I got an email from a buddy who's G35 engine blew up within 11,000mi. Anyone else heard this explanation?

 

during break-in, you should drive in a fairly aggressive manner. Using heavy throttle inputs pushes the rings out which makes them seat quicker. Another thing you should make sure to do is constantly check the oil. Had he done that, his engine would not have died already. Also use dino oil at first, not synthetic.

 

That's horsesh1t. Most newer performance cars ship from the factory with mobil1 in them. If the people that built the engine think it's fine from the factory, I'm inclined to believe them. Everything I've read has stated the same.

 

WoW that serious

 

Most "performance" cars you are talking about have extensive engine break-in procedures before the engine is even put into the car...most normal manufacturers (ie: nissan) do very little break-in on their engines, therefore the rings are not seated properly when they appear on the showroom floor. When the rings aren't seated properly, dino oil is optimal because it has a higher viscosity (it varies) than synthetic....I'm not saying synthetic is going to blow your engine up or anything, but it is better for break-in to use dino oil...

 

My 04 came with the dino oil, both nissan and infiniti grease monkeys say that is the preferred oil for that engine

 

Dude can't even spell Infiniti correctly and he has one

My idler pulley flew off, but the engine is still intact and hasn't gotten thirsty. 5 years, 3 months old, 81.5k, sees 7000 RPM daily.


IBthenyouwonderwhyyourpulleyfliesoff

 

maybe someone put gasoline in with his oil???? hehheeh brings back old memories....

 

I have pending oil consumption issue with my fx35 currently, burning 1.5qt/mo. I avg about 1000-1500mi /mo. being documented every 1st Sat of every month, for the last 5 months to see if it gets worse.

 

I understand checking your oil is important, but why is it necessary to check it so frequently on a brand new car? Are they more likely to leak? Just wondering what the reasoning is.

 

At least two related reasons:

• Its likely to burn some oil early-on, since rings haven't seated yet.
  
• Being new, you have no idea what its pattern of consumption is, so checking often is the best way to both learn what that pattern is and to prevent it from getting too low.

 

good to know because that is what is was Very agressive.

 

got my 02 brand new...ran dino oil till 10K went synthetic after, no burning or losing...