oil filters td42

[mr_bigglesworth]

Hi guys.... so my first question is about oil filters. Did a search on here too and seems a lot of people as confused as i am. Have a td42 1998 gu dx patrol. Was non turbo but has a turbo kit on it now. I did an oil amd filter change right after i bought it. Book in super cheap said z115 filters so i put 2 x on. It had nissan ones on there before and the ryco and nissan ones are the same size. Looked up ryco site and it reckons z503. So got 2 of those to swap em and they are shorter than the 115s and the nissan ones that were on there when i bought it. So question is does it matter which i use? 503 or 115? Can i cause any engine damage buy using the wrong one? Cheers :)

[sooty_10]

Have you out them on?? Mine has 2 different filters, one of each. Some models use 2 the same and others 2 different, but I'm pretty sure they won't screw on if you have the wrong ones. As mine you clearly can't screw on the wrong one.

[Cuppa]

As Sooty says you can’t interchange them, they have a different thread size. Mine has 2 x z503, but there doesn’t seem to be a discernible pattern as to when two the same or two different were fitted. Only way is to remove what you have & if both threads are the same they’ll be Z503, or if two different threads it’ll be one of each.

[nissannewby]

They list both for the patrol. As you note only difference is the 115 is 22mm longer. There should be no problem using either.

[nissannewby]

Have you out them on?? Mine has 2 different filters, one of each. Some models use 2 the same and others 2 different, but I'm pretty sure they won't screw on if you have the wrong ones. As mine you clearly can't screw on the wrong one.

The 2 different filters only came on the 99-01 td42t non intercooled models.

[Clunk]

Cuppa, the thread sizes are the same on Z503 & Z115

http://www.rycofilters.com.au/catalogue/part/make/NISSAN/model/PATROL/series//part/Z115

http://www.rycofilters.com.au/catalogue/part/make/NISSAN/model/PATROL/series//part/Z503

I believe the non turbo TD42 used the Z115 and Turbo TD42s used the Z503, something to do with building pressure faster from what I've read.

[Cuppa]

Hmmm, I stand corrected. Is there another combo of filters used? A Z503 + something else. I was sure some had a different thread.

Ah, here we go - different filters listed for TD42T 2000 to 2007 A Z503 & a Z416. These do have different thread sizes. And regardless of what the Ryco catalogue (& other brands catalogues) says, my 2006 has both the same - 2 x Z503. Couldn’t fit a Z416 if I wanted to. It still seems that Nissan chopped & changed with what they supplied & seems to vary within each model year.
Basically the only way to know is to check what you have. I went through this for my first oil change. Living well out of town, & unable to see what filters were fitted before they were removed the only option I had was to buy 2 x Z503 & 1 x Z 416 to cover both options.

http://www.rycofilters.com.au/catalogue/application/make/NISSAN/model/PATROL/series/

http://www.rycofilters.com.au/catalogue/part/make/NISSAN/model/PATROL/series//part/Z503

http://www.rycofilters.com.au/catalogue/part/make/NISSAN/model/PATROL/series//part/Z416

And just for fun this link, also on the Ryco web site differs slightly from those above!

http://www.rycofilters.com.au/catalogue/application/make/NISSAN/model/PATROL/series/GU

[nissannewby]

Yeah you weren't incorrect with your statement cuppa. I don't know why they list it until 07 as they only run the 2 different filter setup for a short period. As I said above it was only on the factory turbo engine across those particular years. The NA engine which was sold at the same time still retained the 2 same oil filter setup.

I really don't like some of those catalogues. I stick to mostly Donaldson or fleet guard.

[mr_bigglesworth]

Thanks guys :) i'll whack in the z503's just to be safe :)