Hey all. I am going to change oil in my car, and need to know what kind of oil filter to use. I know that nissan oil filters don't last very well. So what should I use? I want to put Valvoline oil in my engine. Any suggestions about oil type?

PS. I am sure someone already raised this question, so if you have a link to discussion like that please post it here. Thanks

 

See the Fluids and Lubricants forum. It's all there.

 

http://www.motorvate.ca/mvp.php/515 After reading that I buy nothing but Nissan oil filters.

 

I agree, nothing but genuine Nissan filters for my car.

 

Ok, will consider Nissan products in about 3000 miles. For now its Castrol GTX 5w30, and Mobil 1-110.

Thanks for the answers!

 

Get 10w30 GTX not 5w30. It's cold as fudge there now so don't use the 5w in the winters. I run 5w spring-fall and 10w30 winter. Or is it supposed to be the other way around? Anyway. Oh and try WIX filters, apparently they are VERY GOOD. For me paying $15 for a OEM nissan filter is not really worth it.

 

I don't know what dealership you go to but they are ripping you off even worse than usual. Courtesy sells it for $5.04 plus shipping and my local dealer sells it for under $9.

 

Hrmm.. I pay 5 bux for OEM nissan filters. the lower the # the lower the viscoscity... 5winter-30 would be more fluid thten 10w-30.

My 2 cents

 

Yeah well my dealers are all @ssholes so what do you expect. It costs around $50 for an oil filter and 300zx fuel filter. Yeah my bad, 5w30 is for winters.

 

WRONG
Spring/Summer --------10W-30
Winter, Cold Climate----5W-30

Use the 5W in the winter because on cold startups its thinner to get to the vital engine parts up on top of the engine...10W is a little thicker for summer usage...I just changed to 5W in NJ because of the bitter winter and a bit more security for Cold starts..

Oh and dont use any other kind of Oil than MOBIL 1 Fully Synthetic...And DONT use FRAM OIL FILTERS...they dont have an anti-drain back valve...

 

Did you not read what I wrote in my 2nd post. Did you read the whole thread or were you just looking at posts you can correct?

 

my bad

-matt

 

I already have a stockpile of the 15208-9E000 filter for my 02. I paid $5 each from my Nissan dealer. Thanks for the link.

 

Take a look at the sticky threads here, especially this one:

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=227996

While the Nissan 15208-9E000 is on the recommended list the mobil 1 M-105 is a bigger filter, and fits fine on a 5th gen.