[dmtalon]

Just an FYI,

The Nissan Oil filter box for the 3.5 motors lists FX45 as one of the vehicles.

Found this out the hard way today when I picked up 4 of the wrong filter from the local Nissan dealer. Crappy part is I didn't notice until the oil was drained

So, new oil and old filter <sigh> for now.

 

[Sweet Fx]

I think this happened to FromheretoInfiniti AKA Don @ the dealer no less. The diff is a 1/2" or so in length.
Btw what did you pay for filters each?

Because I found a cheeper source than my local nissan dealer :razz:

 

[dmtalon]

They were $6.5x each and they had a buy 3 and get the 4th free, so it was like $20.XX for 4 filters and they threw in the crush washers.

Of course they gave me the wrong filters!

 

[FromHereToInfiniti]

I think this happened to FromheretoInfiniti AKA Don @ the dealer no less.

As someone else around here would say...Wdnt Me. I've been jerked around a little bit on my "free" oil changes, and may have mentioned it previously, which is probably what you're recalling.

Don

 

[particlefx]

I think it was sorka, but he sold his 45 and bought a Durango. :lol:

 

[PINITI]

What could've possibly been the motivation to give up a 45 for a Durango?

 

[FX4U2C]

Ok, I have been told my a mechanic at nissan that they use the same filter on the G, as the FX 35 and 45.

Are you saying they are different ?

thx

 

[Sweet Fx]

Are you saying they are different ?

yes

They are the same diameter and threaded the same, but the one for the 45 is a bit taller than the one for the 35.

That is my understanding.

 

[FX4U2C]

Hmm, not according to this mechanic.......identical all 3

wish we could confirm either way....

 

[Sweet Fx]

here is from perfomance nissian site

http://www.performancenissanparts.com/c ... oil+filter

There is a long and a short

 

[dmtalon]

On the filter "box" of the shorter one it lists the vehicles it fits. It lists the FX45 and then all the 35's (no FX35) but in the second column it lists the motors each car has and it lists the 3.5 motor for the FX45. Pretty sure it's a misprint.

Like stated above the 3.5L filter is just shorter. but that means less filter element. I'll stick with the tall one. The bigger the better IMHO when it comes to oil filters (to a degree at least)

P.S. DAYM, they want $10/filter over the net? Talk about a rip-off

 

[e39ng]

It's $10 for 2 oil filters.

 

[dmtalon]

OHH... guess it pays to read