Z Owners, check your oil, post mileage and how far "down" it is...

Mullet Parade

I'm supposed to take a test drive this weekend and it seems like every thread I read makes me less and less excited for it.

kannibul

I wish I had known - I'm sure the Mustang GT I was going to test drive at the next dealership wouldn't have burned oil...

Or the Toyota Tacoma at the dealership after that...

Roo

Don't do it, I regret buying the car more and more. The car just sits now because Nissan cannot fix the high pitch noise in the cabin and claiming it's NORMAL yet when I drive another car on the lot the noise isn't there.

TBSS2008

I have this high pitch noise in the cabin as well. Mine is not really that loud but it is there. I don’t remember it being there when I bought it either. I drive my car a lot commuting back and forth to work so I have 17,065 miles already.

I am also concerned about the oil consumption. I got my oil changed 12,800. I checked the oil at 16,800 or 3.5k since my last oil change and it was at the L. Based on this it looks like my 370z is consuming 1 quart every 3,000 – 3,500 miles. My car is past the break in period and is still consuming oil.

I just had an oil change at 17,035, I usually get it done every 4000 miles with (Nissan Ester Oil) but will start doing it every 3000 miles . I always check the oil after the change and make sure it is at the H on the dip stick or full. I will monitor this oil change to see if the Z is still consuming oil.

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Modshack

Yeah, the guys here could scare you out of getting a haircut. Then how would you keep that Mullet trimmed??.....

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Mullet Parade

I don't, I just let it blow in the breeze.

Technik330

I laughed-

Roo

So tell me, if it was so 'normal' for the motor to burn a quart of oil every 1k miles why do some people burn 1+ quart and some burn none?

Modshack

I didn't say a qt/1000 was normal. I did say that is generally the threshold that Manufacturers will start to pay attention to you.

Engines and parts are made by people and machines, neither of which are perfect. Everyone interprets break in differently. There are a ton of variables. The world is not a perfect place. Some engines are not truly broken in til they are north of 5000 miles. It took 10K for my Audi Turbo to settle into a no-burn scenario. If everyone revisited this a year or 2 after purchase it would most likely be a non-issue.

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KillerBee370

I just changed my oil yesterday and before I pulled the plug, just out of curousity (and this thread) I checked the level. It was just below the center mark.

Yes, the sky is still up there

OnCallZ

This car does burn oil more then any other cars I've owned. I currently have 3k miles, after my first oil change I've almost added 2 quarts since it keeps burning oil.

zZSportZz

This is the moment in time where I feel these threads will begin to get ugly. Lets stay on topic and just use this thread to just collect data

Edit: Argue whether its normal or not in the "z broke down" thread

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Modshack

It is Pointless to collect "Data" when the great majority of these cars are miles away from really being broken in. This is not usable data, it's a bitch thread. Those that aren't happy should really just sell their cars...

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Caravanshaka

6k miles on my car...3k since my oil change at at 80-85% between the "L" & "H" Mark. using castrol edge synthetic (first change at 1k to mobil 1, then another change at 3k to castrol and won't change from now on).

A lot has to do with driving habits, If you drive the **** out of your car, it's going to eat the **** out of your oil...

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