Just dumped another quart of Mobil 1 into the bee... :icon14:

I bought my '09 new. It consumed about 1.75 qts. between 5k OCI's for the first 10,000 miles. It seems to be settling down. I now have about 21,000 miles on it, last oil change was 5K miles on Redline 05W30 and used about 1.25 qts between changes. I keep a close eye on it and never let it drop more than 1/4 qt. below full. In fact I check the oil and the air pressure in the tires and inspect them for nails about every other weekend. Just an old habit that has served me well. I would hazard a guess that the VQ37 that burns less than a quart every 5,000 miles is the exception rather than the rule.

Wow I didn't know my thread still has traction.



Thanks Mt Tam... yeah, good thing I don't have to worry about this potential issue anymore. I haven't had my Z now for a couple months. My 5 oh has 350 miles now, and so far, no consumption issues. Sorry to hear of others that have this issue... keep watching it and have it replaced if need be.

Hey onzedge!!! What's up??? Hey what happened to your HDR thread???

Hey, Mustang-boy!!! :tiphat: How you been? My thread is alive -- here:

http://www.the370z.com/photography/4...scussions.html

thanks Onz... I updated it with some pics.

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Ok, so now I'm confused. I thought I had an OC problem but now I'm not sure. I drove my Z to Cali from Texas (1k miles) for the holidays. When I left, my oil level was about 3/4th the way full. Drove all 1k miles in one day, checked the oil level the next day...was about 1/4th above the low mark. Had to pour an entire qt in to bring it back to full. So I drove it for the next two weeks, was able to put about 500 miles on it.. Checked the oil and the level is the exact spot from when I last checked it after I put that qt in. Still full...

So why would I burn oil on a long trip like that but when I just do normal everyday driving I'm not losing any?