Which I think is good news? Never changed tranny fluid before, but seems fairly straight forward. The video above shows where the transmission fluid dipstick is located in your Sentra and how to check the transmission fluid level. The nut and washer are stainless steel so they might not be attracted to the magnets in the pan depending on the grade of stainless they happened to be using that day. I asked 7 dealers how much fluid I need to do a full change and I got answers ranging from 1 quart to 11 quarts. Otherwise, the drain and refill is a one person job and takes 15 minutes including clean up. Do you think the o2 sensor could be causing this problem? Go to a break down on that transmission and you can see the bolts that actually hold the valve body on the transmission body.
Like others have said, if you're not comfortable removing the tran pan and changing the tran filter, just drain and fill and take it to a local shop to do the filter when you have time. Regardless of how far you're willing to go here, you still must take the transmission pan off, and there are a couple of ways of making this job a little neater. If you can't get it to start, and decide to remove the valve body, be really careful those gaskets are brittle. Way better than nothing and it's almost impossible to screw it up. You ideally shouldn't ever have to mess with it.
I'm way past that mile mark and havent changed it yet, i plan to go to the dealership tho to get it done soon hopefully. If you do not replace with new bolts then you may get a leak. I've also seen this done on a Nissan Murano so I know its possible, but I don't know how to exactly do it on my Sentra. If my assumptions are wrong, I would appreciate the input. Hopefully if you are thinking of adding transmission fluid that means that you checked it.
But it won't be as essential as the transmission fluid exchange. Since it will take a while to actually remove all of the old fluids when only changing 30% at a time, when are most people starting it and at what intervals? I then acted quickly and popped out the rear seat and fuel pump access panel use a 12mm wrench to do this, not a Phillips screwdriver. Also when you remove the tranny pan clean it! They removed the pan, then drained and inspected the torque converter as well as the valve body. Personally, I wouldn't bother with anything else. Drain the fluid from there - should be about 5 quarts. They don't want , your typical mechanic messing with it. If you do not replace with new bolts then you may get a leak.
It's inside the pan like with most auto trans. Remove front oil pan bolts leaving one corner bolt in loosely. U basically spent a few bucks for them to do the work. They looked at it cleared the code and pretty much said don't use cruise control to see if I have any more problems. It depends if it'an auto or manual. Should I try slowly replacing the fluid, say every month, in the reservoir over a period of time or not risk it at all? Again, this took 45 minutes to accomplish. For instance, any traditional auto fluid will not work.
Where is the rest of the transmission fluid? Check that the transmission converter clutch wire that runs from the harness to the transmission is connected and intact. The tranny shifts smoother when I drive nice, but kicks harder when I jump on it. I was simply going to remove the drain plug and refill with the same amount that drained out. If you still can't see it, follow the fuel hose from the intake fuel injector nozzle that will lead to the fuel filter. Its a great service and the dealership can also let you know about any possible open recalls. Check the transmission fluid level. Same fluid for 4 times or different.
Had shifting problems just not so bad this time intermittently would be stuck in 2nd gear, other times it would shift just at a much higher rpm than usual. Draining the fluid just includes removing the transmission pan drain plug and filling it up. So now Im going to a Nissan repair shop that will at least know what they are working on to fix it right the first time. My Honda holds 8-9 quarts too. It took me an hour by myself. Mine is a year old now and I did all my oil changes at my own mechanic my car is rarely at the dealer.
I've been told that you can drain it, first you need to drain it from the place where you untighten a bolt sorry I don't know what it is called and then you unhook the hose that is taking the fluid away from the radiator and you drain it from there and that is most of the fluid in the transmission. Loosen the rear oil pan bolts approximately four turns. Not a great book , but has pictures and explains alot on maintenence of your Vehicle. The parts house should have told you this. Feb 22, 2010 Ya but if nissan planted filter's in there tansmission's then they would grow,right? A cartridge metal where your fuel line hoses are attach. Next remove all but two bolts letting the fluid drain as you go.
I never change filters on these transmissions unless I am rebuilding them. You're Sentra doesn't have an external cooler like the Murano does. I don't have any maintenance records on the car but I have been doing oil changes regularly. If the automatic transmission fluid is dark but not black, should I go ahead and change the transmission fluid? Did re use the bolts and managed to break on off re installing, but the new gasket is still holding strong and there are no leaks to speak of, even after a 4hr drive home, and 5 days later another 4hr drive back to school. When trying to thread the bolt back into the hole, fine aluminum dust fell to the ground. Delegate Of course, you can go to your favorite auto service facility and have a trans flush and refill done. Many professionals enhance this procedure by pouring a few quarts of fresh fluid into the dipstick tube at roughly the same rate that the old fluid is coming out, thus adding flushing action.