My 02 6sp is burning a LOT of oil
08-29-2006, 03:13 PM
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My 02 6sp is burning a LOT of oil
sorry if this has been covered before but I couldnt find anything in a search...
Ive suspected my 02 has been burning some oil for a while but it didnt seem like much so I didnt worry about it. I use amsoil 5w30 synthetic and change around every 6k miles. Well I did my change today at 60k and it had barely 2 quarts in it! For some reason I dont think its a slow leak, I havent seen any spots anywhere or anything. What could be causing this? My CEL is not on. Thanks very much for any reply's.
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Ive suspected my 02 has been burning some oil for a while but it didnt seem like much so I didnt worry about it. I use amsoil 5w30 synthetic and change around every 6k miles. Well I did my change today at 60k and it had barely 2 quarts in it! For some reason I dont think its a slow leak, I havent seen any spots anywhere or anything. What could be causing this? My CEL is not on. Thanks very much for any reply's.
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08-29-2006, 03:16 PM
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Here's a thread on it:
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=487874
you REALLY should not be going 6000 miles without changing your oil, especially if it's burning it...and yes, the VQ35's are known oil burners, but the cause has not been proven yet.
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=487874
you REALLY should not be going 6000 miles without changing your oil, especially if it's burning it...and yes, the VQ35's are known oil burners, but the cause has not been proven yet.
08-29-2006, 03:17 PM
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Here's a couple threads for you-
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=487874
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=438989
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=487874
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=438989
08-29-2006, 03:18 PM
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Here's a thread on it:
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=487874
you REALLY should not be going 6000 miles without changing your oil, especially if it's burning it...and yes, the VQ35's are known oil burners, but the cause has not been proven yet.
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=487874
you REALLY should not be going 6000 miles without changing your oil, especially if it's burning it...and yes, the VQ35's are known oil burners, but the cause has not been proven yet.
08-29-2006, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by shaz
Even with synthetic? What if it wasnt burning oil? Thanks for the thread links
08-29-2006, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by LA02MAX
well considering synthetic oil is generally thinner than conventional oil, it would actually be easier to believe that a car using synthetic oil would be losing it. And yes, it is burning oil...many suspect the rings/honing process....the engines do not leak a drop of oil and some people have reported seeing smoke come from their oil burning VQ35s at high RPMs...
08-29-2006, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by shaz
Wow, makes me want to get rid of the car...
08-29-2006, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Lontar1
try changing to conventional..... rings? why don't ask the Z guys and G's..same engine, if they have the same issue
08-29-2006, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by shysmax
Wouldn't u be able to tell on the dipstick if you were down 2 qts? How often do u ck. the dipstick? 2 qts. low has to make a diff. on the dipstick?
08-30-2006, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by steven88
yeah, is there something wrong? many BITOG members have done UOAs on pennzoil and have great results...
08-30-2006, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by LA02MAX
I haven't heard anything about oil burning in the RWD VQ35's so I can't answer, but I would suspect if they had already found the problem, the word would spread to the maxima crowd
08-30-2006, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by MONTE 01&97 SE
08-30-2006, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by LA02MAX
yeah, but like i said before, nobody has really found any solid proof of what is causing the problem. That thread shows that the Z's are burning oil, but it doesn't say what is needed to fix it.
08-31-2006, 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Hoooper
pennzoil is great for if you have an oil burning problem, it gets thick enough in a week for ANY rings to keep it in the oil pan, no matter what condition the rings are in.
09-01-2006, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by crange
Bad piston rings. I lost about 1 quart every 1000 miles. I have 45k on my 02 3.5 6 speed - Nissan did compression tests and FINALLY replaced the engine!
At least they owned up to it!
At least they owned up to it!
In four years my only oil issue was my oil pan drain plug seal got worn out and started dripping so I replaced and done!
09-01-2006, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by LA02MAX
yeah, but like i said before, nobody has really found any solid proof of what is causing the problem. That thread shows that the Z's are burning oil, but it doesn't say what is needed to fix it.
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