# 1997 Nissan Pathfinder - Which oil?

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**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan\
**Created:** [February 10, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-nissan-pathfinder-which-oil/158297 "2020-02-10T23:50:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![gene14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f9ae1b/32.png) [@gene14](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gene14)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-nissan-pathfinder-which-oil/158297/1 "2020-02-10T23:50:17Z")

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what type of engine oil for nissan terrano 1997 v6 3.3 ltr R3M

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-nissan-pathfinder-which-oil/158297/2 "2020-02-11T00:48:11Z")

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A simple Google search shows 5w30 regular oil or synthetic for the gas engine and 10w40 for the diesel . Of course you did not say which one you have . And if you have the owners manual for this vehicle it would list all of the fluids the vehicle takes.