Everyone: Check Your Oil!
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There are revups which never had or have OC. https://g35driver.com/forums/g35-cou...iles-year.html
I know two revup owners personally which never had OC since day one new they bought theirs and still don't. Go figure.
Good advise from shilohap above with checking tail pipe tips. And you keeping an eye on your oil level is about all you can do. Running a cleaner in your fuel once in a while never hurts things either.
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There are revups which never had or have OC. https://g35driver.com/forums/g35-cou...iles-year.html
I know two revup owners personally which never had OC since day one new they bought theirs and still don't. Go figure.
I hate the fact that the thread of members that do NOT burn oil is about 4 pages long...while the threads abouting burning oil and having to have motors replaced total over 100 pages...wtf....so if the ratio is 4:100 that means when buying a car with the rev up motor...you have a 1 in 25 chance of getting a car that won't burn oil. lol....
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When I bought my car I set up a meeting with the service manager, I compiled a list of questions, most I got from reading the posts on here (thank you everyone!) and I was told about the oil usage with our cars. I was told to check the oil every 1500 to 2000 miles and that I would probably need to add 1/2 to 1 quart between oil changes at every 3000 miles. I didn't really understand the explanation something about the piston heads being slightly textured and actually breaking down and using oil. (I could have gotten this wrong, dont quote me!!) So last week at 1600 I checked the oil in the morning before work and sure enough it was a little more than 1/2 qt low. I added 1/2 quart and will take it in right at 3000 miles for the first oil change. I was also told not to bother with the synthetic oil since your constantly adding oil it would just be a waste of money. I will be keeping track of how much I add and the dates just in case something happens. It really is a pain!
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BUMP.....
Me too on excessive oil consumption. 2006 6mt.
Mine is getting worse.
One quart low (2400mi) between first oil change.
Two quarts added between first 3780mi and second 7700mi. oil change with the last of those quarts disappearing in 1200mi.
Dealer told me today that it's acceptable consumption 1 quart/1000mi. per Nissan and will not do anything warranty wise untill that consumption threashold is exceeded.
Nice....$40K vehicle that uses a quart/1000mi.
That BLOWS!!!
Least got my dealer to note on their computer my consumption so it's at least documented and I have paperwork stating such. ('customer has to put a qt of oil every 1,000 miles') Guess I'll bring it in everytime it's a quart low so they can document the useage and see when it uses a quart under 1000mi. What a PITA.
At this rate, cuz it's getting worse (and I don't drive it like I stole it very often) I'll be yelling for a new engine before I hit 10K.
Guess I should call Infiniti Corp C.S. too so it's documented with them as well. Plus another rev-up VQ35DE owner with this problem for their documentation.
Oh...as far as mods go with this problem, dealer or Infiniti has to prove first that the mod caused this condition or failure, otherwise they can't deny your warranty. It's called the 'Magnuson-Moss Act'... look here ---> http://www.enjoythedrive.com/content/?ID=8124 see attatchment 'A' at bottom of site page. That's the Mag-Moss Act.
BUT...the MREV is for off-road usage only, so IDK about that one.
Good luck everyone with this problem...think we're gonna need it.
Me too on excessive oil consumption. 2006 6mt.
Mine is getting worse.
One quart low (2400mi) between first oil change.
Two quarts added between first 3780mi and second 7700mi. oil change with the last of those quarts disappearing in 1200mi.
Dealer told me today that it's acceptable consumption 1 quart/1000mi. per Nissan and will not do anything warranty wise untill that consumption threashold is exceeded.
Nice....$40K vehicle that uses a quart/1000mi.
That BLOWS!!!
Least got my dealer to note on their computer my consumption so it's at least documented and I have paperwork stating such. ('customer has to put a qt of oil every 1,000 miles') Guess I'll bring it in everytime it's a quart low so they can document the useage and see when it uses a quart under 1000mi. What a PITA.
At this rate, cuz it's getting worse (and I don't drive it like I stole it very often) I'll be yelling for a new engine before I hit 10K.
Guess I should call Infiniti Corp C.S. too so it's documented with them as well. Plus another rev-up VQ35DE owner with this problem for their documentation.
Oh...as far as mods go with this problem, dealer or Infiniti has to prove first that the mod caused this condition or failure, otherwise they can't deny your warranty. It's called the 'Magnuson-Moss Act'... look here ---> http://www.enjoythedrive.com/content/?ID=8124 see attatchment 'A' at bottom of site page. That's the Mag-Moss Act.
BUT...the MREV is for off-road usage only, so IDK about that one.
Good luck everyone with this problem...think we're gonna need it.
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greasy is definitely a problem....if it were mine I would put a qt of Rislone in it and drive it 200 miles and then to regular...sometimes carbon causes the oil scraper ring to bind in piston groove and it no longer scrapes excess oil off of walls. worked for me
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Wow wish I would of seen this sight before I purchased my daughters G. By the looks of this thread this is an on going issue. The car I bought has 34000 miles I checked the oil before purchaseing the car and it looked new but the level was fine. Gonna go ahead and change the oil now anyone have an idea on what oil to use synthetic or none thanks great site
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^I remember you now. Yeah that's BS about the oil history thing they're pulling. Guess keep topping it off or go to a different dealer for testing.
I'm convinced my replacement's heads were built on a hung-over Monday. These are supposed to have revised valve guide seals along with correct spec'd rings. I'm the only one I've found so far with my current issue in the valvetrain. My original heads were much better than what was given to me on replacement. Replacement's bottom-end and rings are solid on mine.
I'm convinced my replacement's heads were built on a hung-over Monday. These are supposed to have revised valve guide seals along with correct spec'd rings. I'm the only one I've found so far with my current issue in the valvetrain. My original heads were much better than what was given to me on replacement. Replacement's bottom-end and rings are solid on mine.
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check your OIL every 500 miles you will know soon enough
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try to ascertain what weight oil it has in it now...and then watch it carefully, most people put too light of an oil in their car.
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where you really damage a engine when its approx 3 qts down and you rev it to 6600rpm.....the acceleration causes what little oil you have to get sloshed to back of oil pan uncovering the oil pick up.....running dry con. rods can go in just seconds...
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i went to Riverside Infiniti and whenever I went back to get my oil level checked, they ALWAYS top it off. This does NOT make sense since they are measuring by the millimeters, and a little more oil they put in can make the difference of whether I get a new engine. I'm almost at my 70k mark and they said my oil was only 19mm low or something so my engine is "fine".
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that is good advice for everyone,,check your oil level weekly if not every 500 milrd.
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If your car is still under warranty, go to the Infinity dealership and ask them to install a new engine. I got mine put in for free 5500 miles ago. There is a small % of people with this problem. IT IS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. A small percentage of the 06 models with manual transmission only have this oil burning problem. My guess is that the piston rings are defective and because if that some oil gets into the combustion chamber and burns off. I hope this helped. Good Luck.
