| Quote, originally posted by BaltimoreM45 » |
| Hey Man I'm new to the forum Ive read every post including the ones about the oil consuption problem I want to know all there is to know about this also if you were a potential buyer would you buy it knowing of the oil issue. I need to know how yall deal with it Thanks in Advance |
Well, if the consumption is 1 qt every 1000 miles or less, the typical approach is to get Infiniti to replace the engine and then break the new engine in properly. Which Infiniti will do if pushed hard enough, although I do not know how successful this effort would be if the car were to be out of warranty!
With more miles per quart than that, the only solution is to check the oil level and feed it a diet of engine oil as needed. 
On my car, I check at the halfway point between OCI's (at about 1750 miles or so) and add about 1/4 to 1/3 qt that it needs to get it above the mid-point - at the 3750 miles mark, it has usually dropped below the mid-point again, but at that point, I just change the oil and filter so adding a small amount is kinda pointless. 
BTW, I check the oil at least every 3 to 4 weeks to avoid any unusually high use - has not occurred, but I prefer to be careful.
Now, would I have bought my car if I had known about this before hand? I am not entirely sure. OTOH, I love the unique looks of my 2003 M45 and if I knew bofore i bought it, that the oil use was about 1/2 qt per OCI, I might still have gone for it.
FWIW, in both my older Q45's, there was never a need to add oil between changes.
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