NISSAN MAXIMA 2008 A34 / 6.G Service And Maintenance Guide

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FuelFilte r
Maint enance\bfre eitem (in\bt ank ty pe fil ter).
Fue lLine s*
Check the fuel hoses, piping and con \b
nec tions forlea ks,loose ness, ordete ri\b
or atio n.Tighten connections orre p lac e
part sas nece ssar y.
Spa rk Plu gs
Replace atspecif ied inte rvals. Insta ll
new plugs of the same type as origi nally
equipped.
Ch assis and Body
Maint enance :
BrakeLines andCables
Visua llyinspe ctforprop erinstal lation.
Check forcha fing, crac ks, dete riora tion,
and signs of lea king. Rep lace any
dete rio rat ed or dam aged parts imm edi\b
a te ly.
Bra ke Pa ds, Rotors, D rum s,&
Lini ngs
Ch eckfor we ar, dete rior ation andflui d
leak s. Re pla ce any dete rior ate d or
dam aged par ts imme diat ely .
Cru is e Contr ol Vacuu mHos es
In spe ct cruise control vacu um hoses
fo r crac ks and leakage atthe spe cifie d
inte rvals .
Exha ustSystem
Visu al ly insp ec tth e exh au st pip es,
m uff ler andha ng ers for leak s, crac ks,
det eri ora tio n, and dama ge.Tig hten
co nne ctions or re plac epar ts as
ne cessa ry.
In\bC ab in Mic rofilt er
Sta nda rdequi pme nton Altima (ex ce pt
2.5 Base), Altima Coupe ,F ron tie rLE
and NISMO ,Maxima, Tita n Ki ng CabLE
and Crew Cab SE,PR O\b4X, LE ,Q uest ,Sentra an d Ver sa. Option alac ces sory on
allot he rmode ls.R epl aceat speci fied
in te rvals . W he ndr iving for prolon ged
peri ods indu stycondi tions, rep lace the
filt e r mor efre quen tly.
P rop ellerSh aft(s )
Ch eck fo rdama ge,looseness, and
grea se le ak ag e. (4 W D/ AWD ).
Ste eri ng Gear an d Linka ge,Axl ean d
Susp ensi on Part s,Dr ive ShaftBoo ts
Ch eck fo rdama ge,looseness, andleak\b
a g e of oil or grea se. Under sever edrivi ng
co nd ition s, insp ect morefreq uentl y.
Tire Ro ta ti on
Tir e s sh oul d be rot ated ever y7,50 0mi les
a c co rd ing to the instr uctions in the
O wn er’s Manua l(ex cept 350 Z). W hen
ro tat in g tir es, check fordama geand
u neve n wea r. Repl ace if necessa ry.
E XP LANATION OFSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ITEMS
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Tran smissio nFluid/Oil, Differe ntial
Oil, Transf erCase Oil
Visu ally ins pec tfor signs of leak age at
spec if ied int erva ls. If to w ing atrai ler ,
usin gacam peror car–t opcarrier ,o r
dr iving on rou gh or muddy roads, replace
theflu id/o il e ve ry 30, 000 miles or 24
mon ths(6 0,0 00 mil es or 48 mont hsfor
Altima ,Al tima Cou pe, Maxima ,R ogue,
Sent ra, andVe rsa CVT fluid).
Elect ronicall yCo ntrolled
Continuou slyVariable Transmission
(e CVT) Fluid (For HEV )
Inspectfo rle ak sand fluid levelwith the
filler plug rem oved at speci fied int erv als.
Ifto wi ng atraile r, using acamper or
car–top car rie r, or dri ving on ro ugh or
muddy roa ds, replace the eCVT fluid
every30,0 00 mi les or 24 months.
EX PLANA TIONOFSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ITEMS
Off\b Road Main te na nce
Ch eck th e follo wing it ems freq uent ly
wh eneve ryo u drive off\b ro ad thr oug h
deep san d, mud or wa ter :
Brak epads andro to rs
B rak elin ings and drums
Brak elin es and hoses
Diffe ren tial ,tr ans miss io n and
tran sfe rcase oil
S te erin g link ag e
Pr opel lersha ft (s )and fro nt drive sha ft s
En gin eair filte r
Clu tc h hous ing drain (4 WD only)
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Thefollow ing Main ten ance Loghas been
com piled by Nissan toassi styou in
perfo rming th e re co mm ended
main te nan ce se rvices and keep ing
appro priatere cor ds ofser vices
pe rfo rmed. Alo ng wit hthe rela ted rep air
invoi ce s,receipt s,and other such
re cor ds, apro perly docum ented
main te nan ce hist ory could enhance the
v al ue of you rve hic le shoul dyou ever wish
to se llit. The ser vices list ed rep resent
th e minimal Nissan recommended
requ ire me nts for each tim e/mileag e
inte rv al, up to \f20, 00 0miles /96 months.
MA INTE NANCE LOG AND REC ORDS
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ManyNissan deale rsnati onwid enow offer Express Services .All Ex pres sServi cesinclude
a\f4\b point ve hicle inspect ion and the Expr essSer vice guar antee –the Serv ice iscompl eted
inthe allotte dtime –
oryour next Exp ress Ser vice 30 Oi land Filter Change isFREE.
NIS SAN EXPRE SSSERVICES *
Expre ss Se rvices 30 –Pe rfo rmed in 30 minut es
or le ss
O il an d filte rchan geservice
A sk your partic ipat ing Nissan dealer aboutother
Express Servi ces
\f 2\f2* May differ ornot applyout side the Uni ted Sta te s, ple as einq uire of yo ur dealer.
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SCHEDUL E2M AINT ENANCE
Repl ace engi ne oil and filt er
(T itan FFVan dArm ada FFV)
All other models:Nex tschedu led mai ntenanc eat
7,5 00 Mi les or 6 Mo nths
PRE MIU MMA INTE NA NCE
Rep lace engine oilan dfilte r
Inspect the fol lowi ng :
__ All lig ht s
__ Brake flu id level
__ Clu tch flu id
__ Differen tial oil
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__ Eng ine airfil te r
__ Eng ine coolant level /top \bof f
__ Eng ine drivebel ts
__ Powe rste eri ng flui d/t op\bof f
__Radiat orhos es
__ Tire s/adju stair pressure
__ Tran smis sio n flu id/ oil
__ Wash erflui dlevel /top\bo ff
__Wipe rblad es
SCHE DULE\fM AINTE NANCE
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Repl ace engine oil and filt e r
\b,\f 50 MILE SOR \bMO NTHS
135\bZ, Armada, Frontier,RogueAWD,Pathfinder, Titan,Xterra.
\f3 D eal erVeri fied Service Stamp
Dea lernam e:_____ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ________________ _____________ _____________ ______ __ _
D at e: ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ____ _______ _____________ _____________ ____________ __ __
M ilea ge: __ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___________ _____________ _____________ ____________ __ __
Eq uipment variesbymodel. Perform onlythose operations thatapply toyour vehicle.
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Genuine NissanOil Fi lters
Genuin eNissan OilFilter sar e designed specifically
foryour vehic le .
Genuin eNissan OilFilter shave ananti\bdrai nback
valve th at ke eps oilin the filt er when the engi ne
is not runni ng. Thispr events harmful engine
wear onstart \bup.
GENU INENISSA NPARTS YOUCAN RELY ON
135\bZ, Armada, Frontier,RogueAWD,Pathfinder, Titan,Xterra.
2Allfront wheel drive,\fWD, AWDmodels.
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PRE MIUM MAINTENA NCESCHEDUL E\fMAINTE NANCE
Replace engineoil andfilte r
Road testvehicl e
Rotat etires (except 350Z)
Insp ectthe follo wing:
__ All light s
__Auto mat ictr ans missi on/CVT fluid
__ Axle &su spen sio n par ts
__Bat tery fluid level/termi nals
__ Brake fluidleve l
__ Brake pads,rot ors, drums &lin ings
__ Charging/St arting syst em
__Clu tch flu id
__ Coo lantleve l/top\bof f
__Differential oil
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__Drive shaftbo ots2
__ Engin eair filter
__ Engin edriv ebelt s
__ Exh au st sys tem__ Fro nt sus pens ion ball jo int s
__ Hornoperat ion
__ Manual transmis sio n oil
__ Power ste ering fluid/ to p\bo ff
__Prope llersh aft (4WD/A WD)
__Radi atorho ses
__ Shockabs orbers /strut s
__ Stee ring gear and linkage
__Stee ring linkage balljo int s
__ Trans fercas eoil (4WD/A WD)
__Was herfluid level/t op\bo ff
__Wipe rblades
Repl ace engine oiland filte r
Rotat e tires (except 350Z)
Inspect the follo wi ng:
__ Axle &sus pensi onparts
__Brake pads,rotors, drums& lin ings
__ Drive shaft boots
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__ Exhaus tsys tem
__ Fro nt suspe nsion ball joints
__Pro peller shaft (4W D/A WD )
__Steering gearandlin kage
__ Steering linkage balljoints
Repl ace engin e oiland filte r
Rotat e tir es (except 350Z)
S CHEDUL E2MAINTENANCE
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\f,5 00 MILES OR 6MO NTHS
Equipment variesbymod el.Per form onlythose oper ations thatapply toyour vehicle.
Deal erVerif ie d Servi ceStamp
Dea lernam e:_____ ___ ___ ___ ____ _____________ _____________ _____________ ______ __ __ __ __ __ ___
D ate :____ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ _______________ _____________ ____________ ________ __ __ __ __ __ ___ _
M ilea ge: ____ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ _______ _____________ _____________ ____________ ___ __ ___ __ __ __ __
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GENUINE NISS AN PARTS YOUCAN RELY ON
GenuineNi ssan Wiper
Bla des an d Arms are
designed to fit you rN issan
and canbeinst alled by any
Nissa ndeale rin just minutes.
Wi per Bla des
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SCHEDULE2M AI NTENANCE
SCHEDU LE\fMA INTENANCEPREM IUM MAINT EN AN CE
Repl ace engineoil an dfilt er
(T itan FFV and Armada FFV)
Al lo ther models:Next schedul edmai ntenan ceat
\f5,0 00 Mi les or \f2 Mon ths
11,2 50 MILES OR 9MONTHS
Rep lace engine oil andfil ter
Insp ectthe fo llowi ng:
__ All ligh ts
__Brake flui d level
__ Clu tch flui d
__ Differ ent ial oil
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__ Engine airfilt er
__ Engine coo lant leve l/to p\bo ff
__Engine drive belts
__Power st ee ringflu id/ top\bo ff
__Radia torho ses
__ Tire s/adj ustai rpre ssu re
__Tran smission flu id/ oil
__ Washer flui d leve l/to p\bo ff
__Wipe rblade s
Repl ace engi ne oil and filt e r
135\bZ, Armada, Frontier,RogueAWD,Pathfinder, Titan,Xterra.
\f7 DealerVerif ie d Service Stamp
Dealer name: __ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ________________ _____________ _____________ _______ __
D at e: __ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ______ _____________ ____________ _____________ __ __ __
M ileag e:__ ____ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ______________ _____________ _____________ ________ __ __
Eq uipment variesbymo del. Perform onlythose operations thatapply toyour vehicle .
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In\bCab inMicrofilter
The In \bC abi nMicr ofil ter filt ers the airyoubreathe in
yourvehi cle . Th issyst emfilt ers bot houts ide and re\b
circula ted air use dby the aircondi tion ing system in
your vehi cle . Rep lacing theMicr ofilter every yearor
\f5,0 00miles is the best wayto hel p pr event ro ad
dust ,po lle n an dother airpoll utant sfrom enteringthe
int eri or ofyour vehicle and theairyo ubr eathe. If
yourvehi cle is not equipped with an In\bCa bin
Mi crofil tersyste m–see your Niss andealer about
get ting onein stal led – you’l lb reathe easier .
GENU INENISSA NPARTS YOUCAN RELY ON
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1Standard equipment onAltima (except 2.5Base), AltimaCoupe, Frontier LEand NISMO, Maxima, TitanKingCabLEand Crew CabSE,PRO\fX, LE,Quest,
Sentra andVersa. Optional accessory onallother models.
235\bZ, Armada, Frontier,RogueAWD,Pathfinder, Titan,Xterra.3Allfront wheel drive,\fWD, AWDmodels.\fHybrid Electric Vehicle(HEV).
\bew Micro filter RequiresReplacement
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