Owners of VQ Oil Consumption
#136
Anyway can you comment on the warranty that I should get for the new engine?
#137
You don't actually get a new motor. You get a new short block.
#138
#139
i am starting to have oil consumption issues as well dang!! so i am starting to add 10-W40 Synthetic on my engine ..and this is my 2nd engine as well, they told the the problem lies with the Piston Rings, they are poor quality so i shall be buying CP pistons with Rings instead..save me a head ache..
#144
i am starting to have oil consumption issues as well dang!! so i am starting to add 10-W40 Synthetic on my engine ..and this is my 2nd engine as well, they told the the problem lies with the Piston Rings, they are poor quality so i shall be buying CP pistons with Rings instead..save me a head ache..
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#149
Funny thing is, no smoke- but you could smell it burning that's for sure.
What caught my attention the first time prior to the oil pressure light turning on was the fact I could hear the 'chatter' coming from the engine bay.. pulled the dipstick and voila- little to no oil. (you can imagine the look on my face when that happened the second time around!...)
Only time that oil pressure light came on was the first time I had to replace the motor, after the first time I replaced it, I kept close watch.
Now on my third motor and 10k later, I'm so far so good thankfully
edit: When I received my first (and second) new motor, they were brand new, not refurbished, replaced both under warranty. The first time I had it replaced was at 30k (bought the car with 22k on it) and the second time was at 50k. I broke the motors in both nice and easy. However the second motor I had (the one replaced at 30k) was said to have failed because of scoring of the piston rings, which I found funny since it's what they said happened the first time as well. Oh well, since then I've changed up a few things so who knows. I am so far so good.
Thankfully my good friend is the service manager of Infiniti here and I know all the sales people there very very well so they take great care of me. On the third motor and in just shy over 2 years, can't say I'm complaining since I didn't pay a dime- just had to drive a loaner car for a while.
What caught my attention the first time prior to the oil pressure light turning on was the fact I could hear the 'chatter' coming from the engine bay.. pulled the dipstick and voila- little to no oil. (you can imagine the look on my face when that happened the second time around!...)
Only time that oil pressure light came on was the first time I had to replace the motor, after the first time I replaced it, I kept close watch.
Now on my third motor and 10k later, I'm so far so good thankfully
edit: When I received my first (and second) new motor, they were brand new, not refurbished, replaced both under warranty. The first time I had it replaced was at 30k (bought the car with 22k on it) and the second time was at 50k. I broke the motors in both nice and easy. However the second motor I had (the one replaced at 30k) was said to have failed because of scoring of the piston rings, which I found funny since it's what they said happened the first time as well. Oh well, since then I've changed up a few things so who knows. I am so far so good.
Thankfully my good friend is the service manager of Infiniti here and I know all the sales people there very very well so they take great care of me. On the third motor and in just shy over 2 years, can't say I'm complaining since I didn't pay a dime- just had to drive a loaner car for a while.
Last edited by TofuProductions; 03-03-2011 at 02:56 PM.
#150
I got the replacement short block because of OC issues 21 months ago. My last oil change 3 months ago I switched to Mobile 1 because I was told not to use synthetic for awhile like others have said. I checked the oil level 2 days ago because my oil light came on when I braked hard and there was no oil, absolutely none, registering on the dip stick. I put it 2 quarts and it's barely registering on the dip stick, if at all, hard to tell for sure. I was about to change the oil anyway. If I switch back to not synthetic will it help or am I screwed now??? Odometer says about 56,000 miles but I have about 18,000 on this motor.