Just got home from local parts dept. at a Nissan dealership. Asked for a oil filter for a 2002 Maxima 3.5 engine. He gave me a filter with part number 15208-65F00. Seemed a little smaller than the one I got over the internet at Thompson Nissan which part
number is 15208-9E000. I asked the parts guy and explained that I had the other filter (9E000) He said the 65F00 was made for my 3.5 and that it was designed to work with the 3.5 engine........ Now Im really mixed up........ I want to use a genuine nissan part but which one should I use ???????????????

 

the small one is actually for the 3.5

yeah, odd... doesnt mean it filters less tho, just holds less

 

What about the part number listed by Courtesy Nissan 15208-00006?

New OEM filter??

A replacement for the 9E000?
Any specs on the 00006?

 

The parts guy from Desert Nissan (in Las Vegas) said that the Courtesy Nissan part number is off and didn't know where it came from.

My Maxima originally came with the 15208-9E000 filter and I always ask for that one by its number because all the dealers keep trying to push the smaller one one me. The good thing is that my Sentra SE-R uses the same filter so I just buy a bunch at a time for both cars.