82%
2007 6MT
26
3.64%
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Poll: Oil Consumption
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Oil Consumption good, then bad, then good again...
Hi... Ever since I bought my 06 G35 6MT I've measured the oil loss on a more or less weekly basis... I always let it sit overnight and measure it on a flat garage floor... I always remove the stick walk it over to good light on my workbench and hold up next to the stick a metric steel ruler... I do this so I can get good, reliable and consistent measurements... By the way I don't know how anyone could ever measure the oil level on the car when say you just pull into a gas station and want to measure it... I have found it hard to find the level even after letting it sit for hours... There appears to be just a constant run of oil from splash in the dipstick tube or something that makes it terribly hard to measure the level... Thus my reason for letting it sit all night... Anyway, results are never consistent... I have seen oil consumption levels as high as 6000 miles per quart and as low as 2400 miles per quart... My engine has never yet met the requirements for replacement (like if it was down 7.5 mm at 1500 miles) and of course, these are my measurements, not some official oil consumption test at the dealer (I would be I make more careful measurements than they would)... But it sure comes close at times... I drive about 250 miles per week and I expect it to be down a little less that 1 mm per week (note, I am the guy whose posted here before who has a 2 quart L-H dipstick (23.8 mm = 2 quart)... Last week that is just what i saw, about .6 mm down from the previous week... Then this week, with the same kind of driving, it was down a huge 2.6 mm... If it stayed at 2.6 mm per about 250 miles of weekly driving, the engine would truly qualify for replacement... Is there some reasonable explanation for why oil consumption might vary significantly from week to week with similar driving miles and driving styles??? I would say my accuracy in measurement is clearly less than 1 mm so going from 0.6 mm to 2.6 mm the following week is not a measurement error... Anyone have similar experience or can anyone recommend what I am seeing with week to week variance like this??? thanks... bob...
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#204
under warranty??
I have lots of questions about what engines are affected (I thought it was mainly 05 and 06 G35 6MT's) and whether or not Infinity has ever really solved it...
I like the car a lot, other than the almost unbelievable notion that I have to keep putting oil in it... I am thinking about selling mine and buying another but I won't touch another G unless and until I am convinced the oil consumption problem is no more...
thanks... bob...
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powertrain has 400 miles left, 90 day used car warranty and i extended the warranty 24 months and 24000 miles so im covered one way or another
my rsx burned tons of oil too i dont really think its a huge deal if a car consumes oil as long as its not blowing black smoke its probably fine as long as you watch the level
my rsx burned tons of oil too i dont really think its a huge deal if a car consumes oil as long as its not blowing black smoke its probably fine as long as you watch the level
Last edited by Hammerhead i-Eagle Thrust; 09-25-2009 at 08:10 AM.
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