maintenance NISSAN ALTIMA 2008 L32A / 4.G Service And Maintenance Guide

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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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DETERMI NINGTHE PROP ERMAINTENANC EINTERVAL
PR EMIUM MAINTENANCE* (Every
3,750 miles or3mon ths ,w hic hev\b
e r co mes fir st )
Premium Maintena nceisaNissa n\b
re commended option that is sui tab le
fo r all
driving habitsand loca l
co nd itions .Ni ss an deve lop ed
Premium Maintena nceforown erswho
wan tthe ultima teinpre ven tative
ma intena nce .With Premi um
Maint enance, more
mainte nanc eitems
are regularly checked or re plac ed tha n
with either Sched ule\for Sch edule 2
ma intena nce schedules.
U sin gthe Premium Mainte nanc e
sch ed ule may op timize the
p er form ance ,rel iab ility, an d re sal e
valu eof your vehi cle.
Depend ing on your drivi ng habi ts an d loca lcon ditions, yoush ou ldfoll ow one of the three mainte nance
schedules list ed below. Use th ese guid elines todeter mine wh ich maintenance schedule touse:
SC HEDU LE\f(Eve ry 3,7 50 mil esor
3mon ths, w hi ch ever come sfirst )
Schedul e\f featu re s the sa me 3,7 50\b mile
ser vic eint erva ls as Pre miu m
Maint en an ce ;ho wev er, wi th Sche du le\f
fe wer
m aint ena nce items are re gu larly
c he cke dor repla cedth an wi th the
Pre mium Mainte nan ce sch edu le. Use
Sc hedul e\f ifyou prima rily ope ra te yo ur
ve hicle unde rany of the se co nd iti ons:
Repe ated short tr ips of les sth an 5
mile s in nor mal tempe ra tur es or le ss than
\f0 mile sin free zing te mper atu re s
Sto p\band\bgo traffic inho t we ath er or
lo w\bs pee ddrivi ng fo r lo ng dis tances
D rivi ng indu sty co ndi tions or on ro ugh ,
muddy, or sal t\bs pre ad ro ads
To win gatraile r,or using acampe r
orcar \btop carrie rSC HEDU LE2(Eve ry 7,5 00
mi lesor 6mon ths, wh icheve r
co mes fir st )
Sch edu le2featu re s7, 500\bm ile
s e rvic eint erv als; with Sc hed ule 2
fe wer
m aint enan ce ite ms are regu \b
la rly ch eck ed or rep laced th an with
S ch edu le\f.
Gen era lly, Sc hedu le2applie son ly
to hig hwa ydrivi ng inte mp erate
c o nditi ons. Use Sch edu le2only if
yo u pr im arily ope rat eyo ur veh icle
unde rco ndi tion soth er th an th o se
lis te d in Sche du le\f.
*Pre miu m Main te nanc eis a Nissan \bre com men ded
op tion ;ho weve r, ow ners nee dno tpe rform such
main te nanc ein order to maint ain the warran ties
wh ic h co m e wit h the ir N is s a n.
Pr em ium Main te nan cemay not be ava ila b le out side
the Unite d St ates, plea se inq uir e of your deal er.
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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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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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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
2
__ 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
\f5
\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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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 an sm issi on/ CVT flui d
__ Axle &su sp en sion part s
__Batt ery fluid level /term in als
__ Brake fluidlevel
__ Brake pads,rot ors, drums &linin gs
__ Charging/St arting sy stem
__ Clu tch flu id
__ Coo lantlevel/to p\boff
__Diff erential oil
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__Drive shaftboot s2
__Engin eair filter
__ Engin edriv ebel ts
__ Exhau st sys tem__ Fro nt sus pens ion ball joi nt s
__ Hornoperat ion
__ Manual trans missio n oil
__ Power ste ering fluid/ to p\bo ff
__Prope llershaft (4WD/A WD)
__Radi ato rho ses
__ Shoc kab so rbe rs/s trut s
__ Stee ring gear andlinkage
__Stee ring linkage balljo int s
__ Trans fercas eoil (4WD /AW D)
__ Was herfluid level/ to p\bo ff
__Wipe rblades
Repl ace engin e oil andfilte r
Rotat e tire s(exce pt350 Z)
Inspe ctthe follo win g:
__Axle &sus pen sion parts
__Brake pads,rotors, drums& lin ings
__ Drive shaf tbo ots
2
__ Exhaus tsys tem
__ Fro nt suspe nsion balljoi nts
__ Pro peller shaf t(4 WD/ AWD)
__Steering gearandlin kage
__ Steering linkage balljoin ts
Repl ace engin e oil andfilte r
Rotat e tire s(exce pt350 Z)
SCHE DULE 2MAINTENANCE
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22 ,500 MILES OR 18 MONTHS
Eq uipment var ies bymodel. Perform onlythose operations thatapply toyour vehicle.
Deal erVeri fied Servi ceStamp
Dealer name: ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ______ _____________ _____________ ______________ __ __ ___ __ __ __ _
D at e: __ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ _____ _____________ _____________ _____________ ____ ___ __ __ __ __ __
M ileag e:__ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ __________ _____________ _____________ _________ __ __ __ __ ___ __ __
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