Jmanji Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Had my 350 for a few weeks, when I got it first thing I did was check the oil. It showed up as middle on dipstick and looked very dark, I was not going to drive it till a repair was done to the car, but have taken it out for about 20-30 miles here and there , just thought I'd check it yesterday had a shock as the dipstick had no oil on it , so bought 4 litre and used aprox 3.2 liters to bring it up to 3/4 on the dipstick, started it up and it seems fine, drove it around for 10 min then left it to settle for 30 min, reading is still ok, then i noticed my drive has a very small incline so the front of the car was very slightly higher but you would not tell from just looking , do you think the oil may have been sitting back in the sump?? And now I may have overfilled a bit? Anyway I'm thinking to do a full p3 service now and have the engine checked for any signs of damage, I'm also wondering if the car did only have say 1.5 liters of oil would the damage be minimal, I did drive it hard during the last two weeks, :scare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Bloody hell, what a mess! Drain the oil and start again. You know exactly how much you have in there then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14N Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Drain the oil and start again. You know exactly how much you have in there then. +1 Checking the oil (and the best way to do it on a Zed) has recently been a topic of discussion: http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/69068-so-went-to-check-the-oil-and-help/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 No not at all..My car is on a slope and when I check the oil it is only a slight difference in the level... defiantly would not be 3.2 liters difference...!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 +1 with the oil change advice, and change the filter at the same time given how dark you said the oil looked. And keep your fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Sorry to hear of your issues: Engine oil service kits are in stock and good to go same next day. Just drop me a PM if you want the proper stuff for your 350Z Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 No not at all..My car is on a slope and when I check the oil it is only a slight difference in the level... defiantly would not be 3.2 liters difference...!! Yes, while some cars will have considerable differences in the readings depending on the slope the Zed definitely doesn't. Did you glance at the oil pressure gauge at all when you were driving it before you topped the oil up? Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmanji Posted March 21, 2013 Author Share Posted March 21, 2013 Thx, I have been reading all the oil change threads, may give it a go myself , and do the plugs pads and fluids, apart from compression tests and engine rattle i guess it's hard to determine what level of damage my engine has recieved, maybee if it drinks lots of oil it defo screwed .. There's no smoke at least so hoping its minimal, I'll be talking with Alex on my return from espana Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmanji Posted March 21, 2013 Author Share Posted March 21, 2013 Yes i did glance at it it was a bit below 60 Now oil in it goes up and down with revs to between 50-70 aprox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Tick over should be about 30 to 35 PSI when warm. 2000 RPM should be 60psi or just over. when warm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 never good if the motor drinks too much oil. A slight decline / incline won't make a huge difference to the reading. Do what Ekona says and go from there. If the oil is a dark colour and smells a bit it will need changing... especially if the motor's been running on low oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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