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#11 of 17 Oil change by jasonmarke Jul 05, 2008 (7:41 am)
I have my oil changed at my dealership. It is about 30$ . However, they consider me a returning customer and give me a 10% discount. They also have an email and send me reminders of when to change my oil. They then also do things out of courtesy since I am a returning customer. Find out which Nissan dealership in your area does this. I go to one in Manchester CT. Replies to this message: underthehood55 (Jul 26, 2008 11:28 am)
#12 of 17 Re: Oil change [jasonmarke] by underthehood55 Jul 26, 2008 (11:28 am)
Replying to: jasonmarke (Jul 05, 2008 7:41 am) I just finished a "first time" Versa oil change. Piece of cake. DO THIS:   Jack up the passenger's side just a bit, no need to elevate it much as only your arm needs to go under the engine.   Loosen the oil drain plug with a 14mm box-end wrench and drain into your container   While the oil is draining, remove the four 10mm splash guard bolts BUT NOT THE SPLASH GUARD.   Pull the splash guard down (it's very flexible) and grab the oil filter with your nitrile-gloved hand (these thin latex gloves give you all the grip you need) and loosen the oil filter about a quarter turn.   Replace the oil drain plug and snug it tight.   Place a triple layer of good paper towling (Bounty, etc) on top of the splash guard beneath the oil filter and reposition your oil catch container.   Back out the oil filter until it starts to leak, catching as much oil on the absorbent towling as possible and letting the rest go into the container.   Remove the old filter and replace with a new one (I used a Fram 6607) -- don't forget to oil the gasket.   Wipe up any oil drips from the splash guard and replace the four 10mm bolts.   Add 4 qts 5w30 and check for leaks.
#13 of 17 in-cabin air filter by tyou08 Aug 13, 2009 (8:39 pm)
I have a 08 Versa. Does anyone have the direction on replacing the in-cabin air filter? None is written in the owner's manual.   Thanks, tyou08 Replies to this message: rags2 (Aug 14, 2009 8:32 am) tyou08 (Aug 23, 2009 6:05 pm)
#14 of 17 Re: in-cabin air filter [tyou08] by rags2 Aug 14, 2009 (8:32 am)
Replying to: tyou08 (Aug 13, 2009 8:39 pm) YES ITS BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX. AS I RENEMBER THERE ARE FOUR OR SIX SCREWS TO REMOVE THE WHOLE BOX. THE FILTER SLIDES IN FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. I REPLACED ONE LAST YEAR. HOPE THIS HELPS. Replies to this message: tyou08 (Aug 23, 2009 6:05 pm)
#15 of 17 Re: in-cabin air filter [rags2] by tyou08 Aug 23, 2009 (6:05 pm)
Replying to: rags2 (Aug 14, 2009 8:32 am) Thnaks rags2. I'll try this once I have time. tyou08
#16 of 17 Planning oil filter change by twistedmuffin Sep 27, 2009 (3:01 pm)
I have the 09 Versa 1.8 L. HB. I looked at the oil filter area. Looks like I will need to remove a few of the bolts holding on the splash guard. Someone on this board said he could reach in with a cap wrench and get it. Wow. Flexible hands and arms, I guess. I bought a Walmart Supertech filter and the Walmart universal cap wrench, which fits pretty well. Whenever it stops raining and I have about an hour and a half of unfettered time ( rare), I'll give it a shot.   I noticed there are some really tiny and fragile-looking wires on this engine. I'm afraid to touch anything. Might break it. I was trying to get the cap wrench on from above, and my arm was rubbing against those 2 tiny wires going to the alternator. My V8 Chevy was so much nicer to work on, too bad it was a gas hog.
#17 of 17 Did It by twistedmuffin Oct 03, 2009 (7:44 am)
I just changed the oil and filter. 3,400 miles. The trick is to remove the 4 bolts holding the splash guard on. There are still some other non-removable ( or pita to remove) non-bolt things holding the splashguard on still, but you can bend down the guard, where you have removed the four bolts (easy) and get your arm into the slot, to work on the filter easily. I drove my V up on boards (front tires) to get it off the ground a bit. You don't need a rag, the oil from the filter just runs down onto the guard, and the guard has slots in it to let the oil drain right thru it into your collection pan. The orig nissan filter (made in china) is on tight. I could not get it off by hand only, had to use a cap wrench. I used a Walmart Supertech 6607 filter as the new filter. Its a quarter inch shorter than the Nissan filter. I used 4.75 quarts of 5w30 Supertech oil. Kept receipts for warranty. Cancelled my "free oil change" at the dealer. Now they don't have to touch my cute little V.

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