Another victum of oil consumption... what to do?...

theboydiddy

can anyone teach me how to do this test? i just purchased my Z about 3 weeks ago... the other day i don't know why i just popped the hood and began looking at the engine and for some reason something told me "check your oil" the oil on the stick was low by the "L" i bought the car with 0 miles, i have about 800 miles right now believe the oil should be high or on the middle of the stick no ?
help me here guys !!!!

Cell

Let your car sit over night without driving it. Check your dip stick and do the same after XXX miles. If it is lower than before than you know you are burning oil.

As for your current problem, having your oil levels close to L is very bad. You should take it in before you have some engine malfunction.

Mikes350z

I guess this isnt very helpful but why do people buy Z's without researching into them, it is well documented that Z's have oil consumption issues and its very prevalent on all the forums about how to check for it, be mindful of it, and inform yourself on it.

If you think you are having oil consumption issues go to your dealer and let them do the test for it. Or check your oil after the car has cooled down and write down where the oil is, fill it to the appropriate level and check in another week or so.

However if you are truly at the L mark yes bring it to the dealer, if u are "close" to the L but have wiggle room above the L mark fill it with oil and check consistently until you see a change.

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ChrisSlicks

Extra oil consumption during the break-in period is not unusual at all. Just re-fill to the 1/2 to 3/4 mark and keep an oil on it from now on. You should see a sharp decline in oil consumption from here. If it continues after 1200 miles or so then it is time to take it to the dealer.

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Urbanracer

I've heard that some 350's consumed oil until around 10K before they stopped.

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ChrisSlicks

The first 1000 miles is the worst, from there to 5-10K there can still be some minor consumption but it is normally less than 1 quart per 3000 miles. Also some oils seem to burn more readily in this engine than others (too thin perhaps but not really sure the reason).

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theboydiddy

I'll keep my eyes open. I stopped driving since yesterday (Friday) around 6pm until today (Saturday) 2pm. I checked the oil stick and my oil was close to the "H" mark. I have 800miles only should reach 1000miles this week coming up and I'll be checking my oil once a week. ::cross finger:: hopefully I don't have that problem.
Thank you everyone for helping me out.

roy'sz

my dads 350 never stopped consuming, it must be pretty hungry lol. But with 191000 on the odometer and only a failed thermostat to complain about, I wouldn't worry too much. typical for a high performance engine to burn a little bit of oil.