Everyone: Check Your Oil!
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Originally Posted by extreme4377
Best of luck Hexx. Let us know.
You know what you could do, check your oil a lot. Wipe off as much of the oil you can from the dipstick and do it multiple times. All those drops add up if you do that a few times a day, everyday. No joke...thats what I did
You know what you could do, check your oil a lot. Wipe off as much of the oil you can from the dipstick and do it multiple times. All those drops add up if you do that a few times a day, everyday. No joke...thats what I did
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^^^Yup...you and all of us with oil drinking VQ's.
Hey Exreme...
Did the Dealer ever tell you their test results and what made them conclude you get a replacement and why due to a certain cause?
G/L Monday when you try to convince them to let you drive your ride until the new VQ comes in.
If not, well maybe at the very least, a loaner 6mt coupe or a new sedan with that VQ35HR. That wouldn't too bad.
Hey Exreme...
Did the Dealer ever tell you their test results and what made them conclude you get a replacement and why due to a certain cause?
G/L Monday when you try to convince them to let you drive your ride until the new VQ comes in.
If not, well maybe at the very least, a loaner 6mt coupe or a new sedan with that VQ35HR. That wouldn't too bad.
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The dealer did not tell me any of the results of any of the tests besides the oil consumption test(oil change and bring the car back 1500 miles to drain the oil and measure the amount of oil that is drained and compare that number to how much they put it). They did a compression test but did not share the results. They already knew that the engine would need to be replaced prior to the compression test. They just needed to do that test for the headquarters to approve of the new engine.
Im paranoid now tho...what if they order me the wrong engine. What if they replace it with a non-revup engine? Im probably worrying about something I shouldnt be worrying about. Should I even ask the dealer? They wouldnt make that mistake, would they?
They gave me a 2006 G35 sedan loaner. Ill call on monday morning to beg and plead again for my baby for the time being. Id love to be able to take it to the Thanksgiving cruise, especially since it will be right in San Diego. Id like to get my car back and drive the absolute crap out of it and tear up the engine. Its getting replaced anyways...why not? haha
Im paranoid now tho...what if they order me the wrong engine. What if they replace it with a non-revup engine? Im probably worrying about something I shouldnt be worrying about. Should I even ask the dealer? They wouldnt make that mistake, would they?
They gave me a 2006 G35 sedan loaner. Ill call on monday morning to beg and plead again for my baby for the time being. Id love to be able to take it to the Thanksgiving cruise, especially since it will be right in San Diego. Id like to get my car back and drive the absolute crap out of it and tear up the engine. Its getting replaced anyways...why not? haha
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Add another 6MT Sedan to the list.
I have a 2004 6MT with 37K on the clock. It just did the same 4 quarts low deal you guys have mentioned. I'm now on the dealer oil check every 1,000 miles plan. We will see in a few weeks where I end up.
By the way, mine is bone stock. Not a single mod done to anything. The only abuse it gets is hauling kids around to soccer games. I got a free brake job courtesy of Infiniti at about 20K miles too. Too bad there are lots of issues, because its a great car.
I have a 2004 6MT with 37K on the clock. It just did the same 4 quarts low deal you guys have mentioned. I'm now on the dealer oil check every 1,000 miles plan. We will see in a few weeks where I end up.
By the way, mine is bone stock. Not a single mod done to anything. The only abuse it gets is hauling kids around to soccer games. I got a free brake job courtesy of Infiniti at about 20K miles too. Too bad there are lots of issues, because its a great car.
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And one other note. The dealer did say that this problem does tend to happen with the manual transmission cars. He said that down shifting and using the engine to slow the car sucks the oil past the rings.
He also said that Infiniti has been reluctant to acknowlede the problem. No surpise if their big winner has an expensive problem.
He also said that Infiniti has been reluctant to acknowlede the problem. No surpise if their big winner has an expensive problem.
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Originally Posted by EastBayG35
And one other note. The dealer did say that this problem does tend to happen with the manual transmission cars. He said that down shifting and using the engine to slow the car sucks the oil past the rings.
He also said that Infiniti has been reluctant to acknowlede the problem. No surpise if their big winner has an expensive problem.
He also said that Infiniti has been reluctant to acknowlede the problem. No surpise if their big winner has an expensive problem.
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I call BS on that one from that Dealer.
Your engine is in a no load condition while engine braking and you sure aren't going to blow oil past the rings more so while under those conditions rather than under a WOT or load condition. Valve guides, I think can be a factor under those conditions, but don't quote me on that.
My Dealer told me these VQ's have real high vacuum conditions over 3000rpm or so. And oil gets sucked through the PCV valve into your plenum, then it goes you know where and exists you know how. The 'oil catch can' thread proves this and some have a lot of oil in the catch can while others don't.
Still the question at hand is, why some lose oil while others don't.
Your engine is in a no load condition while engine braking and you sure aren't going to blow oil past the rings more so while under those conditions rather than under a WOT or load condition. Valve guides, I think can be a factor under those conditions, but don't quote me on that.
My Dealer told me these VQ's have real high vacuum conditions over 3000rpm or so. And oil gets sucked through the PCV valve into your plenum, then it goes you know where and exists you know how. The 'oil catch can' thread proves this and some have a lot of oil in the catch can while others don't.
Still the question at hand is, why some lose oil while others don't.
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