Improve your reading comprehension skills. I already stated that the motor failed the compression and leakdown tests, and that heavy oil fouling was found in the top end. I also stated that the Senior Technician at the dealership agreed that I should have been given a long block assembly and asked such of Infiniti even before I brought it up.Q45tech wrote:Infiniti has a 1 quart maximum usage per 1,000 mile standard for the newer high power engines [2.5,3.5,4.5].It appear you are not consumming enough oil to comply!
Life is hard. Too many pine for the good old days when the world has changed.
Newer Lexus engines have similar problems just not as bad because they didn't stretch the envelope so much.
Most engine oil problems will go away with electric cars.
Yeah, only problem is we are not talking about 300K engines, or even engines with 100k on them- Nissan/Infiniti is having oil burning issues with brand new and extremely low mile engines!!!!maxnix wrote:Japanese producers decided they really didn't need to build to the 300K mile standard to compete with the 100K mile German standard. That is if the German electronics last that long.
Quit being a little b****StarPD wrote:Improve your reading comprehension skills. I already stated that the motor failed the compression and leakdown tests, and that heavy oil fouling was found in the top end. I also stated that the Senior Technician at the dealership agreed that I should have been given a long block assembly and asked such of Infiniti even before I brought it up.
Your local Commuinity College may have a remedial reading course. Maybe you can get a discount if you tell them who you are.
After climbing the chain and making a call to corporate, Lexus would have replaced the damn engine. Period. There's a reason why Infiniti's former top ranking for owner satisfaction has rapidly declined in the last 8 years.IceCubeFoSho wrote:Quit being a little b****
Totally Agree! My father has had numerous F50's. Every one has had oil issues. His last one fried up! What did he do? Got a new Lexus! Also my wife's 2004 3.5 nissan has had chain guide issues. You practically have to mug the service writers now to get them to listen!!!!!! Any "warranty" work I have sought I have had to go in swinging, and this was WAY before the current financial climate. I'll keep my G50-everything else is going!StarPD wrote:If you want a true luxury car, buy a Lexus. If you want a true luxury/performance car like the G50 was, you have few choices. One thing is for sure. Whether you like it or not, Infiniti is dead, at least the Infiniti that G50 owners used to know.
RIP, Infiniti.
Whereupon you proceeded to do exactly what you accuse me of. Since you are only a little kid, it is understandable how you need to resort to name-calling to boot. When you have been around in general, much less around cars a little longer, maybe you will be in a position to speak with authority. Until then, do yourself a favor and keep your obnoxious teenage behavior to yourself. Your little buddies probably think you are cute. We don't. And FWIW, kissing up to Q45Tech won't get you anywhere. You'll learn that soon enough.IceCubeFoSho wrote:Quit being a little b****
Its ridiculous to insult someone's intelligence on an internet forums and it really is a low blow. Perhaps you've never heard of a run on sentence? "Anyone who read my previous threads about my 7200 mile trip last summer will remember how I had hoped running so hard against unusually stiff headwinds for most of the trip would seat the rings and end up improving oil and fuel mileage and power."
Great idea, except I already thought of that. I DID call them. The woman I spoke with was snotty and rude. she told me I was NOT going to get a long block no matter what I said or did.maxnix wrote:Seems like this energy should be expended on the Infiniti Customer Service Department.
No one else can make this right.
Yup, I have my fingers crossed. My tech is a Senior Infiniti tech though, and in fact was a service supervisor before he got tired of telling others to do things right, and went back to wrenching. He knows how fussy I am, and I won't let anyone else touch my car. Still, considering the amount and depth of work involved, there's many a slip that could occur, even with the best of technicians. One thing about him, he never BS's me. He tells me straight, and I trust him. He's been working on my cars for 12 years now, and has always done right by me. Too bad Infiniti doesn't have the same attitude and integrity.qship96 wrote:At this point, lets just hope the techs installed everything back to the way it was assembled at the factory, without failing to pay attention to the little details of reinstalling all the screws, clips, and fasteners for everything they had to dis-assemble- and didnt scratch/ding fenders, etc.....and that the new short block doesnt end up being a oil burner like the original- a tall order
I would be pissed at the whole ordeal- everytime they touch the car, it seems that some small detail is overlooked or shortcuts have been taken.I absolutly hate taking my car in for service, even simple oil changes provide opportunities for screwups with bellypans,stripped/ missing bolts and such.
Yes, I'll try to do that, but often no matter how hard one looks and checks, problems don't show up right away. I WILL be relentless if problems occur, but it might take a while to know that.AZhitman wrote:George -
Make CERTAIN it's done perfectly.
Keep going back if it's not. Keep us posted, I may pass this on to some folks I know (if you don't mind).
Actually, based on the response and attitude I got from the Customer Service rep, she sounded pretty confident that no one was going to override her or do anything about it. Still, it sure won't hurt to send Infiniti a letter recounting what happened. Problem is if I get a personal meeting with a Regional Service rep and he gives me the same attitude I got from the CS rep, despite my recent triple bypass, I might just knock him out. I won't do very well in jail, but I'm hot enough over this that I won't take any more lip without reacting.maxnix wrote:Well, I would write a letter to Infiniti recounting that Service representative's attitude and ask for an appointment with the regional service representative if anything is not perfect.
Time for another road trip after this baby is broken in.
Everyone here is always telling us to go to the dealer. Are you saying the dealer is NOT good? I'm confused?? I thought these cars were to complicated for the average joe monkey? Or maybe the dealer is really no different except at a few locations around the country they have a decent tech?qship96 wrote:I would be pissed at the whole ordeal- everytime they touch the car, it seems that some small detail is overlooked or shortcuts have been taken.I absolutly hate taking my car in for service, even simple oil changes provide opportunities for screwups with bellypans,stripped/ missing bolts and such.
In order, not necessarily, it depends; sometimes yes, sometimes no; yes it seems so; usually true on systems specific to the Q45; correct!Trumpkin wrote:Everyone here is always telling us to go to the dealer. Are you saying the dealer is NOT good? I'm confused?? I thought these cars were to complicated for the average joe monkey? Or maybe the dealer is really no different except at a few locations around the country they have a decent tech?