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Dude, Id be willing to bet that its burning oil because of the catalitic converter recall. My 02 Altima 2.5S started burning oil and eventually the muffler got clogged up with the guts of the cat coming apart and basically turning into sand. Nissan had to replace my engine because the car sucks the sand into the head and it just grinds on the rings. If they check the cat for the recall and it has already disentigrated then they will replace the engine free of charge. My altima had 114,000 miles on it when they put the new motor in but I have heard of people having to replace it at 12,000 miles. Call Nissan and give them your vin and they will be able to tell you if your car is effected by the recall. I took my car in for the crank position senser recall and they did'nt pick up on the other recall on the cat. They actually have to check for that specific recall. Nissan is trying to keep this recall quiet. It could cost them a lot of money if people new that they could get a new engine for there car when the cat falls apart. I almost payed a muffler shop to fix it but they couldnt get the parts so I called my local Nissan dealership to price parts and I told them that my cat came apart and thats when I found out about the recall. Nobody notified me or anything. If the previous owner just payed a muffler shop to fix the cat if indeed it was one of the defective cats then it might have gotten fixed and went on about there buisness. I drove my car around for a long time before I found the reason it was running like crap but it took a long time for the damage to be obvious. I was driving my car and doing damage without even knowing it and they may have been too. I know if I had had to pay for the repairs it would have been close to $5000. I would definatly check. If it is you will probably have to take the cat off and gut it unless its the stock one cause if the cats not hollow then there gonna say that that is not the reason for the damage and you cant prove that the previous owner replaced the stock defective one. If it is one of the recalled cats then I assure you that the defective cat was the cause of the damage. Let us know what you find out!
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