Oil Filter

[Bubs daddy]

Any know or know of the cross reference part numbers for the Versa oil filter? Thanks.

[Bubs daddy]

Never mind. Just called checker and they have all kinds there for Versas.

[Ever Victorious]

And for those who haven't checked with their local parts stores, it's the same filter as on the 3.5L V6 Maxima.

[Bubs daddy]

Got one. Man, that's a teeny filter.

Had to get a new filter wrench because the two I had were too big. Got the end cap type with the 1/4 inch socket. Works great. 4 qts of fresh Mobil 1.

Ahhhh...

[MinisterofDOOM]

And for those who haven't checked with their local parts stores, it's the same filter as on the 3.5L V6 Maxima.

Yeah, I think Nissan does this on purpose. There is at least one other Nissan engine (I think it's the QR from the 4 cyl Altima and Sentra SE-R) that uses the same filter. Smart move on Nissan's part.

[JPack]

Any idea who makes the Nissan-branded filter? I'm wondering because Honda for instance, uses a rebranded Fram filter for the current Accord.

[bronxnino]

While we're on the subject, I was wondering.

Should I be replacing the oil drain plug everytime I change the oil.

This isn't my first car and I've always changed the oil in my vehicles myself however, i read somewhere that the oil drain plug should be changed with every oil change.

[MIdnkight-lude]

when i looked around the v6 filter were the only one that work. So if you found one for a 350z, go a head and use it, that what i did.

[Bubs daddy]

Quote »Should I be replacing the oil drain plug everytime I change the oil.[/quote]Nah. Get a new crush washer every so often. It's a perfectly good bolt.
Modified by Bubs daddy at 5:53 PM 1/30/2007

[Ever Victorious]

[QUOTE=Bubs daddy]

Nah. Get a new crush washer every so often. It's a perfectly good bolt.

[QUOTE]

I'll go a little further than "every so often" and say every oil change. Crush rings are so inexpensive... usually only about a buck, give or take a few cents... that it makes sense in the realm of better safe than sorry to just buy 20 or so, and keep em around for oil changes.

[MIdnkight-lude]

Nah. Get a new crush washer every so often. It's a perfectly good bolt.

Modified by Bubs daddy at 5:53 PM 1/30/2007

unless your like me, and you end up getting a magnitic drain bolt. i did my own oil change at the shop i work for, and they had tons of the magnitic bolts, so i grab one, and installed it, i dont know if it works or not, but it was cheap, so i went what the heck.

[Clipsed]

Has anyone heard of this special adapter for oil filters? It is a magnet, and attracts all the magnetic particles that could cause harm to your engine. They were selling them on another forum, I think the Mustang Forum I belong to. I will have to find it, it looks like it is something that would actually work not some bs. I will find the link and post it on here so you guys can see it and tell me what you think.

[Ever Victorious]

Well, there's more that can damage your engine than simply magnetic or metallic particles. A good filter to begin with is the cure to these woes.

[MinisterofDOOM]

Has anyone heard of this special adapter for oil filters

I've seen magnetic drain plugs before, but I hadn't heard of magnetic filters.I suspect the drain plug would do more good, since the magnetic particles are likely to sink to the bottom of the pan and not circulate with the rest of the oil.

[Clipsed]

yea I have seen those too, but this goes between the filter if I remember correctly.

[Bubs daddy]

Quote »magnetic particles [/quote]??