That would be sweet especially if you got to see them build your own car! I know for some other cars companies will let you see it/take it right off the line! Sounds like a cool trip though.


Sorry to hear about the guys having engine failure and or oil consumption. So far I have been lucky with my 370 and my last Nissans and have had no oil consumption issues. I hope when into get mine outta storage in a couple weeks everything stays ok for another season.

Did they redline the car? I highly doubt it. Tests like you mention are normal, but I have never heard of them redlining the car, and I can tell you for a fact that my 370Z arrived with an engine that was far from broken in. I actually wiped semi-clear looking oil out of my tail-pipes the first time I detailed it at about 50 miles on the odometer. With 1200 on it, now, the tail-pipes are bone dry save for a tiny amount of soot. For what it's worth, my Z06 was very similar, except there was just a TON of black stuff in the exhaust tips instead of actual oily residue. Maybe it was just condensation + a ton of soot in the 370Z, but either way, it definitely isn't near as cruddy as when I bought it. The rings are seated, now, and they sure weren't before. In either car. Both burned about 1/4-1/2 a quart during break-in, or so.

My z almost ran dry
 

I run synthetic oil in my 2009 370Z. Is it me or do they burn oil faster than any other car? After changing it the first time I noticed the oil level was pretty low, hmmmm. My oil light never came on either.

Steve:icon14:

May be a defective engine. There is a tsb for your year.