My 2004 nissan pathfinder is burning oil. only 100,000 km. what could the problem be?

Path finders are pretty good vehicles. If the drive train has been taken care of, it can last up 300,000 miles. At 100,000 miles, there will be some oil leaks. It shouldn't be puddling on the ground though. (walk away) All cars though, at 100,000 to 130,000 will start needing suspension parts, IE... tie rods, ball joints, struts, ect... It's just about that tie for the mileage that they start wearing out. Not all at once though.

Check your valve cover gaskets, bet they are leaking and that is burning off.

LOOK ON ALL YOUR WHEELS TO SEE IF THEY ARE WET FROM OIL THAT IS THE PROBLEM TELL YOU MECHANIC YOUR LEAKING BRAKE FLUID FORM WHICH EVER BRAKE CALIPER OR WHEEL

Replacing parts is not how you diagnose a misfire

You need to look at scan tool data & see the type of misfire
& what the cylinders are & misfire count

Spark Plugs, I just replace every three years,nothing to do
with diagnosing your problem

I never replace wires. I have owned at least two vehicles
that went 17 & 18 years on OE wires
I test them & replace if they were to fail in some way,
or the ends come off

Cap & Rotor can be cleaned,a new one isn't needed to
diagnose a problem

You need to put a fuel pressure gauge on it

Make sure you have no vacuum leaks anywhere,
evap,exhaust,intake ducting,hvac,everywhere

You can't leave the O2 Sensors in there forever,
100,000 miles 6 or 7 years is plenty

You have more than a PO300 code What are they?

it doesn't matter i do not believe if just oil leak. gasket is probably bad and needs replaced or drain plug could be the problem. the oil filter should be looked at also

• Well MAX to MIN on the dipstick is a quart of oil in difference. You need to have the oil changed every 3,000 miles (5,000 miles for a synthetic). I don't think that a 2006 Nissan should burn a quart of oil every 5,000 miles. That seems a bit absurd. For much older vehicles this might be true but for a 2006, much more efficient vehicle, it should not burn a quart every 5.000 miles.

• Hope this helps and thank you for using FixYa.

Regards, Tony

piston oil control rings are worn.this is fairly common on these engines with this mileage on them.

If you love the car as you say than be prepaired to shell out the bucks for a rebuild or replacement engine, because thats the only fix for your situation. You may not see any blue smoke but believe me its burning it, or you got a leak witch you say you don't. Its going someware and most likely its out the exhaust.

power wash your engine and get as much of the oil/grease off as you can. then go to an auto parts store and pick up some dye for your oil (they'll know what you're talking about) follow the instructions on the bottle. Run your car for a while, then look where the color showed up on your engine...leak found!!

I had the same problem in my Pathfinder a couple months ago. It's most likely your fan clutch. I had mine replaced, and the noise went away. And it seems that it is the cold weather causes this.