My Z is out of commission
 

So took my Z back to the dealership today to follow up on my car burning up oil so quick. After waiting for a while Nick comes up to me with a serious face and asks if I need anything out of my car. I was like "just my CDs why?" He tells me that I have a rental car waiting for me outside due to a serious engine oil consumption problem and that it's rare to see it in 370Zs :mad: Then explains that they are gonna have to rebuild my engine. So for now i'm driving around in a rental Ford Fusion.:crying:

Rebuild? What? Crap!?

lol
Ok not to laugh but i totally pictured you in a hospital getting bad news like your left testicle had to be removed.

but still, sorry hear that bro

At least be glad warranty will cover it and It's getting fixed on them.

Sucks to hear nonetheless

Whats the mileage

Wow I would be pissed, freaking nissan

So they replace the engines in the 350s with this problem, but they are just going to rebuild you 370?

I would raise holy hell and put a chunk under it. That is B.S. dude.

Oh hell noooo lol I love my testicles

I'm happy that it's still covered by warrenty if not I would be SOL

38K

More disappointed than pissed

:(

yah when he said rebuild I was a little confused. I'm thinking he meant replace but i'm waiting for further info.

Sorry to hear that.....

Not good. It is not rare for oil consumption in the 370Z, as your tech stated. Also, per the TSB, they owe you a short block, not a rebuild.

http://www.the370z.com/370z-technica...n-vq37vhr.html

Oh no, I have heard of this happening with another member before but he didn't get it fixed :facepalm:

Hang in there and keep an eye on it after you get it back, these things have a way of coming back if they don't do it properly

yah he said it was rare due to them only having an engine oil consumption problem on one 350z that they had to deal with. Thanks for the info bro

No problem. Good luck.

Rebuild my a$$. Replace!!

Call consumer affairs and bitch like hell. That is what I did. Got 3 car payments in the form of a check to cover 2 months of down time. The extra car payment was to cover the insurance. And yes you are due a short block. Really isnt hard for the dealership to get the approval on. Plus for the time down I had a rental car. It should have only been down for 2 weeks but had a nagging code issue after the install. Took another month and half to figure out the piping right after the pre cat 02 sensor and the cat had a hairline crack in it. Was throwing a lean code in the left bank but really wasnt lean in the motor. I am on my third motor. Hopefully this one do the same. About to do my first really oil change after the 1k break in.

With someone's recommendation!!! Lol

I definitely will take credit damn you! Lol :tup:

damn!!! yah i got error codes stating multiple misfires and a too lean code error myself. since it's still under warrenty nothing comes out of pocket including the rental.

What dealership were u at? How much oil were you consuming?

Hopefully the repair/replace will go well. Its under warranty now and after the job is done. Enjoy the rental and look foward to the Z when its back online. I dont quite get all the chatter about this.

The system is working the way it should. The dealer and Nissan are taking care of it. There are lots of other marque's with plenty of stories like this to begin with. Nothing new in the car world.

This

Fontana Nissan...It's practically empty at 1000 miles after a fresh oil change

Oh wow, I saw a monterey blue Z at raceway the other week and it was getting the rear main replaced :(. Have you ever been to raceway?

Use to take it there for all my services but stopped due to quality of work and poor customer service

Oh ok glad to hear we are on the same opinion as them. They ADDED oil to my car when I had 250 miles on the pan of oil. To the point where it was at the hump on the high side. Thats over a quart of oil!!!! Very incompetent people that work there. Isn't Fontana mod fiendly?

Yes they are and their mechanics seems to know what they're doing

Cool, they should be doind a long block replacement in your car. Hopefully all goes well.

SHOULD..

Tell them to get you a crate motor because you don't trust them, LOL

Thanks, yah i'm a noob when comes to mechanical work. I learn as I play with it lol When he said I needed a engine rebuild I was like :eek2: after searching and everyones comments I agree with needing a long block.

lol

Good luck on your repairs. Fontana will do it right. Talk to the GM. Shoot the bull. By the way, he loves to talk about watches and is a collector. Friendly guy.

Thanks and i'm sure they will. I think i have talked to the gm not sure though lol it was over my car and possibly getting the Nismo

mods thank for the move, i was like where the hell did it go lol

Shortblock=heads and gaskets...longblock is that plus the block and its internals....just a fyi, not sure if it was previously covered in the thread.

nope but info is always welcomed, thanks:tiphat: