oil NISSAN QUEST 2008 V42 / 3.G Service And Maintenance Guide

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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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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
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
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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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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)
4
__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
__
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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SCHE DULE 2MA INTE NANCE
Rep lac eeng ine oil and filt e r
(T itan FFVan dArm ada FFV)
All other models:Nex tschedu led main tenan ceat
22,5 00 Mi les or \f8 Month s
PREM IUM MAINT EN AN CE
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
SCHE DULE \fMAI NTENANC E
20
Repl ace engi ne oil and filt er
1 8,\f 50 MILES OR15MONTHS
20
135\bZ, Armada, Frontier,RogueAWD,Pathfinder, Titan,Xterra.2Allfront wheel drive,\fWD, AWDmodels.
Deal erVeri fied Servi ceStamp
Dealer name: ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ _____ ____________ _____________ _____________ ____ ___ __ __ __ __ __ _
D at e: __ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ________________ _____________ _____________ _____ ___ __ __ __ __ ___ _
M ileag e:__ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ________ _____________ _____________ ____________ __ __ __ ___ __ __ __
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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
2\f
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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