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

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Printing : August 2007
2008
SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE
Nissan, the Nissan logo, and Nissan model names are Nissan trademarks.
©2007 Nissan North America, Inc.

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TABL EOF CO NTE NTS
O WNER’ SLITE RATUR EIN FOR MATION.................. 2
INTR ODUCTIO N
Nissan Mainten ance ............................................ 3
Why Nissan Service ?........................................... 4
NISS ANMAIN TENANCE &RE PAI RSU PPORT
Ext ended Service Plans ......................................... 5
Genuine NissanCollision Parts ................................... 6
Nissan Express Service s ....................................... \f2
Genuine NissanPartsYouCan RelyOn ..................\f4,\f6,\f8 ,32
Nissan Serv ices Designed with You inMind .................... 22,26
Lifet imeWarr antyRe place ment Parts ............................. 36
SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE GUI DE
Determ ining the Proper Mainten anceInterv al......................... 7
Exp lana tion ofSchedu led Main tena nce Items ........................ 8
Ma inte nance Logand Records................................... \f\f
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Prev enta tiv e sc hedul edmaint enance isan impo rta nt inv estment to
optimize th e pe rfor mance, reliabil ity, sa fet yand resale value of yo ur
Nissa n. Sc hedul ing your vehi cle’s maintenance at the reco mmen ded
inte rva ls will ens ureyour vehicle is runni ngat its best.
W ewan tyou to enjo yyour Nissan vehicle. ThisService and
Main ten an ce Guide isdesigned to help you make sur eyo ur vehicle
receiv es pr ope ran dtim ely maint enance thatisnecess ary. Key
services are explained in det ail,alo ng with anoutline of sched uled
main te nan ce to hel p yo umai ntain your vehicl e.Yo ur local Niss an dealer
can assist you in det erm ining the best sched ule bas ed onyour driving
habit san d loc alco ndi tions.
Fa ilu re to pe rfo rm scheduled maint ena nce may result inexcluding
por tion sof you rve hicle from warrant yco ver ageand may reduce the
perform an ce ,safe ty, rel iabil ity and/or resa levalue of yo ur vehic le.See
your W arra nty In fo rm ation Book letand Owner ’s Manua lfor details.
NISS ANMAINTENANCE
Mai ntain Your Investment
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Nissan train ed an dAS Ecert ified techn icians
Imm ediate access to warr antyserv icehisto ryand Nissa n
techni calin form ation
La test diag nost ic,special tool sand service techniq ues
Genu ine Nissan Partsthat meet Nissan’ sdemand ingsta ndar ds
\f 2 mont h/\f2,000 mile par tsand laborlimi ted war ranty when
Genu ine Nis san Partsare installed byyour dealer
Li feti me limi ted warr ant yon select replacement parts
C lea r,up \bfr on testi mat es
Time guaran teed Exp ress Services (at par ticip ating dealer s)
Over \f,00 0loc ations nationwide
Shutt le se rvice/C our tesy van (at part icipa ting dealers)
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WHY NISSA NSE RV ICE? *
Tosafeguar dthe qualit y,rel iabi lity and safety of yo ur vehi cle, an
authori zedNissan dealer isreco mmended formaintenance or repa ir.
Onlyan author ize dNissan dealeroffers you these advantag es:
ForAllYour Service Needs
Yo ur Nissan dea ler isafu ll\b se rvice maint enance andrepair center. Werecom mend usingauthorized Nissan
Service and Genuine Nissan Part sthat wehave designed for their relia bility, safety andsuita bility for your Nissan
vehicle. Weare com mitted to pro viding youwith quick, efficient and comp etitively pricedservice andparts.
GE \b\fI \bE SER VI CE
*May differ ornot apply outside theUnited States, pleaseinquire ofyour dealer.
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Ifso me onetold you, youco uld driveyou rnew
Niss anforth e nex t7 year sor \f00,000 miles,almost
worry\bfree of une xpect edrepair co st s, would yoube
intere sted ?
Niss an’s“Secu rity+P lus” family ofexte nded serv \b
ice con trac tsde liver sthe peace of mind that does
just that. Securi ty+Plusvehicle protection planscan
cov ereve ryt hin gfro mover \f,\f00 vehicle componen ts
to road sideas sis tance to rent alvehicle costsand
prov ide :Nat ionwide Coverage (over \f,000 Nissan
deale rsnatio nwide );uti lizing: Genuine NissanParts
(new or in some cases remanufact ured);installed by:
Factory Trained Techni cians (trained byus towork
on yo ur veh icle ).And yo u’ll beprotected against
futur einflat ion (ris ing cost of part sand labor).
Secu rity+Plu scov erage canbepurch asedany
time within yourve hicle’s orig inal 3\byear/36,000\bmile
basiclimit edwarran typer iod. Just contact your sellin g
deale rand tell them you’d like totake advantage of
one ofthe bestmechanical breakdo wnplan sav ailable
foryo ur Nis san today.
EXTE NDE DSERVICE PLANS*
Doyou currently have som eonethat main tain syour yard?
Clean syour hous e?Main tains your vehi cle?Wi th
Maint enance+ Plusyou ’ll be hiring Ni ss an tomai ntain your
veh icleto fac tor yspe cifi ca tion byfact orytra ine dtechni cians.
Like Security+ Plus,you’ llben efit from Nat ionwid e
Coverag e,Genu ineNissan Parts ,Fact oryTrain ed
Technicians, andyou ’llbe pr ote ctedagai nst futur einf la tion
(ri sin gcos tsof parts and lab or). Wh atcould beeas ier?
Maint enance+ Plusoffers fou rse rvice le vels ,two servi ce
inter vals an dfive tim e and mile ag epe rio ds ... so it’s easy tofin d
a plan that’s rig ht for you .Did n’tpur ch ase
Maint enance+ Plusatthe time ofveh icle deliver y? Do n’t
sweat the smal lstu ff, ‘N ew ’Mainten ance+Pluscontrac ts
canbe purc ha sedan ytime with in the firs t3\bmon ths/3,750\b
mi les of origin al veh icle sa le date. If for some reasonyou
mi ssed this ini tial wind ow a‘U se d’Maint enance+Plu s
contr act may be purchas ed at any tim eth ro ughout the life of
the vehicle .Ju st con tac tyour se llin gdeal erandte ll th em you’ d
liketo take advanta ge ofoneof the bestmai nten ance plans
avail ablefor you rNis santoda y.
*Th ese produ ctsno tava ila bl e ou tside the Uni te d St ates .
Se eyou rpa rticip ating Nissan dealer fordetails.
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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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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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PREM IUM MAIN TENANCESCHED ULE\fM AINT ENAN CE
Repl ace engin eoiland fil ter
Lubr icate alllocks/ hinge s
Repl ace engin eairfil ter
Repl ace in\bcabi nmi crof ilte r
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Repl ace wiper blad es
Rotat etire s(e xcep t35 0Z)
Ins pec tthe followi ng :
__ Air conditio ningsystem
__All lights
__ Aut oma tictran smiss ion/CVTflu id
__ eCVT fluid(HEV)
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__Axle& suspe nsionpart s
__Bra kelines &cable s
__Bra kepads, rotors, drums& linin gs
__Cru ise contro lvacu umhoses
__ Diffe rentialoil
2
__ Drive shaft boots3
__ Engine driv ebel ts
__ Exhau st syst em
__Fro nt suspe nsionball joints
__Man ual tran smiss ionoil
__Pro pel ler shaft (4WD/ AWD)
__Steer ing gear andlinkage
__ Steer ing linkage balljoin ts
__Tran sfer case oil(4W D/AWD )
Re place en gi ne oilan d fil ter
Re place in\bcab in micro filte r\f
Ro ta te tire s(e xc ept 350 Z)
Ins pect the follow ing:
__ Aut oma tic tran sm ission /CV Tflui d
__ eCVT flui d (HE V)4
__ Axle &sus pens ion par ts
_ _ Bra ke lines &cab les
__ Bra ke pad s, rot ors, drums &lini ngs
__ Cruis econt rolvacuu mhose s
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D iffe re ntial oil2
__ Drive sha ft boot s3
__ Exha ustsy stem
__ Front su sp ens ion ball joi nts
__ M an ua ltr an sm ission oil
__ Prop ellersha ft(4WD/ AWD)
__ St ee ring gea rand linka ge
__ St ee ring link ag e bal ljoin ts
_ _ Tra ns fer cas eoil (4WD/ AWD)
Repl ace engi ne oiland filte r
Repl ace in\bca bin mic rof ilte r\f
Rota te tire s(ex cept 350 Z)
Ins pec tthe follow ing:
__ Aut oma tic tra nsmiss ion/CVT flu id
__
e CV Tflu id (HEV )4
__ Bra kelines &ca bles
__ Bra kepads, rot ors ,dr ums &linings
_ _ Cr uis econ trolva cu um hoses
__D iffe re ntial oil2
__ Driv e sh aft boot s3
__ Ma nualtra ns mis sion oil
__ Prop elle rsha ft (4 WD/A WD)
__ Tra nsfer case oil (4WD/A WD)
SCH EDUL E2M AINT ENAN CE
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15 ,000 MILES OR 12 MONTHS
Equipment varies bymodel. Perform onlythose operations thatapply toyour vehicle.
Deal erVeri fied Service Stamp
Deale rna me :____ ____ ___ ___ _______________ _____________ _____________ ______ __ __ __ __ __ ___ __
D at e: ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ______________ _____________ _____________ _________ __ __ __ __ ___ __ _
M ilea ge: __ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ __________ _____________ _____________ _________ __ __ __ __ ___ __ __
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SCHEDUL E2M AINT ENANCE
Repl ace engin e oil an dfilt er
(T it an FFV and Armada FFV)
Al lot he rmo dels:Next sched uled mai ntenan ceat
30,0 00 Miles or24 Mon ths
PREM IUM MAINT ENA NCE
Replace engineoil andfil ter
Insp ectthefollowi ng :
__ All ligh ts
__Brake flu id level
__ Clut ch fluid
__ Diffe re ntial oil
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__ Engine air filt er
__ Engine cool ant leve l/to p\bo ff
__Engine dr ive belts
__ Pow erstee ring fluid /top \bof f
__ Radi atorho ses
__ Tire s/adju stair pre ssu re
__Tran smission flu id/ oil
__ Was herflui dlev el/top\bo ff
__Wipe rblade s
SCHEDUL E\fM AINT ENANCE
Repl ace engine oil and fil ter
2 6,2 50 MILES OR 21 MONTHS
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135\bZ, Armada, Frontier,RogueAWD,Pathfinder, Titan,Xterra.
Deal 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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