How many quarts will I need????
This is for an automatic transmission 95' SE 75kmiles on it

Also Oil what should I use at 75k miles I use castrol 10w40

 

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Good ATF choices: Mobil 1 ATF, Amsoil ATF, Redline D4 ATF. Mobil 1 can be had at most major auto parts stores.

Cliff Notes for VQ30DE and VQ35DE engines:

Recommended oils:

Dino and "Blend" oils:

Castrol GTX 5W/30
Mobil 1 Drive Clean 5W/30
Mobil 1 Drive Clean Plus 5W/30
Pennzoil PureBase 5W/30
ULX-110 5W/30

Drain Interval: Up to 5k

Synthetic oil:

Amsoil TSG Series 2000 0W/30 Synthetic
Mobil 1 SuperSyn 5W/30
Amsoil ASF 5W/30 Synthetic
Redline 5W/30

Drain interval: Up to 10k with oil filter change halfway through chosen interval (i.e. 8k drain interval -> 4k oil filter change)

For hot climates (i.e. south), 10W/30 can be substituted

Oils to Avoid:

Any Valvoline Oil (consistent sub-par analysis results, all tend to shear down real quickly; additive packages are inferior to other brands)

Any Castrol Oil (consistent so-so to sup-part analyses results and shady marketing practices)

Royal Purple Oil (too expensive considering there are other better synthetic oil choices)

Recommended Oil Filters:

STP S6941 (Some fitment issues on VQ35DE engines)

Bosch 3323

Nissan OEM 15208-9E000 ONLY; for all VQ30DE and VQ35DE engines)

Mobil 1 M1-105 (fits VQ35DE only)

Mobil 1 M1-110 (fits both VQ engines, but bypass valve isn't as good as M1-105 filter)

Amsoil SDF-20

Oil Filters to avoid:

Nissan OEM 15208-65F00 (specified for VQ35DE; refuse to purchase this filter as it has cardboard endcaps like low quality Fram filters)

Any filter made by Fram

Amsoil SDF-13 (pricier than SDF-20 and smaller)

Mobil 1 M1-108 (pricier than M1-110 and smaller)

 

just curious, whats wrong with the fram filters? used them on my old car all the time...

 

Cardboard end caps for one.

 

Trust me, if Bill says it's crap, it is. There's no finer "lube" authority.... I'm told. I hear Astro Glide is a fine product though

 

What's wrong with Castrol exactly? I recall seeing oil tests coming out in their favour or at the very least they were always above average.

 

Castrol Syntec and Castrol Syntec Blend oils are not anything special. There are better and more proven oils for Maximas out there for the money.

Only Castrol GTX dino oil is recommended based on good lab analyses.

 

Castrol GTX dino oil is the only recommended Castrol oil. The Syntec and Syntec Blend oils are relatively poor choices both in value and performance.