Car: '73 240Z

Owned the car for only 1 week so far.

I stopped by Nissan today to pick up an oil filter and they were a bit unsure of which oil filter was the correct one. They ended up giving me the part #15208-W1103 which after some research, appears to be for a truck. I've found the part #15208-65011 mentioned a few times on here as well as part #15208-43G00.

Are there different part #'s for the different years of the 240Z or just one that fits all?

I've been using the 15208-43G00 on my car up until my last oil change, when that number was superseded by 15208-43G0A. That is what's on mine today.

I've run the old standard Ford filter on every L motor I've ever had.

Fram PF8's or you can pay more to get one of their reportedly enhanced filtration filters like TG8A.

Downside is there in no jap lettering on the side.

Edited April 29, 201114 yr by kinfish
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I've used the following on my 76 280Z ( I believe they are the same for the 240 260 and 280Z):

Nissan 15280-43G00 (From Courtesy Nissan)

Baldwin: B 120

K & N: 3001

Wix: 51521

Fram: PH 8A

Dave Ruiz

I prefer the blue factory look, and it doesn't really cost any more. My dealer keeps them on the shelf, they're about $6.50 each after club discount.

Some of those listed here are rather ugly IMO, especially the Fram. That one is way too ugly to be on my car.

Edited April 30, 201114 yr by Arne

Arne,

Try the Baldwin sometime... it's a nice red filter and might look nice on your Z, which is beautiful by the way!

Dave

First OEM filter I put on was for ZCON10, and by luck or chance, the NISSAN logo with the Japanese writing was facing square up.

Bonzi Lon

  Powderkeg said:

Try the Baldwin sometime... it's a nice red filter and might look nice on your Z....

I'd be afraid that the red filter might clash with the blue engine block.

I looks to me like the original question was asking about the correct Nissan part number, Which Arne answered.

I don't use the Nissan part, mostly because the nearest Nissan dealer that offers a club discount is 40 miles from my house, which seems like an unreasonable distance to go just to buy an oil filter. I live within walking distance of an Advance Auto, and the top of the line Purolator filters are less than $4. But to each his own.

  Arne said:

I'd be afraid that the red filter might clash with the blue engine block.

Bap Geon (possibly others) sells Union Sangyo (C-241) or Nippon, which is blue AND has kanji on one side of the canister

Edited May 1, 201113 yr by Willoughby Z
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