370Z oil consumption
 

Hello All,
I picked up my 370 in April & now have 3400 KM (2100 miles) on the odometer. I have since added almost 2 liters of oil, anyone in the same boat?

just FYI for US members, 1 liter = 1.057 quarts
 

It is NOT unlikely for a car to burn a little oil during break in period (0 to 1200 miles). I think if you burn more than 1 quart/1000 miles, then it's an issue. I personally have no oil burning problem along with hundreds of other 370Z members. I say top it off and see if it still burns. If so, give your dealer a call.

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btw, welcome :hello: :tup:

Thanks for the welcome! I just came back from the dealer, I had the oil changed & they ageed that this level of oil consumption is excessive even for break in. They will now monitor the consumption so when ever oil needs to be added I will bring it in. The service rep said they will do this for the next 5 top ups before they make any kind of descision.

H.

Oil consumption
 

Yes, have the same situation. Most of the Z club guys locally say this is a bad deal. Some of the earlier new model changes had the same problem. Mine shows up in the tailpipes as well, does yours?

Yes, I had to use mag cleaner to get it off. It was not too bad though.

for the two of you guys that have oil drinking engines, how did you break in your car? Thanks.

I have noticed my tailpipes are a little dirty...

... now I'm worried.

Come on people....give the oil issue some time to work itself out. Many of these engines are still in their break-in period. High-performance 4 and 6 packs are known to consume oil for as long as 10K miles.

I have more concern for those folks who see every little thing as a problem. Its this kind of reaction that starts to cause the car to come under relentless and unnecessary scrutiny for absolutely no reason...and once this kind of over reactive :BS: starts getting into the car magazine reviews the entire car starts to drop unnecessarily in its value quickly all because of supposition and conjecture.

So how about showing some patience and restraint and quit posting your needless concerns until there is a definite and provable problem identified and a root cause of a real failure instead of all this dust some of you folks keep kicking up about nothing.:shakes head:

Tailpipes are always gonna get black regardless of whether the motor burns oil or not. Monitor your dipstick every 1k miles or so.

Take a look at the dirt,oil burning car's,the soot is 'oily' type like 2 strokes motocycle,'dry' & black soot is 'rich' running engine...

That use to be the case but I think a lot of things have changed in the last 10 or so years. The 370Z engine has been around for the last two years and while the 370Z platform is new there is a lot of stuff that is very similar on the 350Z, G35 and G37. I've found this new car to be surprisingly unquirky. There is the odd thing but not really an unusual amount even for a vehicle that's been produced for a number of years.

That being said at 5300KM I had burned a liter of oil. Not too concerned about it....

since the G37 was released.. a few friends (who work at or with Nissan/Infiniti dealerships) have advised me that many 3.7 vq's are loosing oil.
At one dealership, 3 g37's were waiting on new motors.

So once again, OC issues arise with our beloved VQ motor.. Coming from 2 revups, I can feel your pain.

If I do purchase a 370z, I will def be waiting on the 2010 model.

<0.5qt every 3000 so far. I'm at a little under 10,000 mi on the Odometer.

Is that due to simple fluid breakdown, or is it getting evaporated out? Or is that grounds for a definative leak somewhere and we should be flashlight scrubbing our blocks at night for drips?