pistonbroke Posted May 31, 2016 Posted May 31, 2016 I'm sorry if this is one of those common questions, but have searched this forum and can't find anything. But a Google search throws up loads from the US suffering issues. I'm about to take the plunge into 370 ownership, and having previously owned the gt4 edition 350z with the revup engine,I want to avoid 1tr top up every 700 miles if possible. Quote
370Ad Posted May 31, 2016 Posted May 31, 2016 I have heard of one story in the UK so far. Mine is a 2009 with 63k on the clock and it hasn't used a drop over the last 30k miles. Quote
ioneabee Posted May 31, 2016 Posted May 31, 2016 Mines a late 2011 - not a drop has disappeared Quote
pistonbroke Posted May 31, 2016 Author Posted May 31, 2016 That's what I was hoping. All the searching suggests it's a US based problem as I can't find anything at all from UK based forums. So I'll just pull the steering lock fuse on day 1 and be hopefully trouble free Quote
pistonbroke Posted May 31, 2016 Author Posted May 31, 2016 Thanks fellas. Needed the reassurance. Quote
Richf Posted June 1, 2016 Posted June 1, 2016 The early cars do have the same oil gallery gaskets as the late model 350z HR's though , not heard of oil burning though, neither of mine use any oil . Quote
pistonbroke Posted June 2, 2016 Author Posted June 2, 2016 Cheers rich. Having read your post I've been digging for info into the oil gallery thing. It all appears to be the late 350hr engine from what I can see (though I have seen the pinned thread in general chat that is apparently a 370z.) should I let this put me off an early 370? Are the concerns really genuine and wide spread across the cars concerned, or is it just a very small failure rate? Quote
Flex Posted June 2, 2016 Posted June 2, 2016 Yeah but to be honest, do most people say if they are burning oil for fear of putting off prospective new owners down the line? Quote
370Ad Posted June 2, 2016 Posted June 2, 2016 (edited) Yeah but to be honest, do most people say if they are burning oil for fear of putting off prospective new owners down the line? People on here aren't that clever I would hope most people are honest. When I sold my DE I told the buyer it used 250ml per 1k as I would rather they knew and kept an eye on it, than see an engine rebuild thread 6 months down the line. Edited June 2, 2016 by 370Ad Quote
Richf Posted June 3, 2016 Posted June 3, 2016 (edited) Cheers rich. Having read your post I've been digging for info into the oil gallery thing. It all appears to be the late 350hr engine from what I can see (though I have seen the pinned thread in general chat that is apparently a 370z.) should I let this put me off an early 370? Are the concerns really genuine and wide spread across the cars concerned, or is it just a very small failure rate? Well its easy for me to say as I've only owned post 2012 ones but i was caught by the issue with my 350 HR , ended up taking a big hit when I sold it as I was honest about it but I had been quoted £2k to replace them ! As its now around £800 all in (and you can combine it with a p1 service) its cheaper than a clutch replacement, it will most likely effect all the pre 2012 cars at some point. Its just poor quality gaskets So it wouldnt put me off no , but I would pay accordingly and I would budget to get it done for piece of mind Interesting point about owners covering up oil use , could be true of course but the HR 350's dont have an appetite for oil either nor do GTR's and both are similar engines Edited June 3, 2016 by Richf@H-Dev Quote
Flex Posted June 3, 2016 Posted June 3, 2016 Yeah but to be honest, do most people say if they are burning oil for fear of putting off prospective new owners down the line? I would hope most people are honest. Never lose hope Quote
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