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Alternative to Nissan service fluids.


nrenz123

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I'm due a service on the car, the 54,000 p2 in my case. Having phoned around i've had prices ranging from £217.15 to £291.15. I would like to get the gearbox oil changed at the same time so that will no doubt push the cost up by about £40.

 

I'm confident in my mechanical ability and have done quite a lot of mechanical jobs on the cars i have owned so im thinking of servicing the car myself. All in i think i could do it for about £150 thats with Sikolene Pro S and Denso IKH16's which are no doubt an upgrade to the standard items.

 

My question is this does anyone know of or can reccomend an alternative the the Nissan Coolant and Transmission oil? I know Nissan use a 70w-85w ATF but there are loads of aftermarket alternatives.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

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The manual transmision oil and differential oils are differrent if you run LSD.

 

There are many aftermarket options but just make sure that the tranny oil is API: GL-4 and the LSD is API: GL-5. They are not interchangable and should not be mixed.

 

The above is for U.K cars with 6 speed manual transmission.

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