Where Is The Oil Going??

davidyan · 01-02-2010, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by FricFrac

Its funny if the engine was designed to not burn a drop of oil but wore out right after the warranty expired people would be up in arms. Nissan designs a high performance engine that by design consumes some oil but doesn't blow up and people are still up in arms. You can't have it both ways....

Oh and for the bazillionth person who says "my Honda Civic never burnt a drop of oil" or whatever other car you drove - if it was so freaking awesome WHY DID YOU GET RID OF IT! If you can afford a 370Z surely you can afford an extra quart of oil every other month.....

I don't think anyone is saying that its bad car nor do i think that the issue is related to spending a few bucks to top off oil.

A car that burns that much oil when new might have developed some internal engine problems. Its definitely not the norm for a new 370z to burn almost a quart/1000 miles. Although anything up to that is "normal" by the book, If you are near that 1 Qt/1000 miles, you are already at the maximum threshold and our cars are still new. That is disconcerting for many. What if at 37,000 miles when his car is out of warranty, he starts burning 1.5quarts/1000 miles? Now he needs a new engine and would have to pay out of pocket. Therefore, my recommendation to the original poster is:

1. Go to the dealer and get them to document that this is something you have observed. Setup a schedule where you and the dealer regularly check in and record oil usage. During this time, don't do any of your own oil changes. Just go to the dealer, that way they cant say it was your fault. Also let them perform any topping off.

2. After you hit 1qt/1k, tell them that this is a new car that is fully broken in, that already has reached the maximum threshold of "normal usage". Given that from here it will only get worse, ask them to perform further tests and replace the engine if necessary. Keep bugging them about it.