Engine Oil Gone Missing!
Engine Oil Gone Missing!
So the other day, the "Engine Oil Low" warning came on as I was driving. When I got home, I checked the engine oil dipstick, and indeed the oil was very low. I looked on my garage floor and there were no oil drips anywhere in the area. I went ahead and put some more oil in. It took 1.5 quarts to get the oil level back to normal. The light is now off, but I'm here wondering where did the old 1.5 quarts of oil go? Do you have any recommendations on where to look for leaks or any suggestions as to where the oil is going?
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I am leaning towards not enough engine oil was put in during that existing oil change.
But its easy.....just change the oil, check the level after a fresh oil change and then keep an eye on it maybe once a month. This will tell you if it is indeed consuming oil which by then you now know its an engine issue.
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1.5 qt. of oil would show on the floor, there is no way the under engine plastics will hold that much oil without a spill.
I am leaning towards not enough engine oil was put in during that existing oil change.
But its easy.....just change the oil, check the level after a fresh oil change and then keep an eye on it maybe once a month. This will tell you if it is indeed consuming oil which by then you now know its an engine issue.
I am leaning towards not enough engine oil was put in during that existing oil change.
But its easy.....just change the oil, check the level after a fresh oil change and then keep an eye on it maybe once a month. This will tell you if it is indeed consuming oil which by then you now know its an engine issue.
But another member suggested something about piston rings. Is this a common problem in the IS?
If this is happening again, take it to the dealer and request for an "oil consumption" test.
Burning more than a quart of oil between oil change is not normal.
I had this issue on my previous car - Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V. Basically, the piston ring did not seat properly which caused cylinder wall to be seared... this caused the oil consumption oil issue.
I am not sure about the IS, but for my Sentra, Piston ring seating properly depends on design of the rings and proper break-in. If you keep going WOT and disregarding the break-in, there is a chance that the rings did not get seated properly.
Burning more than a quart of oil between oil change is not normal.
I had this issue on my previous car - Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V. Basically, the piston ring did not seat properly which caused cylinder wall to be seared... this caused the oil consumption oil issue.
I am not sure about the IS, but for my Sentra, Piston ring seating properly depends on design of the rings and proper break-in. If you keep going WOT and disregarding the break-in, there is a chance that the rings did not get seated properly.
Im having similar issue, major oil consumption about 1.5 quarts missing 1500 miles after oil change car 06 GS300 awd been using Mobil 1 full synth sinc since maybe 50k miles car has 115k now
this was a gradual thing it used to be 1 quart missing after 2500 miles but over the yrs its gotten worse
... im praying I start having the rough idle thing so it all gets fixed in the recall
this was a gradual thing it used to be 1 quart missing after 2500 miles but over the yrs its gotten worse
... im praying I start having the rough idle thing so it all gets fixed in the recall
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