I'm 22 y/o and just did my first oil/filter replace thanks to you and feel like I'm one step closer to being a full fledged adult, not just an adult. Thank you!
You're welcome. That's awesome Peter! It always feels rewarding to work on your car yourself and take care of it. When it comes to working on cars patience is key. Thanks for watching 🙂
You just tell me how to change the oil on my car, and I want to say thank you for that. Hope this is a beautiful long journey of oil and changing and doing and me
I'm back home from doing my 1st oil & filter change Smoothly Thanks to the help from this video. I definitely saved a penny. Although, I'm sore, it's great to be able to save the runaround Especially being a lady! Thanks alot
Awesome job! Glad to hear it went smoothly. You definitely saved some money and the hassle of dealing with a shop. We'll have more easy to follow maintenance videos coming soon. Thanks again for watching! 😁
Thanks for making this video to help people save some money and also learn how to do some general maintenance on their vehicles. I've been changing my own oil, on my family vehicles, for decades. I have the same Altima and have a few suggestions. For the copper crush washers on the drain pan, I highly recommend using a new washer every time. They should collapse and cause a good seal as you torque down that bolt. They are available cheap on Amazon and elsewhere. I purchased the dorman brand copper crush washers. There are several to a box, so I have them available for every change. Also, while not completely necessary, I purchased a magnetic drain plug for my vehicle. I wipe this off after every change. This way, if you have any shavings in your oil, it will collect them and not allow recirculation. Lastly, I noticed that you used full synthetic oil. I recommend letting folks know that this is certainly your best bet, use 100 percent full synthetic. It's way better than standard oil. I use synthetic and change mine every 7000-7500 miles. . Never any longer. I think claims of 10000 miles is way too many miles. Mainly I use Mobil 1 but both Valvoline and pennzoil platinum are very good oils too Also, I recommend a quality filter. Most fram are not that good, unless you use the premium fram. I recommend Mobil 1, K&N, wix, Purolator premium, or even the premium super tech/blue can (Walmart) filters.
Thanks for the advice! I Agree 100%! I should have replaced the copper crush washer and a magnetic tipped drain plug is a great idea too. I willswitch up the oil filter to a premium one going forward. Hmmm, maybe I'll make another video on the best way to changing the oil 😉 thanks for watching and commenting brother, take care!
Just did my first oil change with no mistakes. Managed to do it without the oil filter wrench. Would have been nice if the video explained where the oil release plug and the filter are but I found both after some searching. Thank you!
Do you always use 5W30 conventional oil? Can you use synthetic blend? Thanks! My local shop uses conventional oil when they change my oil. 3 000 mile change.
Yeah, it should be fine. My Altima just turned over 206,000 miles and has been using full synthetic for years now. As long as you use 5W-30 and 5 quarts (or 4 and 7/8ths quarts) you'll be good to go 😊
Hello. I'm coming from Malaysia. We usually use kilometre. I just wonder for example usually EO manufacturer recommend for fully syn interval change 10000km just about 6200miles. But in like how do I say this. Western country, the interval is 10000miles (16000km). Just wondering the fact behind this. Here the EO company not so much different. We also have Motul, Castrol, Shell.
Hello Nazif! I'm not sure why that is but I do know to always follow your vehicle's manufacturers recommendations and you will never go wrong. Thanks for watching! 👍
No, a little bit shouldn't hurt anything. Nissan calls for 4-7/8 quarts for this engine, so I'm talking like 1/8 quart overfilled lol. Thanks for watching! 👍
Good tutorial. I just changed my oil on my Altima. Piece of cake since the filter is easy to gain access. Question for you? Do you know any way to disable the TPMS light on the dash? I guess one (or many) of my tire sensors are bad but I don't give a shit. I just want to disable that light. It's such a useless feature. I check my tires once/month and fill them to 32psi if needed...
Thanks Mike! I have the same problem too 😂 It's been lighting up my instrument panel for about the last 100k miles but I've just ignored it and check my pressure the old fashion way too. I'll look into it though! 🍻
@@TrickShiftGarage Someone is selling a device which will trick the reading of tire pressure and turning out the light for $100...screw that! I asked my mechanic and he said nope, can't disable it. My thoughts are put a small piece of black electrical tape over it or rip apart the instrument panel and disable (smash!) the LED which illuminates the light.
Yeaaahhh screw that. The dealer quoted me $200 to replace the sensor in the tire. I said no thanks, and just check my tire pressure in my own. I like your idea, put some tape over it or smash it to bits lol. I'll be removing my instrument panel soon for another project so I'll see if I can figure something out 😉
I found instructions for doing that, it was basically touching two wires, which worked. But it came back on a short while later :( So now I just ignore it and check on my own.
I've never heard of that one before so I think it might be a myth. However, after doing a quick Google search out of curiosity, it apparently does help filter a little more oil per minute, which isn't a bad thing lol. Keep in mind you'll have to add a little more oil to your engine too. I do not know what oil filter number is a bigger version of the oil filter this engine uses though lol. Maybe next time, I'm doing a oil change I'll consider this haha. Thanks for watching! 👍
Most people say that 4.8 quarts is recommended, but my dipstick tells me i've gone over the high level, giving me the sense that it's got to be a lesser amount than 4.8, has anyone had a similar experience maybe?
Yup...seems to run above H on dipstick when checking in the morning after it sat overnight. And i do pull/clean before putting it back to get a reading.
No, it's not necessary, I had mine off for years lol. Just don't go looking for big puddles to splash into and you should be alright. Thanks for watching 😉
I plan to change my filter tomorrow, & oil change myself Mine is a '10hybrid I went looking for location yesterday I'm guessing mine is covered by lid. If you had to guess, would you say it might be in same location?
Just guessing I would say yes same location. It's a modified version of the 2.5 engine but I would guess they use the same oil pan/drain plug & filters. Let us know how it goes tomorrow! 🙂
@Trick Shift Garage I will let you all know! I'm gonna be sure to check near right brake also because I saw someone (again not hybrid) change the filter there which was sideways. Not underneath or on top but hidden like a treasure chest man
Check your old oil filter and make sure the gasket is still on it, if it came off it could be causing the leak. Also, Nissan didn't do a great job with oil draining from the filter location. It's right above the subframe which is hard to clean up, so that could be something to look into. Hope this helps, thanks for watching!
A great way to check which type of oil your car takes is to look in the owners manual, it should tell you the recommended oil for your engine. For these Altimas with the 2.5 liter (QR25DE) engine, it recommends synthetic 5W-30. Hope this helps clear things up. Thanks for watching! 🙂
Excellent, I just watching your video cuz next time I’ll do by myself , f dealer charge me 100 bucks for oil change and filters etc , I believe is too much money 💴 🧐🫢 Thank you for your video!!!!
I'm 22 y/o and just did my first oil/filter replace thanks to you and feel like I'm one step closer to being a full fledged adult, not just an adult. Thank you!
You're welcome. That's awesome Peter! It always feels rewarding to work on your car yourself and take care of it. When it comes to working on cars patience is key. Thanks for watching 🙂
You just tell me how to change the oil on my car, and I want to say thank you for that. Hope this is a beautiful long journey of oil and changing and doing and me
Awesome! Glad to help and thanks for watching! 👍
I'm back home from doing my 1st oil & filter change Smoothly Thanks to the help from this video. I definitely saved a penny. Although, I'm sore, it's great to be able to save the runaround Especially being a lady! Thanks alot
Awesome job! Glad to hear it went smoothly. You definitely saved some money and the hassle of dealing with a shop. We'll have more easy to follow maintenance videos coming soon. Thanks again for watching! 😁
Thank you for actually telling us what size of wrench to use 14mm 👍🏻
You're welcome, thanks for watching 🙂
Thanks for making this video to help people save some money and also learn how to do some general maintenance on their vehicles. I've been changing my own oil, on my family vehicles, for decades. I have the same Altima and have a few suggestions. For the copper crush washers on the drain pan, I highly recommend using a new washer every time. They should collapse and cause a good seal as you torque down that bolt. They are available cheap on Amazon and elsewhere. I purchased the dorman brand copper crush washers. There are several to a box, so I have them available for every change. Also, while not completely necessary, I purchased a magnetic drain plug for my vehicle. I wipe this off after every change. This way, if you have any shavings in your oil, it will collect them and not allow recirculation. Lastly, I noticed that you used full synthetic oil. I recommend letting folks know that this is certainly your best bet, use 100 percent full synthetic. It's way better than standard oil. I use synthetic and change mine every 7000-7500 miles. . Never any longer. I think claims of 10000 miles is way too many miles. Mainly I use Mobil 1 but both Valvoline and pennzoil platinum are very good oils too Also, I recommend a quality filter. Most fram are not that good, unless you use the premium fram. I recommend Mobil 1, K&N, wix, Purolator premium, or even the premium super tech/blue can (Walmart) filters.
Thanks for the advice! I Agree 100%! I should have replaced the copper crush washer and a magnetic tipped drain plug is a great idea too. I willswitch up the oil filter to a premium one going forward. Hmmm, maybe I'll make another video on the best way to changing the oil 😉 thanks for watching and commenting brother, take care!
Very thorough and efficient camera angles. Thanks for posting this!
You're welcome! Glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching 🙂
Just did my first oil change with no mistakes. Managed to do it without the oil filter wrench. Would have been nice if the video explained where the oil release plug and the filter are but I found both after some searching. Thank you!
Thanks for the tip Potten. Definitely keep that in mind going forward. Thanks for watching! 🙂
Thank you sir, this new skill will save me $500-600 a year
Awesome, glad to help! 😊
Hey all
After I watched this video, I attempted to change my own oil filter and success I did it.
Thank you
Just finished my oil change and oil filter change man I appreciate this video!
Awesome man! Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment! We appreciate the support! 🤟
I always lay some aluminum foil over the frame to keep oil from spilling when I remove the filter.
Good idea, I'll try that next time 😃
Solid information on your video man thanks 👍🏽
You're welcome man! Thanks for watching! 👍
Straight to the point! Thank you.
You're welcome, thanks for watching! 👍
Such a great detailed video! Thanks 🙏
You're welcome and thanks for watching! 👍
Thanks for making this video
You're welcome, thanks for watching!👍
If i have a jack and jack stands instead of ramps, how do i know where to put the jack?
You can see a cut on the frame, near the wheel. This is a lifting point
@@user-ls9ff4cu9x Thanks 😊
Do you always use 5W30 conventional oil? Can you use synthetic blend? Thanks! My local shop uses conventional oil when they change my oil. 3 000 mile change.
I use full synthetic these days, but a synthetic blend shouldn't hurt anything either. Thanks for watching! 😊
@@TrickShiftGarage sorry saw that now. Our 2008 has 161,000 miles. Switching to full synthetic is ok?
Yeah, it should be fine. My Altima just turned over 206,000 miles and has been using full synthetic for years now. As long as you use 5W-30 and 5 quarts (or 4 and 7/8ths quarts) you'll be good to go 😊
The oil is actually less viscous. Viscosity measures how hard it is for a fluid to flow.
can you please do a video on cam and crankshaft sensors
Hello. I'm coming from Malaysia. We usually use kilometre. I just wonder for example usually EO manufacturer recommend for fully syn interval change 10000km just about 6200miles. But in like how do I say this. Western country, the interval is 10000miles (16000km). Just wondering the fact behind this. Here the EO company not so much different. We also have Motul, Castrol, Shell.
Hello Nazif! I'm not sure why that is but I do know to always follow your vehicle's manufacturers recommendations and you will never go wrong. Thanks for watching! 👍
You mentioned you over filled your oil but you had a leak. Is it bad to be a little over like your dipstick indicated if you don't have a leak?
No, a little bit shouldn't hurt anything. Nissan calls for 4-7/8 quarts for this engine, so I'm talking like 1/8 quart overfilled lol. Thanks for watching! 👍
Thanks for your reply! I really appreciate it. I want to start changing my own oil. I am sick of paying such high prices to have it done.
is there anyway to loosen the cap up top? mine seems to be welded shut😂
Grab some pliers and grab the top of the cap and crank it, it should break loose. 😉
Good tutorial. I just changed my oil on my Altima. Piece of cake since the filter is easy to gain access. Question for you? Do you know any way to disable the TPMS light on the dash? I guess one (or many) of my tire sensors are bad but I don't give a shit. I just want to disable that light. It's such a useless feature. I check my tires once/month and fill them to 32psi if needed...
Thanks Mike! I have the same problem too 😂 It's been lighting up my instrument panel for about the last 100k miles but I've just ignored it and check my pressure the old fashion way too. I'll look into it though! 🍻
@@TrickShiftGarage Someone is selling a device which will trick the reading of tire pressure and turning out the light for $100...screw that! I asked my mechanic and he said nope, can't disable it. My thoughts are put a small piece of black electrical tape over it or rip apart the instrument panel and disable (smash!) the LED which illuminates the light.
Yeaaahhh screw that. The dealer quoted me $200 to replace the sensor in the tire. I said no thanks, and just check my tire pressure in my own. I like your idea, put some tape over it or smash it to bits lol. I'll be removing my instrument panel soon for another project so I'll see if I can figure something out 😉
I found instructions for doing that, it was basically touching two wires, which worked. But it came back on a short while later :( So now I just ignore it and check on my own.
Can you add a bigger oil filter to keep your engine happier or is just a myth?
I've never heard of that one before so I think it might be a myth. However, after doing a quick Google search out of curiosity, it apparently does help filter a little more oil per minute, which isn't a bad thing lol. Keep in mind you'll have to add a little more oil to your engine too.
I do not know what oil filter number is a bigger version of the oil filter this engine uses though lol. Maybe next time, I'm doing a oil change I'll consider this haha. Thanks for watching! 👍
Thanks 🙏
Thanks for watching!
Most people say that 4.8 quarts is recommended, but my dipstick tells me i've gone over the high level, giving me the sense that it's got to be a lesser amount than 4.8, has anyone had a similar experience maybe?
Yup...seems to run above H on dipstick when checking in the morning after it sat overnight. And i do pull/clean before putting it back to get a reading.
Where's the oil leak coming from? Oil pan or crank seal?
The oil leak was coming from the oil cooler. Here's the video of the repair:
th-cam.com/video/8bOYDjw8t2Q/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for watching Chuck! 👍
Good exponation thank you.God bless
You're welcome Jose! Thanks for watching! 🙂
This engine dont have a fuel filter os is located in fuel tank ?
It's located in the fuel tank unfortunately.
@@TrickShiftGarage i think this can destroy the pump if some dirt come in
Agreed, it doesn't take much.
Why does oil filter book say ph6607 and yours is ph7317?
7317 is longer they’re interchangeable. The 7317 has more filter media
So is that splash guard necessarily have to be on to protect the oil filter ? Can't find a part anywhere please if anyone can answer thanks
No, it's not necessary, I had mine off for years lol. Just don't go looking for big puddles to splash into and you should be alright. Thanks for watching 😉
Thanks for the response! My fear is I wouldn't want freeway debris puncturing my oil filter. Ya never know 😅
I plan to change my filter tomorrow, & oil change myself Mine is a '10hybrid I went looking for location yesterday I'm guessing mine is covered by lid. If you had to guess, would you say it might be in same location?
Just guessing I would say yes same location. It's a modified version of the 2.5 engine but I would guess they use the same oil pan/drain plug & filters. Let us know how it goes tomorrow! 🙂
@Trick Shift Garage I will let you all know! I'm gonna be sure to check near right brake also because I saw someone (again not hybrid) change the filter there which was sideways. Not underneath or on top but hidden like a treasure chest man
Ohhh treasure hunting sounds fun lol. Only thing is this chest will give you oil everywhere if you're not careful haha 😉
I pulled a search for 2012 Altima oil change. I needed to verify that this vehicle DOES NOT NEED A SPECIAL FILTER REMOVAL TOOL😅
Where do I get the lifts from??
The ramps are from Harbor Freight, thanks for watching! 👍
@@TrickShiftGarage I get all of my tools from there! They have nice prices plus you get more tools lol
Ok cool I wanted to see how the oil change tech damaged my AC.
After watching can’t tell you how he managed that
2.5 needs 10w30 according to the manual so it's okay to put 5w30 on it?
Which year Altima do you have?
Hi Trick Shift gear, in Malaysia it’s called the Nissan Teana and I have the 2.5 XV, J32…. 2011 model…. So use which oil? 5W30 or 10W30
I'm not sure what the Nissan Teana uses over there in Malaysia. I would use whatever the owners manual says to use. Thanks for watching! 👍
How many quarts?
4 and 7/8th quarts but I put a full 5 quarts in 😉
Is that oil leak that pesky oil cooler oring?
Yup, that's what it was, here's the video on it 😉
th-cam.com/video/8bOYDjw8t2Q/w-d-xo.html
@TrickShiftGarage i need to take care of this issue its getting worse
It's a pretty straightforward job it's just hard to reach and see what you're doing back there. If you have any questions just let us know.
You should always change the oil drain plug washer..
Fair enough, it certainly wouldn't hurt to change it out. Thanks for watching Peter! 🙂
I just did this but now my car is leaking oil everywhere. It looks like the oil filter but I’m not sure.
Check your old oil filter and make sure the gasket is still on it, if it came off it could be causing the leak. Also, Nissan didn't do a great job with oil draining from the filter location. It's right above the subframe which is hard to clean up, so that could be something to look into. Hope this helps, thanks for watching!
What oil you use
I used 5 quarts of Pennzoil Full Synthetic 5W-30 right here: amzn.to/38vmgPt
Thanks for watching Matthew! 🙂
@@TrickShiftGarage thanks bro. I’m gonna keep using 5w30. Went to the dealer to get a oil change they wanted to use 0w20w
No problem. Hmmm that's strange... What year is yours?
@@TrickShiftGarage 2010
Oh yeah definitely 5W-30 lol. That dealer don't know what they're doing 😂
Auto stores tells u 0w-20
A great way to check which type of oil your car takes is to look in the owners manual, it should tell you the recommended oil for your engine.
For these Altimas with the 2.5 liter (QR25DE) engine, it recommends synthetic 5W-30. Hope this helps clear things up. Thanks for watching! 🙂
Excellent, I just watching your video cuz next time I’ll do by myself , f dealer charge me 100 bucks for oil change and filters etc , I believe is too much money 💴 🧐🫢
Thank you for your video!!!!
You're welcome Julio! Agreed 100%, it's too easy not to save yourself $100 and do it yourself. Thanks for watching! 😁👍