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

OWNER’S LITE RATUR EINFORMATION
IND EX OF TOP ICS WHERETOFIND INFORM ATION
Recommend edFuel,Lub ric ants, Fluids ..................Owner ’sMan ual: chapte r9
R adio /CD/Heate r/ACOpe ration ........................Owner ’sMan ual: chapte r4
S tar ting and Drivin gYour Veh icle .......................Owner ’sMan ual: chapte r5
S ecurit ySyst em Operati on ............................Owner ’sMan ual: chapte r\b
Chang ingaFlat Tire ..................................Owner ’sManu al:chapte r\f
New Vehicle LimitedWarran ty..........................Warranty Information Booklet:page4
Feder alEmissio nCon trolWarran tie s ....................Warranty Information Booklet:page7
Califo rniaEmissio nCon trolWar ranti es..................Warranty Information Booklet:page10
Tire Pressure/R otati on ................................Owner ’sManu al:chapte r8
Tire War ranties/Saf etyInformati on......................Warranty Information Booklet:pages15to37
Co nsumer AffairsAssistan ce...........................Warranty Information Booklet:page\b
CustomerCare/ Lemon Law Inform ation
Bo oklet: pag e5
Do ItYo urself Information ..............................Owner ’sManu al:chapte r8
General Maintenanc e.................................Owner ’sManu al:chapte r8
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EXPLANATIO NOF SCHE DULED MAINTENANCE ITEMS
The followin gde scri ptio nsare pro vided
to giv e you abetter understan ding of
the sch eduled mainte nance item sthat
shou ldbe reg ularly check ed or
re pl aced .Th emai ntenan celo g
in dic ate sat whic hmi leage/ti me
in terval seach item req uires servi ce.
In ad dition toschedul edmain tenance ,
yo ur Nissan requires that som eitem s
be ch eckeddu ring norm alday\bto \bday
operati on.You can find these items
liste dund er “Gen eralMain tenance ”in
C hap ter8of your Owner ’sManual .
Ite msma rked with “*”are recom mended
by Nissan forreliabl eveh icleoperati on.
You are not required toperf orm
mainte nanc eon theseitem sin orde rto
m aintai nthe warranti eswhich come
with your Nissan .Other mainten ance
it em sand interval sare requi red.When applicable, additional info rma tio n
can be fo und inthe
“Maint enan ce an d
do \bit\byo urs elf” sect io n in Chapt er8of
yo ur O wner’ sMa nual.
Fo rre co mm ended fuel,lu bricants ,
flu ids ,g rease, andrefriger ant, refe rto
C hap te r 9 in yo ur Own er’sMan ual.
Em ission Control System
Maintena nce:
Drive Belt s *
C heck engine drivebe lts for wear,
fr a yin g or cr acking andforprope r
te nsion .Replace anydamage ddriv e
belts.
En gin e Air Filt er
R eplac eat specif iedinte rval s. Whe n
drivin g forpr olo nge dperi ods indus ty
co nditio ns, check/ replace the filte r
more fre quently.
Eng ine Co olan t*
D rai nan dflu sh the coo lin g sy ste mat
the spec ifie d in te rval.
Hy brid Ele ctron ic Veh icl e (H EV)
Inve rte rCool ant
Drai nan dfill th e coo lin g sy ste mwith
the co olant atthe spe cifie dinte rva l.
E ng ine Oil andOil Fi lt er
Re place engi ne oil an doil filte rat th e
spe cifi ed in te rv als .For rec omme nd \b
ed oil gr ade an d visc osi ty referto
C hap ter9 in you rO wner’s Man ual .
Engin e Val ve Clea rance*
Inspect only ifvalv enoi se incr eases .
Adju stval ve clearanc eifnece ssary.
Evapo rat ive Emi ssions Control
Vapo rLi nes *
Chec kva po rline sand conn ection s
for lea ks or loos ene ss.Tighte n
conn ections orrep lace parts as
necessa ry.
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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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PR EMI UM MAINTE NANC ESCHEDUL E\fAND 2M AINTE NANCE
Rep lace eng ine oilan dfilter
Rep lace eng ine airfilt er
Rep lace in \bca bin mi cro filte r
2
Rotate tire s(ex ce pt 350Z)
In sp ec tth e fol lo wi ng :
__ Au toma tic tr an smi ssion flu id4
__ eC VT flui d (H EV)4,5
__ Ax le&su spe nsio n pa rts
__ Br ake lin es & ca ble s
__ Br ake pads, ro to rs, drums &
lin ings
_ _ Cr uis e co ntr olvac uu m ho se s
__ CVT flu id (Alt ima, Altim a
Cou pe,M ax ima, Rog ue,
Se ntra andVers a)
__ Diffe re ntial oil
1, 4
__ Dr ive sh aft boots3
__ Ex haust syste m
__ Fr ont sus pen sion bal ljoi nt s
__ Fu ellin es/ con nect io ns
__ Fu elta nk vapo rve nt system hoses
__ Ma nual tra nsmi ssion oil
4
_ _ Pr opel le r shaft (4 W D/A W D)
__ Ste ering gear and lin kag e
__ Ste ering linkag ebal ljo ints
_ _ Tran sfe rcase oil(4 WD /AW D)
4
Rep lace engineoiland filter
Lub ricat eall lock s/hing es
Rep lace automa tictransm ission/ CVT fluid
Rep lace differ enti aloil
\f
Rep lace engineair filt er
Rep lace enginecoolant /flushsystem
Rep lace enginedriv ebelts
Rep lace in\bca binmicrofilter
2
Rep lace manua ltransm ission oil
Rep lace ra dia tor cap
Rep lace tr ansfer case oil(4WD /AWD)
Re place wipe rbla desRo tat e tires (except 350Z)
Op tional :flush autom atic tra nsmi ssion(flus hwi th ATF)
Inspect thefollowing :
__All lights
__ eCV Tflui d(HE V)4,5
__Axle &susp ension parts
__Brake lines& ca ble s
__ Brake pads, rotors ,dru ms &
linin gs
__Cruise contr olvac uum hose s
__Driv esha ftboots
3
__ Exh au st syste m
__ Front suspe nsi on balljoi nts
__ Fuellin es/c onnection s
__ Fueltan kva por vent sys tem hoses
__ Head lights/a djus tif neces sary
__ Prop eller shaf t(4W D/AWD)
__Ste er ing gear andlin kag e
__Ste er ing linkage ball joints
\b0,0 00 MILES OR24MONTHS
Equipment varies bymod el.Per form onlythose operations thatapply toyour vehicle.2424D eal erVeri fie d Servi ceStam p
Dealer name:____ ___ ___ ____ ______________ _____________ _____________ ________ __ __ __ __ ___ __ __ __ __ __ __
Da te: ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ __________ _____________ ____________ __________ __ __ __ __ ___ __ __ __ __ __ ___
M ileag e:___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ _______________ _____________ _____________ ______ __ __ __ __ __ ___ __ __ __ __ __ _
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60,0 00 MILES OR48MO NTHS
PRE MIUM MAINTE NANCESCHE DUL E\fAN D 2MA INTE NANCE
Repl ace engi neoil and filt er
Repl ace engi neair fil ter
Repl ace engi necoola nt
Repl ace HEV inv ert er coolant
5
Repl ace in\bca bin micro filte r2
Repl ace man ual tra nsm issi on oil (Fro ntier only)
Ro tate tires (except 350Z)
Inspec tthe follow ing:
_ _ Aut oma tictrans mission /CVT flu id4
__ eCV Tflu id (HE V)4,5
__ Axle &sus pen sio nparts
__ Br ake lin es & cab les
__ Br ake pad s, rotors ,d ru ms &lin ings
__ Cruis econt rol vacu umhoses
__ Diff er ent ial oil
\f, 4
__ Drive sh aft boot s3
__ En gin e driv e belts
__ Exha ust sy ste m__ Fro nt su sp en sio n ball joints
__ Fue llin es/c o nn ectio ns
__ Fue lta nk va por ve nt
sys te m ho se s
__ M an ualtr an smis sionoil
4
__ Pro pe ller shaft (4W D/AWD)
__ Ste er ing gear an d lin kag e
__ Ste er ing lin ka ge ball joints
__ Tra ns fe r case oil (4W D/A WD)
4
Rep lace engine oiland filte r
Lub ricate alllocks/hi nges
Rep lace automa tictransmi ssion /CV Tflu id
Rep lace diffe renti aloil
\f
Rep lace engine airfil te r
Rep lace engine coo lant/fl ush system
Rep lace HEV invertercoo lant
5
Rep lace engine drive bel ts
Rep lace in\b cabi nmicr ofilter2
Rep lace manual transmissi onoil
Rep lace rad iator cap
Rep lace rad iator hoses
Rep lace transfer case oil(4WD/ AWD)
Rep lace wiper blad es
Rot ate tires (excep t350 Z)
Op tional: flus hau toma tictransmi ssion(flu shwith ATF)
Ins pe ct the followi ng:
__ All lig hts
__eCVT fluid (HE V)4,5
__ Axle &suspensi onparts
__Brak elines &cabl es
__Brak epa ds, rotors, drum s&
linings
__ Cruis econt rolvacuum hoses
__Drive shaf tbo ots
3
__ Exhaust system
__ Fro nt susp ensio nba lljo int s
__ Fuel lines/co nnections
__ Fuel tank vapor vent syst emhose s
__Headl ights/a djustif necessa ry
__ Propel ler sha ft (4WD /AWD )
__Steer ing gea ran d lin ka ge
__ Steer ing linkage balljoi nts
Eq uipment varies bymodel. Performonly those operations thatapply toyour vehicle.3434D eal erVeri fie d Servi ceStam p
Dea lernam e:_____ ___ ___ ___ _______ _____________ ____________ ______________ __ __ ___ __ __ __ __ __ ___ __ __ _
D ate :____ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ____ _____________ _____________ _____________ ____ ___ __ __ __ __ __ ___ __ __ __ __
M ile ag e: __ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ______________ _____________ _____________ ________ __ __ __ __ __ ___ __ __ __ __ __ _
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Keepyourexh au st sys\b
tem in peak condi tio n
for op timal fuele cono \b
myand vehicle per \b
for mance .G enu in e
N issa nMu ffler s
incl ude aLim ited Lifet ime
W arran tyfor both part sand labor.**
Genui neNissan Muff lers are designed
to Niss an performa ncespeci ficati ons
and are singl e\bp ie ce in const ruction
for bet terrel iabil ity ,easy assem blyand
pro per fit.S hoc kab so rbers and str ut ass em \b
blies wor kto ma ke your vehicle rid e
sm oot her ove rro ug h ro ad s. They
help reduce bo unce on wheels
ma king th e rid e sa fer .
Genu ine Niss an Sho cks
an d Stru ts are co m peti tively
pri cedan d offe ra Lifet ime
Lim ite d W arr an ty fo rbo th par ts
a n d labo rwh en inst alled bya
Niss an deale r.
See you rpa rtici pa ting Nissan dea ler fordetail s.
Muffle rs
Shock s/Struts
LIFETI ME WA RRANTY REPLACEMENT PARTS *
3636
135\bZ, Armada, Frontier,RogueAWD,Pathfinder, Titan,Xterra.2Allfront wheel drive,\fWD, AWDmodels.
*Th is warranty does notap pl yto veh icles not dis trib ut ed byNissa nNor th Ame rica and/or sold out side the Un ited States.
** Excludes KeyValue Muf fler s.
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PREMIUM MA INTENA NCESC HEDUL E\fAND 2MA INTENANCE
Rep lace engine oil and filt er
Rep lace engine air filte r
Rep lace engine co ola n t
Rep lace HEV inve rter coo lant
5
Rep lace in\bc ab in microfi lte r2
Rota tetires (e xc ep t 350Z)
Ins pe ct the follo wi ng :
__ Autom atic transm ission fluid4
__ eCVT fluid (H EV )4,5
__ Axle&sus pens ion parts
__Bra ke lines &cab les
__Bra ke pad s,rotors,dr ums &lin ing s
__ Cruis e con trol vacuum hoses
__ CV Tflu id (A ltim a,Altim aCo upe
Maxim a, Ro gue, Sen tra andVers a)
__Differen tialoil
\f,4
__ Drive shaf tbo ots3
__ Engin edrive belts
_ _ Exh au st sys te m
__ Fro ntsus pensio nbal ljo ints
__ Fu elline s/c onnec tio ns
__
F ue lta nk va po rvent syst em hoses__ M anu altran sm issi on oil4
__ Pro pelle rsh aft (4WD /AWD )
__ Ste erin g gear and link ag e
__ Ste erin g li n kage bal ljoi nts
__ Trans fercas eoil(4WD /AWD )
4
Re place engi ne oil and filt e r
Lubrica teall lo cks /hing es
Re place auto mati ctran sm issio n/ CVT fluid
Re place differe ntial oil
\f
Re place engi ne airfil te r
Re place engi ne co ol an t/flus hsys te m
Re place HEV in ve rt er coolant
5
Re place engi ne drive bel ts
Re place in\bca bin mi crof ilter2
Re place manual tran smis sion oil
Re place radiator cap
Re place transfe rcas eoil(4WD /AWD)
Re pla ce wipe rblades Ro tate tires (except350Z )
Opt ional: flus hau tomat ictran smis sio n (flush with ATF )
Insp ect thefollow ing:
__ Alllight s
__eCV Tflui d(HE V)4,5
__Axle &suspen sion parts
__ Brakelin es &cables
__ Brakepad s,rotors, drums &
lin ings
__ Cruise control vacuum hoses
__Drive sh aftbo ots
3
__ Exh aus tsyste m
__Fro nt su sp en sion bal ljoi nts
__ Fuel lin es /connec tions
__Fuel tank vapo rven tsyst em hoses
__Headligh ts/a djust if ne ces sa ry
__ Propel le r sha ft(4 WD/AWD)
__ Ste er ing gea rand linka ge
__ Ste er ing lin ka ge ball joints
4 3
90 ,000 MILES OR \f2 MONTHS
Equipment variesbymodel. Perform onlythose operations thatapply toyour vehicle.
Deal erVeri fied Service Stamp
Deale rna me: ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ __________ _____________ _____________ _________ __ __ __ __ ___ __ __
D at e: __ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ________ _____________ _____________ ____________ __ __ ___ __ __ __ _
M ilea ge: ____ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ _____ _____________ _____________ _____________ ____ ___ __ __ __ __ __
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