Motor oil for Nissan Pathfinder / Terrano

Type the engine variant of your Nissan Pathfinder / Terrano 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 Pathfinder / Terrano

Fill quantity and viscosity by engine of the Nissan Pathfinder / Terrano

EngineModel yearsViscosityFill quantity
3.3 V6 2WD1996–200410W-30, 10W-40, 10W-60, 15W-40, 15W-50, 20W-20, 20W-504.5 L
3.3 V6 4WD1996–200410W-30, 10W-40, 10W-60, 15W-40, 15W-50, 20W-20, 20W-504.5 L
3.5 V6 2WD1996–200410W-30, 10W-40, 10W-60, 15W-40, 15W-50, 20W-20, 20W-503.8 L
3.5 V6 4WD1996–200410W-30, 10W-40, 10W-60, 15W-40, 15W-50, 20W-20, 20W-503.8 L
2.4 2WD1990–199510W-30, 10W-40, 10W-60, 15W-40, 15W-50, 20W-20, 20W-503.8 L
2.4 4WD1990–199510W-30, 10W-40, 10W-60, 15W-40, 15W-50, 20W-20, 20W-503.8 L
2.4i 2WD1990–199510W-30, 10W-40, 10W-60, 15W-40, 15W-50, 20W-20, 20W-504.3 L
2.4i 4WD1990–199510W-30, 10W-40, 10W-60, 15W-40, 15W-50, 20W-20, 20W-504.3 L
3.0 2WD1990–199510W-30, 10W-40, 10W-60, 15W-40, 15W-50, 20W-20, 20W-503.4 L
3.0 4WD1990–199510W-30, 10W-40, 10W-60, 15W-40, 15W-50, 20W-20, 20W-503.4 L
2.7 Turbo Diesel 2WD1987–199510W-30, 10W-40, 15W-40, 20W-20, 20W-506 L
2.7 Turbo Diesel 4WD1987–199510W-30, 10W-40, 15W-40, 20W-20, 20W-506 L
2.7 Diesel 2WD1986–199510W-30, 10W-40, 15W-40, 15W-50, 20W-50, 5W-306 L
2.7 Diesel 4WD1986–199510W-30, 10W-40, 15W-40, 15W-50, 20W-50, 5W-306 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 Pathfinder / Terrano

FluidRequirement
Manual gearbox & axle oil70W-75, 75W-80, Nissan MT-XZ, Nissan MT-XZ TL (JR Type)
Automatic transmission fluid (ATF)Allison TES 389, Caterpillar TO-2
Axle & differential oil75W-140, 75W-80, API GL4, API GL5
Brake fluidDOT 3, FMVSS 116 DOT 3
Coolant & antifreezeG11, G12
Power steering fluidAllison TES 389, Caterpillar TO-2

Which viscosity does a Nissan Pathfinder / Terrano need?

We cover 14 engine variants of the Nissan Pathfinder / Terrano. The most commonly approved grades are 10W-30, 10W-40, 15W-40 and 20W-50. Fill quantity ranges from 3.4 to 6.0 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.