Aright the engine is DEAD and its not pretty... they said its an oil consumption issue. At lease i have them on my side :) fingers are still crossed but having a nice conversation with the manager was reassuring a bit.

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so what happened?

that looks awful

That's bad. What was the culprit? Bearing? Or do they have to get into it more? When was your last oil change? That's alot of oil to burn off to get to that point.

They have several things on their list but i guess they dont want to say much in case i spread it on the net like im doing right now lol but oil consumption was an issue for sure.

i see a bent rod bolt in that mess, have you been checking your oil levels frequently?

Sux OP.. but it's not the first 3.7l engine to go boom in Canada.
Sounds like you have a good rapport with the Service Manager, which is Key in this situation. You should have no problems with warranty, because the Dealership will bill Nissan Canada, full-pop for labor to replace the motor.
-I went through 2 Rev-up, motors with warranty replacement.. that's how I know..:shakes head:

If you can take a positive from this situation.. If you have plans to go FI, you can ask them to install a new clutch+flywheel for you, at no charge.. since the motor is already out, they won't care!:tiphat:
-Again, I know this through experience.

GL!

WOW! That is some carnage right there dude.............'

I am glad that the dealer is on your side on this one. you are making me wnat to check my oil everyday............

I'm sorry man, but at least they said "oil consumption." That's really good news. Sounds like they'll take care of ya.

How does Nissan determine what is over excessive oil consumption?

I don't remember the exact test, but they check it at 500-1000 mile intervals or similar after they do an oil change, and if it uses over 1-2 quarts it is considered excessive. Their definition of excessive is a lot more than yours probably would be. I just remember that, and that they had to do the testing/checks over a period of time/miles. That is usually followed up with a compression test, and possibly engine replacement....

I can agree with that. My 350 did about half a quart every 2500 miles. I believe my 370 is at about 1/4 a quart every 2000. But those are some hard miles. I don't baby this puppy.

Thanks. I couldn't remember the exact amount and I guess it is not listed. I do remember it worked out to something like 1 quart every 1000-2000 miles. Mine does about 1/4 to 1/3 quart every 1000 miles which seems to be the going rate. My older G and Z were less than this (neither burned much at all, but both were VQ35DE's non-revup).

Scary stuff. Just ran into the garage to check my oil level.

Me too!:icon18: