Greetings all,
I have an 08 with 68,000 miles and finally decided to change the tranny fluid myself. I could be long overdue, but I havent noticed any slipping, but i feel its time.
I have scoured the forum and read and re-read every thread regarding a tranny fluid drain fill, pan dorp etc. I have a few NOOB questions/concerns as I have never done this so please bear with me:
1. Fluid type: I am leaning towards oem nissan fluid, but there are 2 types, S and J. I have cal;le dteh dealership asking for a price and they decided to go back to J, well its like $12 a qt. What are you thoughts on this? At my mileage, is there another alternative that would not affect performance?
2. Drop Pan: If i drop the pan, how do I clean the inside? Am I using a cleaner (ie: degreaser, solvent), or do I just do a wipe down and then reinstall? I also plan to re-use the gasket if it doesnt look terrible.
3. Intervals for initial drain fill: Would it be adviseable to do the drop pan/clean and then fill...drive around and then re-do it? If so, how many miles in between and woudl you re-use fluid, or use all new?
Can someone please chime in? Additional advice is appreciated.
I am replacing my front and rear bushings when weather permits and so I am now in 'maintenance mode'...thinking of other things to do, and this is top on the list.
Thanks in advance brotheren.
I have an 08 with 68,000 miles and finally decided to change the tranny fluid myself. I could be long overdue, but I havent noticed any slipping, but i feel its time.
I have scoured the forum and read and re-read every thread regarding a tranny fluid drain fill, pan dorp etc. I have a few NOOB questions/concerns as I have never done this so please bear with me:
1. Fluid type: I am leaning towards oem nissan fluid, but there are 2 types, S and J. I have cal;le dteh dealership asking for a price and they decided to go back to J, well its like $12 a qt. What are you thoughts on this? At my mileage, is there another alternative that would not affect performance?
2. Drop Pan: If i drop the pan, how do I clean the inside? Am I using a cleaner (ie: degreaser, solvent), or do I just do a wipe down and then reinstall? I also plan to re-use the gasket if it doesnt look terrible.
3. Intervals for initial drain fill: Would it be adviseable to do the drop pan/clean and then fill...drive around and then re-do it? If so, how many miles in between and woudl you re-use fluid, or use all new?
Can someone please chime in? Additional advice is appreciated.
I am replacing my front and rear bushings when weather permits and so I am now in 'maintenance mode'...thinking of other things to do, and this is top on the list.
Thanks in advance brotheren.