Nissan Rogue Forum

I was hoping to see an answer to Ericmacau’s query re accessing the oil filter. However, I just changed the oil and filter and answered my own question. For other reader’s info, there is a dust shield behind the right front wheel, retained by plastic clips. Take out 5 of the clips by popping up the heads with a small screwdriver and removing the clips. This allows the dust shield to be pushed out of the way of the filter, giving easy access. No, there’s no need to remove the road wheel.

Is that the fender liner?

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In fact, you don't need to remove these clips, except if that annoys you.
Push it and it will bend enough for you to access the filter.
Good thing with this car, you don't need to lift it or put it on ramp to access the filter: Just turn the wheels to the right and in front of the axle you will see a bump in the plastic liner, it is behind. You can crawl under the car for the oil, but if you use a fluid extractor, no mess and no need of ramps anymore.

BTW, you can use a oversized oil filter if you want (1356 instead of the 1365 (or vice versa, not interested to check right now). For the Amsoil guys, it is the Eao13 instead of the Eao12), it fits.

I think changing the oil every 3k miles is excessive for most people. I split the difference and change it every 5k miles (8000km). It's easy to remember when it's time for a change -- just check the odometer for a multiple of 5000. If using one of those super synthetic oils, you could do 10000.

I agree. 3000 miles is too quick. 5k to 10k is much more realistic, and I like your point about intervals of 5000 being nice and easy to remember. Especially if you change it yourself so there's no little sticker on the windshield to remind you.

My recommended essential oil alter is every individual 6000km or three mos. 6000km truly would consider me to about 5 weeks however.

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Rogue One just hit the 15k mile mark, so I took it for an oil change. Local dealership wanted $80 for oil change, tire rotation and balance. Sears was half that price, minus doing the balance, so I went to them.

Is it becoming common pratice for places like this to check the alignment then prononuce it's out and needs to be fixed? I declined the offer even though they lowered the price three times to get me to do it. They did advise me to keep an eye on my tires as they could get chewed up being out of alignment, and as the Rogue is AWD all four tires would have to be replaced even though only one tire may be damaged.

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thats 100% true. i bought my rogue used 3months ago, and i got 2 new tires included into the deal. got my new tires replaced, and noticed a CLUNK everytime i pulled off from 0mph. i measure the tires and attributed the that size difference to the clunk coming from the rear differential = went back to the dealer and they confirmed it.
what fixed the problem? ROTATING THE TIRES SO ONE NEW ONE WAS ON THE FRONT AND ONE WAS ON THE REAR ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. SO YOU CAN BUY 2 NEW TIRES, JUST MAKE SURE TO SPLIT THEM ON THE AXLES.

Thanks for the tip, but I was more interested in whether others had run into the front end needs alignment scenario. When my roomie took his 4Runner in for its first oil change, the dealership insisted he get his aligned. They claimed that every vehicle they'd checked within it's first year need to be aligned.

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Brilliant Silver '11 Rogue SV w/SL AWD

well, alignments are a gray area. if you go and get your car done, and everything is a 100% perfect; as soon as you drive out and hit one pothole, bump, or enter a driveway(with a lip, like a gas station) on a diagonal its no longer perfect and will need to be realigned.

so the stealership was right per say. idk to what degree his alignment was off, but if it was off by a tiny amount, it would have been a waste of money because if he would have driven out of the shop and hit a pothole, he would have been right back where he started.

the easy why to check: drive the car on a really flat surface. hit cruise control so to not add or subtract power - just keeping it steady. make sure the road is level, and set the steering wheel straight. look at the steering wheel where it spins and the surrounding bezel is stationary. match those two up. now look where the car is heading too & how quickly. a slight drag either way (and when i say slight, i mean slight/tiny) is normal. tire pressures change depending on temps, road conditions, cross winds, power input from engine, etc will always make your car drive SLIGHTLY to the left or right. now if the car quickly begins to dip left or right = time for an alignment.

stealerships will tell you its time for an alignment without even testing your car because they know = 'if the car was driven for a week on todays roads, the alignment is no longer perfect.' so they tell you "its time for an alignment".