wow.. that's crazy they sealed it.. could you take a photo?

 

Good luck, Alan.

 

Sure when I get home I will take a picture.

Sorry I forgot to take a picture.

So I just got back from the dealer and the car burned 5mm (at least that was noted by the tech) of oil in 800 miles. According to the current TSB I'm in the good range.

My only hope is that it doesn't burn anymore oil for the rest of the testing. My first engine didn't burn anything the first time then 1/2, 1/2, and a full qrt so its a shot in the dark to see what happens.

I'll keep you guys updated.

 

updated

 

Hang in there, Alan. After this weelend's run, I will know if I will be headed back for a formal OC test.

 

Well, John and Alan . . . I have some 1700 miles since the last engine oil change. I just checked the engine oil level, this morning. According to the latest TSB, my new engine is consuming engine oil. Mind you, it's not the 1 to 1-1/2 qts., of OC per 1000 miles like the original engine, but it still falls into the OC range. I will take the car back to the delaer and will be requesting another formal OC test.

If the engine would maintain the current level of OC, I would be pleased with an extended warranty.

 

wtf!!!! u were doing so good!

 

John,

They didn't seal the dipstick? How are you able to check the level during the oc test?

 

John your new engine will come, though as you can see if may not fix your problem. Its was my birthday on Saturday so I was with my wifes family in Sacramento.

If you and Andy want we could meet up and grab some dinner and talk about this crappy *** motor. I may only have it for a couple more months.

 

LMAO

 

I went today for the 2nd consumption test and it didn't burn any oil. It was only 3mm low. I did explain to the tech (which is the same one through all my test even the first engine) that this test is subjective. Where do they measure the oil from, full sight or where oil marks the ruler. He saw it at 3mm I believe it was 8mm low on oil. If so I think the engine is alright right now, though I still don't have any faith in Nissan.

I'm really thinking on just trading the car in on a nice communter car and be done with high end performance for awhile. With gas prices the way they are and have a 50 mile round trip communte in traffic gets expensive.

I'll let you know what I decide.

Thanks

 

brought mines in to oakland and I'm currently on my first oc test. I have a few questions for you guys. Did any one go to oakland infiniti and if so did they give you a hassel ? I just found out they used 10/40 instead of 5/30 in my car.

 

your consumption will decrease with the 10w40, however, if you have excessive consumption, it's not going to really make a difference.

 

I got a call from my infiniti dealer that the car is ready to be picked after getting the new engine. can someone confirm the part number and where I can look for it (G35c)?

I read the first post and saw that it ends with a Z. Is this accurate or ther are other numbers?

Please confirm. Thanks!

 

I just had my G returned to me after having the long block changed out a few days ago. Found that all my black volk lug nuts have nicks and scratches on them, and found that the shift plate was off making it difficult to shift into 5 & 6 gear. Aside from that, they did a great job at Redwood City Infiniti. Only thing I was kind of hesitant on was when they mentioned they "had" to charge me because I had after market parts on there which needed to be removed in order to get the engine out. $750 to do that, they had to remove the front Cusco Sway bar, GTSpec 4 point brace, unhook the wiring for the Tein EDFC and disassemble the HKS exhaust which came out to $750. I didn't want to haggle with them so I just paid it. Been breaking it in since I rolled it off the lot, only time will tell if this fixed the OC issue or not. If not, I will probably part the car out and sellz it.