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My car is overdue an oil change by about 400 miles.
I've been noticing that the oil pressure light comes on briefly when starting.
So I added some oil yesterday and now it doesn't do it anymore.
I'm almost positive it's not leaking oil, so could it be burning it?
After adding oil the light doesn't flash anymore when starting, so is it right to assume that the oil was low? I checked it and it seemed to be okay, but then again I'm awful at those kinds of things. Is it normal for a car to "use" oil, to where it would need to be added, or could my car be burning it? She runs fine, no smoke whatsoever.
Surely an engine problem would be the last failure in these cars.
My car is overdue an oil change by about 400 miles.
I've been noticing that the oil pressure light comes on briefly when starting.
So I added some oil yesterday and now it doesn't do it anymore.
I'm almost positive it's not leaking oil, so could it be burning it?
After adding oil the light doesn't flash anymore when starting, so is it right to assume that the oil was low? I checked it and it seemed to be okay, but then again I'm awful at those kinds of things. Is it normal for a car to "use" oil, to where it would need to be added, or could my car be burning it? She runs fine, no smoke whatsoever.
Surely an engine problem would be the last failure in these cars.
This is only four of 1,000,000 threads about this.Use the search funtion.You would be wasting your time taking it to the dealer unless they are going to replace your engine for free.
Last edited by memphisballer; 01-14-2009 at 01:54 PM.
How long did you wait to check the oil the first time after you first turned off your car? If you didn't wait at least 10 minutes, you aren't going to get an accurate reading. Same with adding oil. You are going to have to wait at least 10 minutes for all the oil to drain into the oil pan.
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This is only four of 1,000,000 threads about this.Use the search funtion.You would be wasting your time taking it to the dealer unless they are going to replace your engine for free.
BINGO!!! Very nice. And for the guy that asked what year it is... I don't think it really matters... It could be only one of 3 years I believe...02 03 or 04. I'm not sure on the oil burning issue in the 04 I35. I'm pretty sure it was the same as the 5.5 gen...
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If the light was coming on I would follow scottwax's instructions. It's probably more than a court low. There seems to be many theories but I think the lead is bad rings. The reason you may not notice smoke is because once the car warms up the rings expand and you get a "proper" seal on the piston wall (that's just my theory, it could be way off) . As stated above...this has ALL been said before... Search function FTW.
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How long did you wait to check the oil the first time after you first turned off your car? If you didn't wait at least 10 minutes, you aren't going to get an accurate reading. Same with adding oil. You are going to have to wait at least 10 minutes for all the oil to drain into the oil pan.
Thanks for your replies everyone.
I only waited about 30 seconds.
Basically all I'm asking is this:
Is my car going to need a new motor even if it is burning it?
I wouldn't think so, I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to basic mechanics; but I do know that these motors will easily go 250k if maintained properly, which mine is.
Is my car going to need a new motor even if it is burning it?
I wouldn't think so, I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to basic mechanics; but I do know that these motors will easily go 250k if maintained properly, which mine is.
No. As long as you check the oil level regularly.
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Is my car going to need a new motor even if it is burning it?
I wouldn't think so, I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to basic mechanics; but I do know that these motors will easily go 250k if maintained properly, which mine is.
As long as the oil burning isn't excessive (Nissan considers anything less than a quart per 1000 miles to be acceptable), you aren't fouling plugs (you will know because you will get an SES light and a misfire code) and you regularly check the oil so it doesn't get too low, your engine will last a long time.
Also, when starting the vehicle, it is normal for the oil light to illuminate for 1-5 seconds as the oil pressure is building....
Mine will flicker if the car has been off 20-40 minutes for a second or two on start up. Less than 20 minutes or more than 40 and no flicker at all or if it is less than 70-75 degrees. I have noticed that with a new battery that cranks my car a lot faster than the old, less than acceptable cold cranking amp (supposed to be 582 CCA minimum, the one in the car was 530 CCA) the oil light flickers a lot less.
Just FYI, over the last 5120 miles, my car used 2.7 quarts of oil (Castrol Syntech) which gives an oil consumption rate of 1 quart every 1896 miles. There hasn't been any change over the last 30,000 miles in oil consumption so at least it isn't getting worse.
Just FYI, over the last 5120 miles, my car used 2.7 quarts of oil (Castrol Syntech) which gives an oil consumption rate of 1 quart every 1896 miles. There hasn't been any change over the last 30,000 miles in oil consumption so at least it isn't getting worse.
How do you get the number that specifically?
Is it based on what's coming out at the oil change plus additions since last change minus the amount of the last change?
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Is my car going to need a new motor even if it is burning it?
I wouldn't think so, I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to basic mechanics; but I do know that these motors will easily go 250k if maintained properly, which mine is.
Mine uses oil as well, and although I've never actually studied it to see exactly how much it burns, it seems to be about 1qt/1k miles. This doesn't bother me all that much, obviously I'd rather it didn't burn any oil at all, but it is what it is. What does worry me is that I bought my car used from a woman who I'm pretty sure didn't do a whole lot of maintenance. I'm judging this based on the fact that when she sold me the car, she never told me about the 6yr/100k mile extended warranty she had purchased on it. That was a nice surprise for me though.
I just have to wonder though how many times she drove home from work and called her hubby to tell him the oil light was blinking on and off again. So while the car will be fine under your care as you know you need to check the oil evry 1k miles, you have to wonder if the previous owner was that careful.
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Is it based on what's coming out at the oil change plus additions since last change minus the amount of the last change?
When I checked the oil at 5120 miles since the last oil change, I topped it off, waited 10 minutes to be sure the oil was at the full line and then took inventory of how much oil I had added since the last oil change. I keep track of how much oil I put in so I will know if it gets worse. Same with my mileage, I am anal about it.
So while the car will be fine under your care as you know you need to check the oil evry 1k miles, you have to wonder if the previous owner was that careful.
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