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Old 01-22-2011, 01:38 AM
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Video of car burning oil.

So heres a video of my car when it starts.. It burned about 2 quarts of oil within 3 weeks.. Mobile 1 synthetic 10w-30.. Going to the nissan dealer next week to find out what it exactly is.. btw i dont think it smokes while running..


http://s283.photobucket.com/albums/k...3.mp4&newest=1
 
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Old 01-22-2011, 01:49 AM
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someone correct me if i'm wrong but thats not oil, when oil burns inside the combustion chamber it comes out as bluish/black smoke, when it burns in the exhaust after the combustion chamber ( turbo leak would do this) it burns white.

What you see is normal since its cold outside, every car has white smoke coming out, its water
 
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Old 01-22-2011, 01:55 AM
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no, When your burning Engine oil, Its Bluish smoke, When your burning antifree, its white smoke. You can smell the burnt oil.
 
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Old 01-22-2011, 08:50 AM
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If indeed it was burning oil apart from the smell, it also wouldn't stop once warmed up, that just looks like normal condensation from a cold start in very cold weather, it also dissipates quite quickly, which oil smoke wouldn't.
 
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Old 01-22-2011, 07:29 PM
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if it were valve seals it would. even when cold, the car isnt supposed to smoke so much it clouds over. mine ONLY smokes when i first start it after its been sitting a while....once it warms up, no more smoking. if i start it and 10 seconds later drive off it will leave a tunnel of smoke behind it. i know how ya feel brother.....why do you think im building a motor? thank your valve seals and weak piston rings.

btw, i'll take a vid of my car tomorrow of how bad it smokes.
 
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Old 01-22-2011, 07:42 PM
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I second what the_coupe says. I had a car that used to do exactly that and replacing the valve seals solved the problem. The longer the car sits, the more smoke produced. I was also using Mobile1 synth, which burns white rather than the normal bluish oil smoke.
 
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Old 01-23-2011, 07:29 PM
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video i took not too long ago. only smokes during cold starts aka sitting for a while. once it warms up its all good. and it does use an obnoxious amount of oil too. just drivin this bish til my motor build is finished
 
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Old 01-23-2011, 09:59 PM
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if its only doing it on start up i would say valve seals. does it some on start up if the car has only been off for 30 min or so?
 
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Old 01-23-2011, 10:39 PM
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yeah i know the seals are the culprits for the smoking. it will only do it once the car has sat for hours and is cold. once it warms up it only does it for maybe the first 3-5 minutes before its warmed up. my compression numbers were good, but it doesnt mean the oil rings are bad, but i do know i did have some blowby in my pcv hoses.
 
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Old 01-28-2011, 09:14 PM
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new and better vid
 
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Old 01-28-2011, 09:40 PM
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Man she must smoke 2 packs a day.. haha!!
 
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Old 01-28-2011, 10:15 PM
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lol she takes 5 min smoke breaks every time she sits for atleast 2-3 hours
 
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Old 01-28-2011, 10:18 PM
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Haha!!
 
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Old 01-31-2011, 09:34 AM
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The OPs car and the other guys car are smoking because they do not have an oil catch can and oil enters the plenums and combusting. Mine burns oil but doesn't smoke like that. Do not get a Greddy one. It ALWAYS leaks somehow. If you still have warranty ask them to swap in the VQ40 shortblock. They know they want to.
 
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Old 01-31-2011, 09:03 PM
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well my car didnt start smoking until i put the test pipes and single exhaust on lol. and lemme go to the dealership and ask.
 


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