2008 INFINITI FX35 recommended oil

TIMING CHAINEM-81
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b. Apply a continuous bead of liquid gasket with the tube presser
(commercial service tool) to intake valve timing control covers as
shown in the figure.
Use Genuine RTV Silicone Seal ant or equivalent. Refer to
GI-44, "
Recommended Chemical Product and Sealant".
c. Install new collared O-rings in front timing chain case oil hole (left and right sides).
d. Being careful not to move seal ring from the installation groove, align dowel pins on front timing chain case with holes to install intake valve timing control covers.
e. Tighten mounting bolts in numerical order as shown in the fig- ure.
16. Install oil pans (upper and lower). Refer to EM-30, "
Component (2WD Models)".
17. Install rocker covers (right and left banks). Refer to EM-51, "
Component".
18. Install crankshaft pulley as follows:
a. Fix crankshaft using the ring gear stopper [SST: KV10117700 (J44716)].
b. Install crankshaft pulley, taking care not to damage front oil seal.  When press-fitting crankshaft pulley with plastic hamme r, tap on its center portion (not circumference).
c. Tighten crankshaft pulley bolt.
d. Put a paint mark on crankshaft pulley aligning with angle mark on crankshaft pulley bolt.
SBIA0492E
PBIC2631E
PBIC0918E
: 44.1 N·m (4.5 kg-m, 33 ft-lb)
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EM-82
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TIMING CHAIN
e. Further tighten by 90 degrees. (Angle tightening)
 Check the tightening angle by referencing to the notches. Theangle between two notches is 90 degrees.
19. Rotate crankshaft pulley in normal direction (clock wise when viewed from front) to confirm it turns
smoothly.
20. For the following operations, perform steps in the reverse order of removal.
INSPECTION AFTER INSTALLATION
Inspection for Leaks
The following are procedures for checking fluids leak, lubricates leak. Before starting engine, check oil/fluid levels incl uding engine coolant and engine oil. If less than required
quantity, fill to the specified level. Refer to GI-44, "
Recommended Chemical Product and Sealant".
 Use procedure below to check for fuel leakage.
- Turn ignition switch “ON” (with engine stopped). With fuel pressure applied to fuel piping, check for fuel leak-
age at connection points.
- Start engine. With engine speed increased, che ck again for fuel leakage at connection points.
 Run engine to check for unusual noise and vibration. NOTE:
If hydraulic pressure inside chain tensioner drops af ter removal/installation, slack in guide may generate a
pounding noise during and just after the engine start. However, this does not indicate an unusualness. Noise
will stop after hydraulic pressure rises.
 Warm up engine thoroughly to make sure there is no leakage of fuel, or any oil/fluids including engine oil and engine coolant.
 Bleed air from lines and hoses of applic able lines, such as in cooling system.
 After cooling down engine, again check oil/fluid levels including engine oil and engine coolant. Refill to the specified level, if necessary.
Summary of the inspection items:
*: Transmission/transaxle/CVT fluid. power steering fluid, brake fluid, etc.
PBIC4821E
Items Before starting engine Engine running After engine stopped
Engine coolant Level Leakage Level
Engine oil Level Leakage Level
Other oils and fluid* Level Leakage Level
Fuel Leakage Leakage Leakage
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OIL SEALEM-99
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INSTALLATION
1. Remove old liquid gasket on mating surfaces of cylinder block and oil pan (upper) using a scraper.
2. Apply new engine oil to both oil seal lip and dust seal lip of new rear oil seal retainer.
3. Apply a continuous bead of liquid gasket with the tube presser
(commercial service tool) to rear oil seal retainer as shown in the
figure.
Use Genuine RTV Silicone Seal ant or equivalent. Refer to
GI-44, "
Recommended Chemical Product and Sealant".
 Assembly should be done within 5 minutes after coating.
4. Install rear oil seal retainer to cylinder block. Refer to EM-122, "
Component".
 Make sure the garter spring is in position and seal lips not inverted.
5. Install in the reverse order of removal after this step.
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EM-128
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CYLINDER BLOCK
18. Remove main bearing beam.
19. Remove main bearing caps.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to drop main b earing, and to scratch the sur-
face.
 Using main bearing cap bolts, remove main bearing cap while shaking it back-and-forth.
20. Remove crankshaft.
21. Remove main bearings and thrust bearings from cylinder block and main bearing caps. CAUTION:
 Be careful not to drop main b earing, and to scratch the surface.
 Identify installation positions, and store them without mixing them up.
22. Remove oil jet.
ASSEMBLY
1. Fully air-blow engine coolant and engine oil passages in cylinder block, cylinder bore and crankcase to
remove any foreign material.
CAUTION:
Use a goggles to protect your eye.
2. Install each plug to cylinder block as shown in the figure.  Apply sealant to the thread of water drain plugs “A”, “B” and
“C”.
Use Genuine RTV Silicone Seal ant or equivalent. Refer to
GI-44, "
Recommended Chemical Product and Sealant".
 Apply sealant to the thread of plugs “D” and “E”. Use Genuine High Strength Thread Locking Sealant or
equivalent. Refer to GI-44, "
Recommended Chemical
Product and Sealant".
 Apply sealant to the thread of plug “F”. Use Anaerobic Liquid Gasket or equivalent. Refer to GI-
44, "Recommended Chemical Product and Sealant".
NOTE:
For Canada, “F” in the figure is not plug but block heater. Refer
to EM-122, "
Component".
 Replace washers with new one.
PBIC0881E
EMQ0195D
PBIC2610E
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CYLINDER BLOCKEM-133
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d. Then tighten all connecting rod bolts 90 degrees clockwise
(Angle tightening).
CAUTION:
Always use the angle wrench [SST: KV10112100 (BT8653-
A)]. Avoid tightening b ased on visual check alone.
 After tightening connecting rod bolts, make sure that crank-
shaft rotates smoothly.
 Check the connecting rod side clearance. Refer to EM-138,
"Inspection After Disassembly".
15. Install baffle plate to main bearing beam (2WD models).
16. Install new rear oil seal retainer to cylinder block.  Apply new engine oil to both oil seal lip and dust seal lip.
 Apply a continuous bead of liquid gasket with the tube presser(commercial service tool) to rear oil seal retainer as shown in
the figure.
Use Genuine RTV Silicone Seal ant or equivalent. Refer to
GI-44, "
Recommended Chemical Product and Sealant".
CAUTION:
 Replace with a new parts.
 Attaching should be done wi thin 5 minutes after coating.
 Make sure the garter spring is in position and seal lips not
inverted.
NOTE:
Regard both rear oil seal and retainer as an assembly.
17. Install pilot converter.  With a drift [outer diameter: approx. 33 mm (1.30 in)], press-fitas far as it will go.
 Press-fit pilot converter with its chamfer facing crankshaft as shown in the figure.
SEM953E
PBIC2661E
PBIC0899E
SEM537E
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OIL PAN AND OIL STRAINEREM-185
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 Hold pipes and pull them out to front drive shaft (left) installing side.
21. Remove oil strainer.
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL
Clean oil strainer if any object attached.
INSTALLATION
1. Install oil strainer.
2. Install axle pipe to oil pan, if removed.  Lubricate O-ring groove of axle pipe, O-ring, and O-ring joint ofoil pan with new engine oil.
 Right/left O-ring diameters differ from each other. O-ring with
identification paint mark is installed on front drive shaft (left)
installing side.
 Install axle pipe to oil pan from (left) side.
CAUTION:
Insert it with care to prevent O-ring from sliding.
3. Install oil pan as follows:
a. Use scraper to remove old liquid gasket from mating surfaces.  Also remove the old liquid gasket from mating surface of cylinder block.
 Remove old liquid gasket from the bolt holes and threads.
CAUTION:
Do not scratch or damage the mating su rfaces when cleaning off old liquid gasket.
b. Install new O-rings to oil pump and front cover side.
c. Apply a continuous bead of liquid gasket with tube presser (commercial service tool) to the cylinder block mating surfaces
of oil pan to a limited portion as shown in the figure.
Use Genuine RTV Silicone Seal ant or equivalent. Refer to
GI-44, "
Recommended Chemical Product and Sealant".
CAUTION:
Attaching should be done wi thin 5 minutes after coating.
d. Install oil pan. CAUTION:
Install avoiding misal ignment of O-rings.
 Tighten mounting bolts in numerical order as shown in the fig- ure.
NOTE:
Tighten mounting bolts No. 1 and 2 in two steps. The numeri-
cal order No. 11 and 17 shown second steps.
 There are three types of mounting bolts. Refer to the following for locating bolts.
e. Tighten transmission joint bolts. Refer to AT-243, "
Removal and Installation (AWD Models)".
f. Install rear plate cover.
4. Install oil pan drain plug with new drain plug washer.
PBIC2336E
PBIC0195E
M6 × 30 mm (1.18 in) : 18, 19
M8 × 100 mm (3.94 in) : 5, 9
M8 × 45 mm (1.77 in) : Except the above
PBIC0194E
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EM-198
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ROCKER COVER
1. Apply liquid gasket with tube presser (commercial service tool)
to joint among rocker cover, cylinder head and camshaft bracket
(No. 1 and 6) as follows:
Use Genuine RTV Silicone Seal ant or equivalent. Refer to
GI-44, "
Recommended Chemical Product and Sealant".
NOTE:
The figure shows an example of left bank side [zoomed in shows
camshaft bracket (No. 1)]. Apply only to camshaft bracket (No.
1) for right bank side.
a. Refer to the figure “a” to apply liquid gasket to joint part of cam- shaft bracket (both No. 1 and 6) and cylinder head.
b. Refer to the figure “b” to apply liquid gasket to the figure “a” squarely.
2. Install new rocker cover gaskets to rocker covers.
3. Install rocker cover.  Check if rocker cover gasket is not dropped from installation groove of rocker cover.
4. Tighten mounting bolts in two steps separately in numerical order as shown in the figure.
CAUTION:
Do not hold oil filler neck (r ight bank) not to damage it.
NOTE:
Tighten No. 10 bolt of the right bank and No. 10 and 12 bolts of
the left bank from cowl top panel hole with using tool.
5. Install oil filler cap and oil catcher to rocker cover (right bank), if removed.
6. Install new O-rings and PCV valves to rocker covers (right and left bank), if removed.
7. Install in the reverse order of removal.
PBIC2444E
1st step : 2.0 N·m (0.2 kg-m, 18 in-lb)
2nd step : 8.3 N·m (0.85 kg-m, 73 in-lb)
PBIC0027E
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TIMING CHAINEM-207
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 Install it so that each seal lip is oriented as shown in the figure.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to scratch or make burrs on circumference
of oil seal.
 Using front oil seal drift (commerc ial service tool), press fit until
the height of front oil seal is level with the mounting surface.
 Make sure the garter spring is in position and seal lips not inverted.
9. Install chain tensioner cover to front cover.  Apply a continuous bead of liquid gasket with tube presser
(commercial service tool) to front cover as shown in the figure.
Use Genuine RTV Silicone Seal ant or equivalent. Refer to
GI-44, "
Recommended Chemical Product and Sealant".
10. Install front cover as follows:
a. Install new O-rings onto cyli nder heads (right and left bank) and
cylinder block.
SEM715A
Front oil seal drift
Outer diameter : 56 mm (2.20 in)
Inner diameter : 49 mm (1.93 in)
PBIC0059E
SBIA0372E
SBIA0373E
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