2003 Nissan Sentra Owner's Manual - Page 194

2003 Nissan Sentra Manual

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CAPACITIES AND RECOMMENDED FUEL/LUBRICANTS The following are approximate capacities. The actual refill capacities may be a little different. When refilling, follow the procedure described in the "Maintenance and do-it-yourself" section to determine the proper refill capacity. Capacity (Approximate) US measure Imp measure 13-1/4 gal 11 gal QG18DE QR25DE QG18DE QR25DE QR25DE QG18DE QR25DE QG18DE RS5F70A/V RS5F51A, RS6F51H 2-7/8 qt 4-1/8 qt 2-5/8 qt 3-7/8 qt 6-1/2 qt 6-3/8 qt 6-3/8 qt 6-1/4 qt 3-1/8 qt 2-3/8 qt 2-3/8 qt 3-3/8 qt 2-1/4 qt 3-1/4 qt 5-3/8 qt 5-1/4 qt 5-1/4 qt 5-1/4 qt 2-5/8 qt 2.0 qt Recommended Fluids and Lubricants Liter 50 2.7 3.9 2.5 3.7 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.9 3.0 2.3 Unleaded gasoline with an octane rating of at least 87 AKI (RON 91)*1 Fuel Engine oil *7 Drain and Refill With oil filter change Without oil filter change Cooling system • API Certification Mark *2 *3 • API grade SG/SH, Energy Conserving I & II or API grade SJ or SL, Energy Conserving *2 *3 • ILSAC grade GF-1, GF-II & GF-III*2 *3 Without reservoir Manual transmission: Automatic transmission: 50% Genuine NISSAN Anti-freeze coolant or equivalent 50% Demineralized or distilled water API GL-4, Viscosity SAE 75W-85 only Manual transmission gear oil Automatic transmission fluid Power steering fluid (PSF) Brake and clutch fluid Multi-purpose grease Air conditioning system refrigerant Air conditioning system lubricants Refill to the proper level according to the instructions NISSAN Matic 'D' (Continental U.S. and Alaska) or Canada NISSAN Autoin the "Do-it-yourself" section. matic Transmission Fluid.*4 Genuine NISSAN PSF or equivalent.*8 Genuine NISSAN Super Heavy Duty Brake Fluid*5 or equivalent - - - NLGI No. 2 (Lithium Soap base) - - - HFC-134a (R-134a)*6 - - - NISSAN A/C System Lubricant Type R or equivalent*6 *1: For further details, see "Fuel recommendation." *2: For further details, see "Engine oil and oil filter recommendations." *3: For further details, see "Recommended SAE engine oil viscosity." *4: Dexron™ III/Mercon™ or equivalent may also be used. Outside the Continental United States and Alaska contact an authorized NISSAN dealership for more information regarding suitable fluids, including recommended brand(s) of Dexron™ III/Mercon™ Automatic Transmission Fluid. *5: Available in mainland USA through your authorized NISSAN dealer. *6: For further details, see "Air conditioner specification label." *7: For further details, see "Changing engine oil." *8: For Canada, NISSAN Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF), Dexron™ III/Mercon™, or equivalent ATF may also be used. 9-2 Technical and consumer information

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The following are approximate capacities. The actual refill capacities may be a little different. When refilling, follow the procedure
describedinthe“Maintenanceanddo-it-yourself”sectiontodeterminetheproperrefillcapacity.
Capacity(Approximate)
RecommendedFluidsandLubricants
USmeasure
Impmeasure
Liter
Fuel
13–1/4gal
11gal
50
Unleadedgasolinewithanoctaneratingofatleast87AKI(RON91)*1
Engineoil*7
DrainandRefill
Withoilfilterchange
QG18DE
2–7/8qt
2–3/8qt
2.7
•APICertificationMark*2*3
•APIgradeSG/SH,EnergyConservingI&IIorAPIgradeSJorSL,Energy
Conserving*2*3
•ILSACgradeGF-1,GF-II&GF-III*2*3
QR25DE
4–1/8qt
3–3/8qt
3.9
Withoutoilfilterchange
QG18DE
2–5/8qt
2–1/4qt
2.5
QR25DE
3–7/8qt
3–1/4qt
3.7
Coolingsystem
Withoutreservoir
Manualtransmission:
QR25DE
6–1/2qt
5–3/8qt
6.1
50%GenuineNISSANAnti-freezecoolantorequivalent
50%Demineralizedordistilledwater
QG18DE
6–3/8qt
5–1/4qt
6.0
Automatictransmission:
QR25DE
6–3/8qt
5–1/4qt
6.0
QG18DE
6–1/4qt
5–1/4qt
5.9
Manualtransmissiongearoil
RS5F70A/V
3–1/8qt
2–5/8qt
3.0
APIGL-4,ViscositySAE75W-85only
RS5F51A,
RS6F51H
2–3/8qt
2.0qt
2.3
Automatictransmissionfluid
Refilltotheproperlevelaccordingtotheinstructions
inthe“Do-it-yourself”section.
NISSANMatic‘D’(ContinentalU.S.andAlaska)orCanadaNISSANAuto-
maticTransmissionFluid.*4
Powersteeringfluid(PSF)
GenuineNISSANPSForequivalent.*8
Brakeandclutchfluid
GenuineNISSANSuperHeavyDutyBrakeFluid*5orequivalent
Multi-purposegrease
NLGINo.2(LithiumSoapbase)
Airconditioningsystemrefrigerant
HFC-134a(R-134a)*6
Airconditioningsystemlubricants
NISSANA/CSystemLubricantTypeRorequivalent*6
*1:Forfurtherdetails,see“Fuelrecommendation.”
*2:Forfurtherdetails,see“Engineoilandoilfilterrecommendations.”
*3:Forfurtherdetails,see“RecommendedSAEengineoilviscosity.”
*4:Dexron™III/Mercon™orequivalentmayalsobeused.OutsidetheContinentalUnitedStatesandAlaskacontactanauthorizedNISSANdealershipformoreinformationregardingsuitablefluids,
includingrecommendedbrand(s)ofDexron™III/Mercon™AutomaticTransmissionFluid.
*5:AvailableinmainlandUSAthroughyourauthorizedNISSANdealer.
*6:Forfurtherdetails,see“Airconditionerspecificationlabel.”
*7:Forfurtherdetails,see“Changingengineoil.”
*8:ForCanada,NISSANAutomaticTransmissionFluid(ATF),Dexron™III/Mercon™,orequivalentATFmayalsobeused.
CAPACITIESANDRECOMMENDED
FUEL/LUBRICANTS
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