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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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