2002 Nissan Pathfinder burning full syntethic oil

Tiny
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  • 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER
  • 6 CYL
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 127,000 MILES
My oil lamp came on intermittantly, I added 3 quarts of oil to bring up the oil level, I had the oil changed, within 2000 miles the light came on, it was recommended that I change to full synthetic, so I had that done. Same problem 2200 miles the oil lamp came on. I am down 2 Quarts of oil. There is no visible leak of any oil. Where is all this oil going.
Thanks in advance,
Greg
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 AT 3:42 PM

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Tiny
MHPAUTOS
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The full synth oil is not suitable for this engine with the miles you have on it, I would be using a 20W-50 mineral based oil, this should helping the oil consumption a lot.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 AT 5:44 PM

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