ENGINE FLUID CHANGE GUIDE**Updated**

trinianouk · Postby **trinianouk** » June 25th, 2007, 12:44 pm

We have a lot of posts all over the place pertaining to changing different engine fluids. Decided to put all in one place.

REMEMBER they R JUST GUIDES. Any sensible recommendations to add or update are welcome...I'll update accordingly. Thanks.

1. Engine OIL - 3 Months or 8000Kms (depends on mineral or synthetic)
Rec. Brands - Amsoil, Mobil, Redline, NP Ultra

2. Brake Fluid - 1-2 yrs / 20,000-40,000 Kms
Rec. Brands - Lockheed; Castrol Dot4

3. Coolant - 20,000Kms
Rec. Brands - NP Radol & Distilled water 50/50; Prestone

4. Transmission Fluid - 40,000 Kms; CVT 20,000Kms
Rec. Brands - NP Supermatic; Shell; Manufacturer Specific oil for CVT

5. Differential Oil - 40,000-80,000 Kms
Rec. Brands - Belray, Redline

6. Gear Box / Manual Transaxle Oil around 30,000Kms
Rec. Brands Belray; Redline

7. Power Steering Fluid - 60,000Kms
Rec. Brands - HS Powersteering fluid

8. Hydraulic Clutch-
Rec. Brands - Castrol Dot4 brake fluid

THE SYNDICATE · Postby **THE SYNDICATE** » June 25th, 2007, 1:03 pm

Nice....... :fadein:

trinianouk · Postby **trinianouk** » June 26th, 2007, 8:01 am

scooby · Postby **scooby** » June 26th, 2007, 8:22 am

i think trani should be every 50 000Kms

eitech · Postby **eitech** » June 26th, 2007, 8:57 am

mineral oil (5000km or 3mths), synthetic oil (8000-10000km), transmission oil (40000km or 2yrs), coolant (40000km or 2yrs), brake fluid (40000 km), power steerin fluid (40000km)..At least dats my plan..and with the way i drive, dats like 2yrs per fluid except the engine oil...

Primera VVL · Postby **Primera VVL** » June 26th, 2007, 9:29 am

Thanx for the valuable info...

Postby **Greypatch** » June 26th, 2007, 8:41 pm

what about diff oil ?

equipped2ripp · Postby **equipped2ripp** » June 26th, 2007, 9:21 pm

Greypatch, not every 80K?

i know some people change every 40K and some at 60K.

massy did my change @ 80K...

Rory Phoulorie · Postby **Rory Phoulorie** » June 27th, 2007, 5:57 am

Gear Box / Manual Transaxle Oil - Every 30,000 km (at least according to the owner's manual for my car)

ronsin1 · Postby **ronsin1** » June 27th, 2007, 7:10 am

CVT transmission every 20,000km with SPIII tranny oil

Postby **Greypatch** » June 27th, 2007, 7:36 am

equipped2ripp wrote:Greypatch, not every 80K?

i know some people change every 40K and some at 60K.

massy did my change @ 80K...

thanks man...ah only on 23k so some time to go b4 ah due

trinianouk · Postby **trinianouk** » June 27th, 2007, 7:52 am

Anything else :?:

Hey where did dat "Riding on 13's" come from?? Cool....

SPEC_C · Postby **SPEC_C** » June 27th, 2007, 10:59 am

normal auto tranny iz every 40 000kms.....but u shud change u cvt fluid every
20 000kms.....

Maserati · Postby **Maserati** » June 27th, 2007, 11:11 am

good info

trinianouk,as you make more posts in the tech forums that 'rding on 13's' will change

Postby **Greypatch** » June 27th, 2007, 11:31 am

trinianouk wrote:Anything else

Hey where did dat "Riding on 13's" come from?? Cool....

its a rating system wrt to tech posts...

tko · Postby **tko** » June 27th, 2007, 6:38 pm

can p/s fluid be substitued with regular engine oil?

equipped2ripp · Postby **equipped2ripp** » June 27th, 2007, 6:41 pm

tko · Postby **tko** » June 27th, 2007, 6:47 pm

just wanted to know, saw someone today repairing their p/s lines and he was using engine oil to refill the system, when i asked him if it works he said oil is oil, so, let lying dogs lye...

equipped2ripp · Postby **equipped2ripp** » June 27th, 2007, 6:55 pm

yeah but u have to remember engine oils come in different bodies

trinianouk · Postby **trinianouk** » June 29th, 2007, 9:33 am

I think I covered it..... :wiggle:

eitech · Postby **eitech** » June 29th, 2007, 9:57 am

wdf..engine fuh power steerin oil...

Dragsta · Postby **Dragsta** » July 2nd, 2007, 10:59 am

6. Gear Box / Manual Transaxle Oil around 30,000Kms
Rec. Brands

Belray

we never changed this :roll:

and doin 300,000k's :oops:

turbonator · Postby **turbonator** » July 3rd, 2007, 11:29 pm

I eh know bout swapping power steering fluid for engine oil but i have seen quite a few ppl dat use transmission fluid in place of the power steering fluid.

trinianouk · Postby **trinianouk** » July 24th, 2007, 9:43 am

wagonrunner · Postby **wagonrunner** » July 24th, 2007, 9:49 am

turbonator wrote:I eh know bout swapping power steering fluid for engine oil but i have seen quite a few ppl dat use transmission fluid in place of the power steering fluid.

was now going to post that.
correct.

Postby **flatline** » July 24th, 2007, 10:14 am

good post

some additions though in italics:

2. Brake Fluid - 1-2 yrs / 20,000-40,000 Kms
Rec. Brands - Lockheed, Castrol Dot4

4. Transmission Fluid - 40,000 Kms; CVT 20,000Kms
Rec. Brands - NP Supermatic; Shell, Manufacturer Specific oil for CVT

5. Differential Oil - 40,000-80,000 Kms
Rec. Brands - Belray, Redline

6. Gear Box / Manual Transaxle Oil around 30,000Kms
Rec. Brands Belray, Redline

7 Power Steering Fluid - 60,000Kms
Rec. Brands HS Powersteering fluid

8. Hydraulic Clutch- Castrol Dot4 brake fluid

awesomeandre · Postby **awesomeandre** » July 24th, 2007, 10:23 am

is quaker state tranny oil any good

trinianouk · Postby **trinianouk** » July 24th, 2007, 10:46 am

flatline wrote:good post

some additions though in italics:

Noted and updated

Thanks.

A33_VQ35 · Postby **A33_VQ35** » July 24th, 2007, 1:15 pm

1. Engine OIL - 10000Kms (synthetic)
Rec. Brands - Amsoil, Mobil1 10W30, Redline, NP Ultra

3. Coolant - 20,000Kms
Rec. Brands - NP Radol & Distilled water 50/50; Prestone, trying toyota brand, heard it's really good

4. Transmission Fluid - 40,000 Kms; CVT 20,000Kms
Rec. Brands - NP Supermatic; Shell; Manufacturer Specific oil for CVT, Quaker state

My list above underlined

krack korn · Postby **krack korn** » July 27th, 2007, 1:32 pm

CVT

For the CVT's, the change interval should be manufacturer recomended.

The hondas or Mitsu are probably 20k. I do not know

The RE0F06 nissan tranny found in the Primera (P11 & 12), Bluebird, Wingroad, B15, Prarie etc has a change interval of 60 000 km. Recomended fluid is NS-1 or equivalent.

The RE0F09 found in the Xtrail and murano will tell u when it is time to change the fluid via the ECU. Recomended fluid is NS-2 or equivalent. Initially when this tranny was built the idea was to have a fluid that would never need changing.

There is another model of CVT used by nissan in the march,cube and tilda I have no knowlege or experience with this type. I am sure the manual covers it sufficiently.

Powersteering

Most PS fluids recomended by the various car manufacturers is Dextron III, which is your typical average transmission fluid. You should always consult the manual for your particular vehicle to verify the type of PS fluid required. If the PS fluid recomended is Dextron III then use a synthetic tranny fluid.

It is ok to put a percentage of engine oil in the PS fluid (up to 20%). The properties of the oil used in PS systems include: high detergent and anti-foaming, in particular the anti-foaming property is low in engine oils and the detergent ability of the oil varies from manufacturer to manufacturer but is always less than PS fluid or transmission fluid. Foaming of the PS fluid will cause air inclusion in the hydraulic system and result in problems because air is compressable. You would usually only want to put engine oil in the PS system if u have worn parts and/or a slightly noisy PS pump.