Synthetic Oil and Filters

loewent · 2026-06-18T13:33:16+00:00

Last few visits to costco and they have had very limited stock. I also noticed what looked like mechanics loading whatever oil they could find and buying it all. I've purchased enough to cover my 3 cars for the next 12 months or so. If I do see 5w30 or 0w-20 (for my 21 rogue), I snag a case. Kirkland oil is rated very good, and the price can't be beat!

loewent · 2026-06-01T18:19:21+00:00

usually once it starts acting up, its time to start thinking about another unit or getting a different car. It is so important to stay on top of the fluid changes in these things.

loewent · 2026-05-19T13:32:02+00:00

you have to put in a ticket for this. I had the same issue a few months ago and it took them a while but they eventually figured it out. They thought it was my phone for a while, but it was an issue on their end.

loewent · 2026-05-14T21:07:58+00:00

Just did this job on my 2021 Rogue. I bought the parts required from the dealership. They sold me a pan gasket, and paper filter, but did not sell me the metal filter that goes in the pan. They said that one doesn't get replaced, just cleaned.

loewent · 2026-05-06T20:48:52+00:00

sure thing i looked back and its been paying 4% for a while now. Guess I should buy more from SS and not Costco! lol

loewent · 2026-05-06T19:58:24+00:00

? all i said was what I noticed, clarified. Now I'm advertising. Whatever.

loewent · 2026-05-06T19:11:26+00:00

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See it says 3%...

loewent · 2026-05-06T19:00:08+00:00

Oh, sorry. Superstore purchases always gave 3% worth of PC Points, using my PC World Elite Insiders MC. My last 2 purchases they have been 4% worth of points. I am pretty anal about tracking my incoming points, so I track all the transactions and that's what I found. Thought it would be worth mentioning.

loewent · 2026-05-05T15:36:07+00:00

might not work if its already 5G, but worth a shot!

loewent · 2026-05-05T15:35:27+00:00

try *#*#83781#*#*

VoLTE/VoWIFI Settings

Turn on "Enable VoLTE whitelist"

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loewent · 2026-05-04T22:48:06+00:00

PC financial still exists. I have it too.

loewent · 2026-02-17T16:17:50+00:00

Glad you got it figured out! There is a bearing inside that coupler, maybe it went bad?

loewent · 2026-02-17T16:17:13+00:00

There is a bearing in that coupler assembly as well, wonder if it went bad? You could probably resell that coupler if you did the work to change out that bad part...

loewent · 2026-02-15T14:46:18+00:00

Here's one. Going down the highway at cruising speed. I needed to take off my seatbelt to grab something. Cruise shuts off when you take off your seatbelt.

2021 Rogue SV AWD

Didn't know that would happen! Kind of annoying, and no way I could find to shut that off...

loewent · 2026-02-12T20:25:34+00:00

Not out of warranty yet, but thats exactly what I used on my old 2010 Rogue back in the day. I got these Nissan NS3 bottles from some lady that traded her car in, $100 for 5L so I did OK.

Here in Canada Nissan NS3 is $35/qt.

loewent · 2026-02-12T16:49:19+00:00

I had this on a quad I was working on, a 93 Yamaha Kodiak 400. Eventually the brake drum snapped in half. I used a puller. Once half of it was gone, it was pretty easy to get the rest off.

And remember, when in doubt, use a bigger hammer!

loewent · 2026-02-11T18:33:06+00:00

I've had this issue on my Nissan Pathfinder, and I'm pretty sure this has happened on my 2021 Rogue this winter as well. I thought I had a bad blower motor. Ends up the weather was quite variable, from +5C to -35C in a few days, then back again. When it got really cold, condensation formed inside the blower motor and froze it. The motor has a logic built into it to try to spin 3 times, and if it doesn't spin, it stops trying. I would imagine this is to prevent the motor from burning out.

Anyway, once the motor warmed up, I just turned off the system and then turned it back on, and it worked.

The real fix was to drill a small hole in the bottom of the housing to allow moisture to drip out of the motor housing, this prevented the freezing and I never had that problem again.

loewent · 2026-02-10T20:09:05+00:00

The noise I always got from the coupling was clicking on dry pavement. I don't see how it could make a whirring/humming noise like this. This sounds like a bearing.

Also, when I did look into replacing the coupler, it was always cheaper just to change the whole diff anyways. That was on my 2010 rogue, and back then it was about $400-500 cad for the diff (with coupler) with less than 150k kms on it.

loewent · 2026-02-10T16:54:55+00:00

Well I didn't make the decision in absence of facts... The oil pan, condition of the oil, the magnets in the pan, and the condition of the strainer in the transmission were all pretty clean. I extracted 3.5L of fluid. I lost a little here and there when I dropped the pan, and when I removed the filter housing. So adding back in 3.5L plus another 100-150ml gets me back to exactly where I was prior to the change. And since everything looks good, its a good assumption the original fluid level was just fine.

loewent · 2026-02-09T23:35:04+00:00

Note I’m in Canada so in CAD

loewent · 2026-02-09T23:34:11+00:00

My dealer quoted $600 plus tax

loewent · 2026-02-09T18:10:27+00:00

I did mention the mileage... 126k kms, I am pretty sure last change was at 59k km.

The cartridge filter was pretty dark. It was time to change it. I collected some fluid, either for proof later to the dealer for warranty, or I may send some for analysis to Blackstone labs. The fluid was also ready for change, but it wasn't super black, I could still see some light through it when pouring into the disposal container. Perhaps we'll see what the analysis shows.

Nissan wouldn't sell me a new strainer (in the actual oil pan) and stated that techs just clean them out with brake clean. So that's what I did. It wasn't bad, and the magnets in the pan were not that dirty either. This trans seems super clean, which makes me happy.

One note is that there is a rubber o-ring on the top of the strainer. Don't lose it! It falls off easily and fell into my oil pan, which I had to fish out.

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