my last oil change i put 2800 miles and my engine consumed half its oil. I assumed it was becuase of the very cold weather and many cold starts. Right now in 500 miles i must go back to the dealer to do a oil consumption test but i suspect it wont be burning oil this time around.

Half its oil, or the dip stick was half way between the L & H mark? If it really burnt through 2.5 quarts of oil in 2800 miles I would be a little concerned.

You will burn through at least 1 quart of oil in the first 3000 miles with these motors. After that consumption should start to slow down to nearly nothing for typical driving. I went through 1 quart for 0-2200 miles, and 1/2 quart for 2200 to 5000 miles.

Mine has burnt through 2 quarts before every oil change. As of now, I have added 4 quarts since I have owned the car (8000 miles). Going to Nissan tommrow to get my oil change, and get an oil consumption test done...

dip stick was between L and H. I assumed that was half my oil amount. I am not concerned yet. I still think it was the freezing tempatures i been driving around in.

No, the dip stick doesn't go all the way to the bottom of the sump. Should only take approximately 1 quart to bring it from "halfway" to H.

wait.... i think your reading your dipstick wrong.

also are you actually measuring the amount you pull out of the car after an oil change? as in if i put in 5 liters and only get 3 out then your burning 2 liters.

i like to put the old oil back into the empty oil bottles. thats also a great way to know how much your actually getting back.

all i know is after oil change it was on full, 2800 miles later its on half.

Yeah, in the 1950's. This is 60 years later. I think manufacturing tolerances are (ideally) a bit better now than then.

L means add oil
H means too much oil, and you should get some of it out.

The range (generally) represents a 1qt difference.

This is where the warranty steps in lifetime :)

well thats good I did not want it to be burning oil and I did not want a new engine and I did want anybody working on my car.

You have absolutely no problem at all...Relax..

Oh I wasnt stressed. Like i said earlyer I didnt think it was burning just cold weather and cold starts.

I do have shifter rattle and have to get that fixed but i think thats a simple fix. Redline oil defintly made it smoother.

Bait and Hook..................
 

Come on guys this is the first post by Ryan and he just joined the forum two days ago plus he hasn't replied to anyone comments. Think about it, Nissan is not going to rebuild a brand new motor without first doing an extensive oil consumption test on the car first (he says nothing about that). Even on the 350's that had oil usages problems they didn't rebuild them, they replaced the motors. Close your mouths so the hook doesn't get deeper.

We've been :owned: