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2016-2019 Nissan TITAN XD Diesel Service Schedule, Fluid Capacities, and Parts List

If you want your Nissan TITAN XD with the 5.0L Cummins Diesel engine to last a long time, you should become very familiar with the proper maintenance procedures that these trucks require. You could leave your truck in the hands of your local diesel shop or Nissan dealership, but it’ll cost you more money in the long run. Instead, you should learn how to maintain your Nissan Titan XD diesel on your own. The 5.0L Cummins Engine isn’t difficult to maintain as long you know the proper service intervals, fluid capacities, and you know which oil, fluids, and filters to use. To help our readers that own these trucks, we decided to create our comprehensive 2016-2019 Nissan TITAN XD 5.0L Cummins Maintenance Guide. In it, we cover all of this crucial information, and even include links to buy all of the 5.0L Cummins filters, fluids, and oil that you need.

5.0L Cummins Service Schedule

If you are going to service your Nissan Titan XD yourself, or even if you are bringing it into the dealer for service, the first thing you need to be aware of is the Cummins 5.0L Maintenance Schedule. Also called a service schedule, this tells you when it is time to complete different service tasks on your truck. There are two separate service schedules, one for normal operating conditions and one for severe operating conditions. I’ll give you a brief description of each but a general rule to follow is if you use your truck as mostly just a daily driver, with brief towing on the weekends, just use the normal operating conditions service schedule. If your truck is used for work, or as part of a fleet, use the severe operating conditions schedule.

Normal Operating Conditions

Normal Operating Conditions is what most truck owners fall under. This means you use your truck as your daily driver and only tow lighter loads. You also don’t use your truck off-road.

Severe Operating Conditions

If your truck is a commercial vehicle, or is used as part of a fleet, you fall under this category. Other times when you need to follow the severe operating conditions service schedule is if you idle frequently, live in a big city where you frequently drive in heavy traffic, or if you use your vehicle off-road. Frequent towing or towing heavy loads also calls for following the severe service schedule. Notice in the chart below, this calls for more frequent service of your Nissan Titan XD.

Things You Should Check Every Oil Change:

While only some fluids and filters have to be replaced at certain intervals, there are other vehicle components you should be inspecting every time you complete a service on your 5.0L Cummins. These parts need to be throughly inspected and your examination will determine whether or not they need to be replaced. Here’s a full list of everything you should be taking a look at.

• Drive Belts: Check your drive belt for any signs of damage. If the belt is worn or damaged, replace it with Nissan Part #
• Check Brake Pads and Rotors: Check your Brake Pads and Rotors and make sure there is still plenty of life left. If you need Brake pads, consider Nissan Part #
• Inspect Brake Lines and Cables.
• Inspect Differential Gear Oil.
• Check Steering Gear and Linkage, Axle, and Suspension Components. If any damaged components are found, replace them. Check out our Suspension/Steering Components chart for replacement part #s and links to purchase them.
• Rotate your Tires

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