Motor oil for Nissan GT-R

Type the engine variant of your Nissan GT-R to see the right engine oil and the manufacturer approvals.

Which engine do you drive?

Fuel and model year are enough - only the matching engines stay.

The power is on your registration certificate, field P.2 (in kW).

Both numbers are on the German registration certificate part I, fields 2.1 and 2.2.

Oils for Nissan GT-R

Fill quantity and viscosity by engine of the Nissan GT-R

EngineModel yearsViscosityFill quantity
GT-R2017–20250W-405 L
GT-R2017–20220W-405 L
GT-R2017–…0W-405 L
Nismo2017–20250W-405 L
(CAN)2016–20250W-405 L
(USA)2016–20250W-405 L
NISMO (CAN)2014–20250W-405 L
NISMO (USA)2014–20250W-405 L
GT-R2012–20170W-405 L
(CAN)2012–20160W-405 L
(USA)2012–20160W-405 L
GT-R2011–20120W-405 L
(CAN)2011–20120W-405 L
(USA)2011–20120W-40, 5W-405 L
GT-R2008–20110W-40, 5W-405.3 L
(CAN)2008–20110W-405.5 L
(USA)2008–20110W-40, 5W-405.5 L

Fill quantity including an oil filter change, taken from our vehicle data. The change interval is set by your service book, not by the oil.

Other fluids for the Nissan GT-R

FluidRequirement
Automatic transmission fluid (ATF)ASTM D7042, ZF TE-ML 11
Axle & differential oil75W-140, API GL5
Brake fluidFMVSS 116 DOT 3, FMVSS 116 DOT 4
Coolant & antifreezeG11
Power steering fluidDexron VI, JASO 1A

Which viscosity does a Nissan GT-R need?

We cover 17 engine variants of the Nissan GT-R. The most commonly approved grades are 0W-40 and 5W-40. Fill quantity ranges from 5.0 to 5.5 litres depending on the engine.

Which approvals does Nissan require?

Nissan publishes no approval of its own: what counts is the viscosity and the ACEA or API class in your owner's manual.