2007 - 2012 Nissan Altima 2.5L Engine: Oil & Filter Change - 5 Minute Guide!

Welcome to the Trick Shift Garage! In this video, we will show you how to simply change your oil and oil filter as well as rest your Maintenance Odometer Reset procedures on your instrument panel display. Pulling the vehicle on ramps is usually easier then manually jacking the car up. Just make sure you chock the back wheels to prevent the chance of the car rolling away. Also, if you are relatively new to changing your oil we suggest using safety glasses to prevent any oil from
getting in your eyes, very important. If you have an questions or suggestions, kindly let us know in the comments. Enjoy!

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[petermetoxen]

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!

[MyPronounsISwhom]

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

[melissalarison]

Thank you for actually telling us what size of wrench to use 14mm 👍🏻

[jb]

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

[louofm]

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.

[potten]

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!

[ianlawrence]

Thank you sir, this new skill will save me $500-600 a year

[damein]

Very thorough and efficient camera angles. Thanks for posting this!

[jorgejimenes]

Hey all
After I watched this video, I attempted to change my own oil filter and success I did it.
Thank you

[SamIsVeryUnwell]

Just finished my oil change and oil filter change man I appreciate this video!

[lukeutz]

The oil is actually less viscous. Viscosity measures how hard it is for a fluid to flow.

[RavnerRavner]

I always lay some aluminum foil over the frame to keep oil from spilling when I remove the filter.

[elijahtirado]

Solid information on your video man thanks 👍🏽

[mikeblaz]

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...

[langamaphumulo]

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?

[feyrrari]

I pulled a search for 2012 Altima oil change. I needed to verify that this vehicle DOES NOT NEED A SPECIAL FILTER REMOVAL TOOL😅

[TheWolfmanG]

Put tinfoil under the filter to direct the oil with less mess

[Tngoz]

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.

[Afrondale]

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.

[sosa]

can you please do a video on cam and crankshaft sensors