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

Zoren 370 · 04-06-2012, 10:03 AM

Based from the manual its normal to burn oil within the break-in period. At 800miles my oil dropped 1/4 from the upper dot level. One thing about this engine it does burn oil if you drive it hard. My guess most sports cars burn oil once pushed hard to the limit. Nothing to worry about if you don't track your Z.

cheshirecat · 04-06-2012, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoren 370

Based from the manual its normal to burn oil within the break-in period. At 800miles my oil dropped 1/4 from the upper dot level. One thing about this engine it does burn oil if you drive it hard. My guess most sports cars burn oil once pushed hard to the limit. Nothing to worry about if you don't track your Z.

Pretty sure this thread isn't about just burning oil during the break in period or when running the car hard.

Some of these engines can and do burn oil. I'm not sure if it's valve seals, bad rings, or what the deal is, but it does exist. A nice byproduct is all the disgusting soot that covers the tailpipes after a few hundred miles.

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Zoren 370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: FL Posts: 11,018 Drives: 11 Nissan 370 M6 Rep Power: 1913655	Based from the manual its normal to burn oil within the break-in period. At 800miles my oil dropped 1/4 from the upper dot level. One thing about this engine it does burn oil if you drive it hard. My guess most sports cars burn oil once pushed hard to the limit. Nothing to worry about if you don't track your Z.