Has anybody put enough mileage on their car to know if it burns oil yet? I really hope nissan corrected that problem.

 

how???

anyway my 6th gen doesnt burn any oil.

 

My 5th gen doesn't burn any oil either, I seriously doubt the latest Maxima has that type of issue that people seem to think is "widespread".

 

I will check tomorrow i have only 1000k

 

6th Gen here and my car NEVER burns oil.

 

im pretty sure Nissan fixed the oil burning issue with the inception of the 6th gen.....

 

Never burned a drop of oil in any Max, including four VQ30s (two with 170k+ miles) and '03 & '07 VQ35s. I have heard of some early VQ35 oil burning, but by the time I got my '03 (one of the very last made), it was not a problem.

 

GBAUER had one of the last 03's built as well, but his still burned more oil than any other on this board. What was your build date?

As for the subject at hand, Good Lord man, these cars are newborns, give it at least a year.

 

The A34 engine uses the same rings, valve seals, head gaskets, etc. They are just as likely to burn as any other VQ35.

 

I blame the valve springs

 

Turned it in over two years ago... I'd have to find some paperwork with the VIN. It was in the very last shipment of '03s the dealer received before the 04's started rolling in.

The oil level never budged on the car (nor does it in the '07), and I go the full manufacturers recommended change interval since they are/were leases. The '03 had 55k miles on it at turn-in and the '07 is just shy of 28k now.

 

IIRC. GBAUERS had either 107k or 120k when it started it's

Perhaps your situation is not definitive enough since you only had it 'til 55k. Heck, I got mine @ 37k.

 

Maybe so, but I can only report what I have experienced, lol.

 

I don't see very many 7th Gen burning oil this early on, granted most who have problems will use the internet to find the answers so if and when it happens they will eventually pop up

What Nissan engines actually burn oil, I know some 5.5 gen Maximas, unsure if any 6th Gen burn, 3rd gen V6 Altimas, 350Z but I think it's the rev up engine with the 300hp, and I don't know about any Infiniti with the VQ burning but it's possible.

I've read about the 1st Gen M45 burning, but thats about it.

Besides making assumptions on oil burning I think the brakes are gonna warp

 

Some later G35C's (Infiniti's) have the Rev Up, and there are many cases. Even one from one of our very own members on here.

M45 is not a VQ, but I'm sure you knew that.

You need to start listing the mileage whenever you post items like that, since it is very deceptive to some people reading.

 

True, but when the initial question was regarding the status of cars that couldn't possibly have more than a few thousand miles, 55k is huge in comparison. I did post the mileage when you asked a more specific question about the car.

Also, back to the original question: very green engines can initially burn some oil anyway till the rings seat - maybe not such a big issue with all the micro-finishing going on these days, but historically true.

 

+1 .... the only universal weakness I've experienced across all seven of mine.

 

I knew the M45 was not a VQ just that I read on freshalloy, several owners checked their oil only to realize nothing came up on the dip stick, I did not realize the G35c burned

Just out of curiosity is their a certain mileage number when you start burning oil, I've kept an eye on my car and from time to time check the oil and it's always on the same spot, so far almost 52k just want to make sure it does not starts at 60 or something

 

I have also never had any Maximas or VQ Maximas burn oil with me.

1992 Maxima - No major problems (Not VQ)
1998 Maxima - Tranny hesitation problem
2003 I35 - Excessive engine ping
2008 Maxima - Excessive engine ping

Despite the engine ping which can be very loud at times my car does not burn one bit of oil. I am very **** with vehicle maintenance too, so I would know if it were to burn oil or not. I am still running conventional oil too. The engine still pings a few thousand miles later but it is light engine ping classified as "normal" by Nissan in the '08 Maxima's owner's manual in page 9-4.

You would think that Nissan would have refined the VQ a lot more before putting it in the '09 Maxima but they really didn't do much. The only thing I hate about the CVT is the fact that it is now holding Nissan back from making truly exciting high powered vehicles. I am almost 100% certain that this new '09 Max would have gotten the VQ35HR if CVTs never existed.

I have nothing against the CVT in normal driving situations but during really hard driving is when you uncover a lot of things the CVT doesn't do well enough. I for one love it and what it has to offer, but sometimes when I gun it I get regrets of giving up my '03 I35 as it was a total sleeper.

I would be more interested in the '09 Max once the diesel version is unveiled.

 

True, but the VK is HEAVILY influenced by the VQ. Ditto the QR.

 

yeah, we probably will need some more time to measure that.. but i didn't know how early the engines that do burn oil started burning.. so i just thought it was worth discussing as a potential issue.. sometime in the future, this thread may pop back up

 

Mileage...

 

i think it is a hit or miss with burning oil in the 3.5. like mine with 259000 miles does not burn a drop of oil but leaks some. not enough to add any oil between oil changes. also the car is not babied at all

 

Cross my fingers and hope for continued good luck - - I have owned nothing but Maximas since buying my two 1985s, and none ever burned oil. Even put 206,000 miles on one of those '85s and still never had to add oil between changes. I didn't own the 5.5 gen some mentioned here, but my 5.0 used absolutely zero oil between changes. My dealer does not fill the oil to the full mark when he changes the oil in my 6th gen, but the oil level never drops between changes.

 

I've had three Maximas, all VQ's. I have added about 1/8 quart once or twice per 4-5K OCI.

Obviously - I wouldn't have needed to add, but I did. Yes, I'm really that ****.

 

I've read all engines burn oil but the average individual would never notice such a small drop in oil quantity, you would have to drain the oil and measure it to notice.

I've never understood why some burn, some don't and then their are engines which are just accepted as burning a quart, like some of the GM V8, I believe the engineers know exactly whats going on, I've also read that modern engines are becoming more high performance oriented and the average car owner is not looking for high performance even though they are knowingly buying it.

Another interesting fact I read was Nascar/Indy Cars burn a quart or so in a 500 mile race, I never knew that but after reading about those engines going at those speeds damn

 

So I guess the VQ came 1st before the VK, what about the VG, did the VG turn into the VQ cause I owned 2 pathfinders (96&00) and I remember in 2001 they dropped the 240hp VQ into the Pathfinder and then slowly they introduced it into the others Nissans, before 2002 the engine in the Maxima was the 3.0 and then 2002 it jumped to 3.5.

 

This might be a good place to remind those who may not have thought about this for awhile: The Maxima MUST be sitting COMPLETELY LEVEL to measure oil level.

I always check the oil level before/after any long drive or steep climb. After driving at freeway speeds all day last Wednesday, and in preperation of climbing the steep road up Grandfather Mountain the next day, I was checking the oil in my 6th gen. It was at the 'add oil' mark. I knew this engine had not been using a measureable amount between changes, so looked again, and found the front of the car was sitting slightly higher than the rear. I moved it to a flat area, measured again, and found the level to be back where it was when I left home.

 

02 6mt 3.5L guy here.. 27K.. no oil burning (knock on wood)

 

wow, 27k... impressive... i bought my car at 49k (03 6mt).. right now it's at 62k and has burned oil ever since i got it

 

My 05 Maxima SL burned about 0.5 quart of oil between every oil change (3,750). My M35x does not burn any oil and I believe it's the same engine.

 

Now, now... you can't be critical/sarcastic about a 27k mile report when you originated the topic asking about 7G's that are a few weeks old and have a few kmiles at most on them.

 

Don't the Altimas have a recall for rings??

 

I think he was just noting how low the mileage was for the year...

 

My 4th gen doesn't burn oil.

 

That was the early 3rd gens and Sentras with the QR/2.5L 4cylinder, Nissan used an American Parts supplier for the rings which where suppose to be longer life, but it did not work out and they switched back to a Japanese Supplier for the rings.

I think the 2.5L problems have been resolved, and the butterfly valves which should have never been a concern at all

 

i was

 

I have over 1500 miles on mine and Everything Is just fine. The oil looks good....so far

 

I'm bumping this. Everyone's early 7th gen motors holding up well? No oil burning issues nor sensor problems cropping up?

I'm really liking the ones in QX3.

 

4th, 5th, and 6th gen's - 1/8 to 1/4 quart per OCI.

7th gen - virtually none, only added 1/8 quart a couple of times - 49,000 miles.