I kinda only got the loaner because I could I have an Audi A4 that I can drive if I want to. It's been a while since I have driven a car with an automatic transmission. I get in the loaner and try to mash the clutch to start the thing.

I noticed the speedo in this G35x is all over the place according to my 9500i GPS readout. My G35 and A4 are both dead on to the GPS.

 

wow, that sucks! glad to hear the dealership is working with you though.

btw, welcome to the boards

 

That's interesting about the speedo... could have something to do with the fact that people don't exactly treat loaners like their own... haha

 

im so glad i bought my 04, and have all the service recordes from theprevious owner(s). I am in fact the fourth owner..lolz. but it has been maintained very well. so far only the front LCA's been replaced.

 

mine said they already did 3, and they did validate my claim to infiniti on the first day of my oil consumption test. My engine makes no abnormal noise. I check oil level once a week and I added 2.5 quarts as needed in the time from 15k to 20k that i owned it.

The issue is how much it consumes, not that it consumed more than you thought it would before you chacked and jacked something up

If you are under warranty you have roadside assistance. They will pick you up, tow the car to the dealer and give you a loaner

 

I called my dealer back this afternoon, they said the new engine arrived today, but they were not able to start the install yet because a some gaskets were not included. I did not ask which gaskets.. My guess it is probably either intake or exhaust manifolds (or both). I guess it could be oil pan if that comes uninstalled.

They have ordered the gaskets and expect them to be there Monday at which point they will start the swap.

I am very pleased with how quickly things are moving along!

 

Excellent Dradef. You must be pleased to have the problem being resolved.

 

just wondering. i got my oil changed by the dealer 2k miles ago and i checked my oil today and noticed the oil on the dip stick is no longer at full its missing about a quarter oil on the stick. car has 59k miles. should i worry. or should just add oil and forget about it.

iam about to run out of warranty for bumper to bumper but the engine is still good untill 70k right

 

<s>Well, your car isn't included in this TSB,</s> but at your next service visit it probably wouldn't hurt at least make a point of telling them that you noticed some consumption.

Do you mean it was 1/4 of the way down on the hatched area, or 1 quart of oil low? (I saw your original post before you edited.. haha)

If it was one quart low at 2,000 miles it is still only half of what Nissan is calling "OK". (which I, and many others, consider excessive)

 

my car is a rev up 05manual why wouldnt be in this tsb

yeah i edited to be more clear, its about quarter low from the top of full line

i guess ill just keep checking it and see how far it goes untill my next oil change.

 

I am sorry, that is right, this does include the 2005.

I was reading about the headlamp recall just now, which only covers 2006-2007 and I confused them.

They will probably start you on the "consumption test" if you inform them that you noticed the oil level drop.

 

Infiniti called this afternoon and said my engine replacement will be completed tomorrow.

If it is in fact finished tomorrow my swap will have been completed in seven business days, drop-off to pick-up.

It progressed much faster than I expected, but I am ready to get out of this boring loaner and back into <u>my</u> car.

 

Not to get off topic but i have to point this out. My cousin got his 04 G35 few years ago and did not do an oil change for the first 25k miles. Keep in mind he had the factory OIL from 0 miles till 25k miles. Guess what happened.... Nothing there was still oil in his car and no noises were coming out... When he finally got an oil change the oil was barely coming out because of how hard it became..... So no there is nothing can be done as far as the oil goes for the car to consume oil after 10k... the engine is defective and previous owner had nothing to do with it.

 

I picked my car up this afternoon. It appears to be as good as new. (Upon second thought, I hope it is better than new considering when it was new it had a defective engine)

Talking to the service manager, he said he reads some of these forums, so Chad, if you're reading this, thanks a lot!

 

Yeah thats good to know that you are smart and did all of this dradef as anyone on the board would. I worked at Nissan and we replaced 2.5l motors at least 2 a week in the Altimas same thing oil consumption. The issue with the 2.5 was they messed up on the valve timing, so when the valves were both open at the sametime it lasted longer than a brief second and allowed pieces of the header in on the exhaust stroke I know sounds weird but thats what happened so we were replacing those all day. Then in 05 they had issues with the rings, wrong type or something they werent to detailed and we would replace those as well!