Oil spilled while filling up.

IDZRVIT · 02-07-2010, 11:39 AM

Should have topped up with Amsoil. Apparently it doesn't spill in the dark.

370Zsteve · 02-09-2010, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by IDZRVIT

Should have topped up with Amsoil. Apparently it doesn't spill in the dark.

bloodo · 02-07-2010, 12:08 PM

Questions: Don't you always let the oil settle before checking (15-30 mins after the engine is off)? Wouldn't that give you a more accurate reading on your oil level?

Anyways, if you don't have a funnel, use a clean piece of paper to make a funnel.

6spd · 02-07-2010, 04:47 PM

you can check after a couple minutes, the difference is very small. to get the most accuracy, you should wait 10-15~ish.

the_student · 02-09-2010, 11:39 AM

Yeah I waited about 20 min because I ate something and looked up email. There was very little residue and it was mostly on the black metal valvehead cover. I just wrapped a rag around a screwdriver to reach all the spots. It must have burnt all of because there isn't a smell anymore. Half of an old plastic bottle makes a great funnel.

stormcrow · 02-09-2010, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by the_student

Yeah I waited about 20 min because I ate something and looked up email. There was very little residue and it was mostly on the black metal valvehead cover. I just wrapped a rag around a screwdriver to reach all the spots. It must have burnt all of because there isn't a smell anymore. Half of an old plastic bottle makes a great funnel.

I would wonder why your oil level was low.

Btw, your screen name is befitting this post. You were schooled by oil.

the_student · 02-09-2010, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by stormcrow

I would wonder why your oil level was low.

Btw, your screen name is befitting this post. You were schooled by oil.

Haha. I don't know why I chose that screenname, I already graduated when I joined. I did get schooled by oil. lol

Anyway, my level was above the minimum amount and its been 2000 miles since I changed the oil in my car to where I filled it up to a little bit more than halfway up. I love to drive my car with a little enthusiasm because its such a fun car. I am no stranger to 7k rpm's.

AK370Z · 02-09-2010, 05:31 PM

Find an aquafina bottle. It will sit on the opening without any issue. Then you can slowly pour the oil. No drip.

stormcrow · 02-09-2010, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by the_student

Haha. I don't know why I chose that screenname, I already graduated when I joined. I did get schooled by oil. lol

Anyway, my level was above the minimum amount and its been 2000 miles since I changed the oil in my car to where I filled it up to a little bit more than halfway up. I love to drive my car with a little enthusiasm because its such a fun car. I am no stranger to 7k rpm's.

2000 miles and it burnt that much oil? even with spirited driving, this would concern me. Especially on a normally aspirated motor. I sure hope Nissan hasn't reproduced their oil consumption issues with the 3.7l... They seem very good at recreating the same issues over and over again... (tire feathering, fueling issues, poor paint quality, etc.)

PapoZalsa · 02-09-2010, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by stormcrow

2000 miles and it burnt that much oil? even with spirited driving, this would concern me. Especially on a normally aspirated motor. I sure hope Nissan hasn't reproduced their oil consumption issues with the 3.7l... They seem very good at recreating the same issues over and over again... (tire feathering, fueling issues, poor paint quality, etc.)

Unfortunately some people had problem already with oil consumption on the 370Z, but no TSB out that I know off.

When I read this I feel like I should had kept my 2006 350Z which it didn't have an oil consumption, even that that was the engine with that problem and a TSB was out, dunno...

Trips · 02-09-2010, 08:58 PM

Lesson Learned!!!

Minicobra1 · 02-10-2010, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by the_student

Fail for me. So yesterday when i got home after work, around midnight, i decided to check my oil level. It was just above the minimum. I had an extra quart left of royal purple, so I decided to put about half a quart in.

So i start pouring in my dimly lit garage. Im like its going in smooth. Then I second guess myself because it was hard to tell and as soon as i 'corrected' the flow it didnt pout into the whole. I didnt think I spilled much. So I just cut half an empty bottle of eatter and used that as my funnel. I went to bed and didnt think about it. So today when I went to work, when I was stopped I smelled burning oil...ahhhhh.

Anyway, when I went home I took a look at it and there isnt very much oil, anywhere. My question is...Will it take long for the rest to burn off? The rest of the oil is pretty hard to get to, and it doesn't look like much.

I have a bigger fail, a few months back before taking my car out to the track to test sway bar settings, I too topped off the oil. The problem was........I forgot to put the oil cap back on

Ran the car through the cones around the track, etc. a few days later I started to smell something burning, I probably didn't notice it too much in the beginning because I like to drive with my windows down. So I'm getting gas and I think I should probably open the hood to see what that smell is. Wow!!! oil F*%N everywhere

It was spraying out of the hole in a fine mist and was all over the motor and on the bottom of the hood, amazingly It was still at the low setting on the dipstick, so I only lost about a quart and a half. My oil cap was resting in a spot in the engine bay, so at least I didn't loose that too.

Trips · 02-10-2010, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Minicobra1

I have a bigger fail, a few months back before taking my car out to the track to test sway bar settings, I too topped off the oil. The problem was........I forgot to put the oil cap back on

Ran the car through the cones around the track, etc. a few days later I started to smell something burning, I probably didn't notice it too much in the beginning because I like to drive with my windows down. So I'm getting gas and I think I should probably open the hood to see what that smell is. Wow!!! oil F*%N everywhere

It was spraying out of the hole in a fine mist and was all over the motor and on the bottom of the hood, amazingly It was still at the low setting on the dipstick, so I only lost about a quart and a half. My oil cap was resting in a spot in the engine bay, so at least I didn't loose that too.

j/k

Minicobra1 · 02-10-2010, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Triple's

j/k

Thanks. The dam oil cap warning light never came on, maybe we should take this up with Nissan. TSB Faulty oil cap warning light, the idiot light

cab83_750 · 02-10-2010, 01:42 AM

Minicobra,

don't worry about the cap. My latest screwup was 2 weeks ago. I had to drop the engine and tranny on my car to replace the clutch, t.o. bearing, etc.

3 hrs later the starter would spin but the motor would not turn. 15 minutes later performing problem analysis, I found out that I had forgotten to install the 'starter gear ring.'. Obviously, I had to spend another 4 hours dropping the engine and tranny again. !!!!!!

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bloodo Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Nebraska Posts: 93 Drives: . Rep Power: 17	Questions: Don't you always let the oil settle before checking (15-30 mins after the engine is off)? Wouldn't that give you a more accurate reading on your oil level? Anyways, if you don't have a funnel, use a clean piece of paper to make a funnel.

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the_student Track Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: bay area Posts: 522 Drives: '13 LE 4runner Rep Power: 18	Yeah I waited about 20 min because I ate something and looked up email. There was very little residue and it was mostly on the black metal valvehead cover. I just wrapped a rag around a screwdriver to reach all the spots. It must have burnt all of because there isn't a smell anymore. Half of an old plastic bottle makes a great funnel.

02-10-2010, 01:42 AM	#15 (permalink)
cab83_750 Track Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: CA Posts: 887 Drives: 09 NISSAN 370Z Rep Power: 419	Minicobra, don't worry about the cap. My latest screwup was 2 weeks ago. I had to drop the engine and tranny on my car to replace the clutch, t.o. bearing, etc. 3 hrs later the starter would spin but the motor would not turn. 15 minutes later performing problem analysis, I found out that I had forgotten to install the 'starter gear ring.'. Obviously, I had to spend another 4 hours dropping the engine and tranny again. !!!!!!