Nissan Maxima Owners Manual: Selecting the correct oil
It is essential to choose the correct grade, quality and viscosity engine oil to ensure satisfactory engine life and performance. For additional information, refer to "Recommended fluids/lubricants and capacities" in this section. NISSAN recommends the use of an energy conserving oil in order to improve fuel economy.
Select only engine oils that meet the American Petroleum Institute (API) certification or International Lubricant Standardization and Approval Committee (ILSAC) certification and SAE viscosity standard. These oils have the API certification mark on the front of the container. Oils which do not have the specified quality label should not be used as they could cause engine damage.
Oil additives
NISSAN does not recommend the use of oil additives. The use of an oil additive is not necessary when the proper oil type is used and maintenance intervals are followed.
Oil which may contain foreign matter or has been previously used should not be used.
Oil viscosity
The engine oil viscosity or thickness changes
with temperature. Because of this, it is important
to select the engine oil viscosity based on the
temperatures at which the vehicle will be operated
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Other materials:
Power supply and ground circuit
Diagnosis Procedure
1. CHECK FUSE AND FUSIBLE LINK
Check if the following BCM fuses or fusible link are blown
2. CHECK POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT
Turn ignition switch OFF.
Disconnect BCM.
Check voltage between BCM harness connector and ground.
3. CHECK GROUND CIRCUIT
Check contin ...
Remote engine start operating range
CAUTION
When the Intelligent Key battery is discharged
or other strong radio wave
sources are present near the operating
location, the Intelligent Key operating
range becomes narrower, and the Intelligent
Key may not function properly.
The remote engine start function can only be
used when t ...
Manual operation
Fan speed control
Press the fan speed control
buttons to
manually control the fan speed.
Press the AUTO button to return to automatic
control of the fan speed.
Air recirculation
Press the air recirculation
button to recirculate
interior air inside the vehicle. The
indicator l ...
Nissan Maxima Owners Manual
- Illustrated table of contents
- Safety-Seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system
- Instruments and controls
- Pre-driving checks and adjustments
- Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems
- Starting and driving
- In case of emergency
- Appearance and care
- Do-it-yourself
- Maintenance and schedules
- Technical and consumer information
Nissan Maxima Service and Repair Manual
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