2008 NISSAN VERSA Service And Maintenance Guide

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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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Thefollow ing Main ten ance Loghas been
com piled by Nissan toassi styou in
perfo rming th e re co mm ended
main te nan ce se rvices and keep ing
appro priatere cor ds ofser vices
pe rfo rmed. Alo ng wit hthe rela ted rep air
invoi ce s,receipt s,and other such
re cor ds, apro perly docum ented
main te nan ce hist ory could enhance the
v al ue of you rve hic le shoul dyou ever wish
to se llit. The ser vices list ed rep resent
th e minimal Nissan recommended
requ ire me nts for each tim e/mileag e
inte rv al, up to \f20, 00 0miles /96 months.
MA INTE NANCE LOG AND REC ORDS
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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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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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