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Just asking what everyone uses for fluids for the following;

Brake fluid

Coolant/radiator

Power steering

Transmission

Does anyone use anything other than oem/Nissan fluids? eg royal purple transmission fluid etc

Is it wise / good to use branded fluids such as RP for these?

Any benefits or cons to using fluids other than Nissan oem fluids?

I might need to change some of mine (apparently needs to be done at 60k kms) according to the manual I have.

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checkout this write-up that Nate did (should really be a sticky by now..) It's quite helpful:

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/346667-servicing-your-v35-list-of-whats-needed/page__p__5580718__hl__servicing__fromsearch__1#entry5580718

On a side note I've tried a couple of brake fluid brands and found Motul Dot 5.1 to be the best (done occasional track work here n there) - AP Racing isn't bad either. For your AT fluid use Nissan Matic J ATF.

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i guess ill be using Nissan Matic J for the transmission

any recommendation or favorites that you guys use for those (Brake fluid Coolant/radiator Power steering + diff oil, i forgot to mention that above).

If you have 5AT then use nissan oil but for the trans but for everything else see my post that diabolique nicely posted.

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guys is the 4quarts for the auto fluid just for a drain and refill or full flush? - which is best to do? im getting mixed answers here and there apparenty the 4quarts is for a quick drain and refill (can someone confirm that for me) and 16quarts for full flush (again someone confirm or correct it). my car is at 60k kms atm. semi-auto 03 coupe.

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Nissan dealer that has parts store, got mine at Liverpool 5 ltr for 80 bucks. On g35parts they sell it for $9.99usd per quart but I dunno about shipping. Also im only going to do 5 ltrs cuz I think that's all that's needed at this service (going off the service post and a kit that riversideinfiniti is selling)

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Thanks mate

Nissan dealer that has parts store, got mine at Liverpool 5 ltr for 80 bucks. On g35parts they sell it for $9.99usd per quart but I dunno about shipping. Also im only going to do 5 ltrs cuz I think that's all that's needed at this service (going off the service post and a kit that riversideinfiniti is selling)

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