Help! Engine is using massive amount of oil
05-12-2015, 08:38 PM
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Help! Engine is using massive amount of oil Okay guys,
I have a 1995 Nissan 240sx with a 5.3. It's mostly stock with custom comp cam from tick performance. When I got the block I had it sent to an engine shop and got it honed, they said block was in great condition. So i just put fresh rings, bearings etc. I changed my oil about 2-3 weeks ago after the break in period and everything seemed fine. Very little metal on the plug, nothing out of the ordinary. Today I was on my lunch break and rolled into second a little and it lost all power around 5k. I get to my buddies house and I looked over everything. All sensors are attached, all vacuum hoses are good. Nothing seems crazy until I check my oil and it's gone. The stick is barely wet. I immediately went to the nearest store and had to add 7qts, (i have a swap pan). The car is not smoking. There are no leaks. I recently took my exhaust off and it looks clean. Does anyone have any idea how 7 qts of oil can dissapear. Motor runs like a champ. No noises or anything. It has less than 800 miles on it.
I have a 1995 Nissan 240sx with a 5.3. It's mostly stock with custom comp cam from tick performance. When I got the block I had it sent to an engine shop and got it honed, they said block was in great condition. So i just put fresh rings, bearings etc. I changed my oil about 2-3 weeks ago after the break in period and everything seemed fine. Very little metal on the plug, nothing out of the ordinary. Today I was on my lunch break and rolled into second a little and it lost all power around 5k. I get to my buddies house and I looked over everything. All sensors are attached, all vacuum hoses are good. Nothing seems crazy until I check my oil and it's gone. The stick is barely wet. I immediately went to the nearest store and had to add 7qts, (i have a swap pan). The car is not smoking. There are no leaks. I recently took my exhaust off and it looks clean. Does anyone have any idea how 7 qts of oil can dissapear. Motor runs like a champ. No noises or anything. It has less than 800 miles on it.
05-12-2015, 09:36 PM
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05-12-2015, 10:07 PM
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Somebody pulled your drain plug and stoled your oil. If you have no signs of leaks, no signs of burning oil, YOU filled it to the correct level and it's not in your cooling system then there's no other explanation. Is your dip stick correctly placed?
05-12-2015, 10:20 PM
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05-12-2015, 10:22 PM
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Yes dip stick is correctly placed. Even if it was off it showed absolutely no oil
05-13-2015, 12:24 AM
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when my intake was filled up with oil, it was the PCV that was the culprit
05-13-2015, 09:46 AM
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How exactly did you measure the 7 quarts that had to go in?
Did you let the engine cool down and oil settle at in the pan then added 7 quarts to finally get it to the right mark on the dipstick? Or did you just pour in 7 quarts of oil right after shutting down the engine?
It's gotta be one of these two, no way in hell you burned through 7 quarts in that little time without noticing it one bit.
Did you let the engine cool down and oil settle at in the pan then added 7 quarts to finally get it to the right mark on the dipstick? Or did you just pour in 7 quarts of oil right after shutting down the engine?
7 quarts of oil through the intake would smoke like a diesel. You either did not fill it correctly or somebody is ******* with you and drained your oil.
05-13-2015, 09:48 AM
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Got to wonder - as low as these cars ride, must be a 110 pound nerd that stole the oil. I can barely get a shoulder under the car without lifting it. Lifting the car with my shoulder, that is
05-13-2015, 12:59 PM
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I agree with all of you guys. It blows my mind. The plugs look fine and so do the valve seats. I'm draining all the oil tonight and I'm getting a new filter. I'll let you guys know what happens. Or better yet I'll post a video of what it looks like on fire in my driveway.