Locals all know what the heat does to batteries here, if they last 2 years you are lucky. Shocking how much dirtier an asphalt road is compared to a concrete Driveway. I think there has been numerous cases of this problem. It is located on the back of each headlight housing and can be adjusted using an 8mm socket. The dealer stated the brakes, rear axle, and seals needed to be replaced. So my car just hit 30,000 about 2 weeks ago and I happened to take a pic. I believe Nissan is aware of the problem but this part failure generates revenue, as the work is costly, and leads to the need for break replacement.
Anyone know if they actually check those? Its easy to remove next time as well so you can apply fresh. Her '08 is still under warranty and gets inspections every few months at the dealer. Nothing alarming, but definitely present. I was able to get my magnetic tool to snag it. I went to Napa because Nissan Fluids are a rape job. You would need a funnel with a really smalloutlet.
Next step is to remove the drain plug in the transmission pan with the drain pan under it to make sure it is empty. Remove 4 Philips head screws from the radio brackets. Failed seals cause differential oil to leak leading to axle wear, among other issues. I was sold a lemon Nissan don't want to deal with. That alone should prevent any leakage and not hurt anything.
I don't recall, but it might have been necessary to take off the air filter cover. Some Frontiers have a Dana 44 which has different capacities and requires different tools. I just wanted to add my own experience and pictures because everyone loves pictures! The problem with seal replacement is it is difficult and time consuming and must be performed perfectly or the seals will leak again. I haven't towed anything either, I don't even have a hitch installed in mine. Now having trouble with the steering in the front , not right.
I take the truck on mild off road conditions to hunt. But I'll use syn fluids where possible. No obvious external damage was noted at that time but there was a grinding noise noted when truck was put in 4 wheel drive low. . Caution: Do not remove the connector from the air bag light on the back of the frame. The pump didn't work so great so even though there was still some oil left in the bottle it couldn't pump it out, so I got a fresh bottle that made it much easier. It was damn tough to break.
Is this something I need to worry about? Called another dealership had them pull up work done on truck and none was filed. This is a major safety issue and the vehicle recalled for this problem. Won't make that mistake again. It fell into the hollow member that I stuck the extension through. She only has 19,534 on the od. Clean Clean and with thread sealer on it.
All of mine were in good shape so I didn't need new ones. My experience was a comedy of errors. If I had not found this I could easily be dead due to wheel axle separation from the vehicle in motion. Had to finally call Nissan complaint center. I can get more info work on Mon. The failure mileage was 78,889 and the current mileage was 79,300. I applied Teflon tape to the drain plug screws and used silicone on the fill plug to prevent leakage.
I should have known it was going to be a disaster when I first went under the car and the setting sun was shining directly in my eye no matter what angle I tried. I'm a bit anal with my things, I keep my bike the same way. The fluid should be flush with the base of the hole for the fill plug on each of the boxes. I chose to do this is the street. I had my car up on ramps they were rated for 12,000 lbs, so I felt good about that i got at autozone and on a driveway that sloped down.
I had the luxury of being good friends with an owner of a Valvoline oil change shop and took full advantage. After getting under, I saw there was a spot of some orangish stuff on the refill bolt on the differential. In fact, it was peaking between a neighbors house and a tree. The contact stated that the vehicle was being repaired for routine maintenance when he was informed that the rear differential axle seals failed. This is the 2nd time the rear axle seas have failed, resulting in gear oil soaking rear brakes, resulting in oil contamination of brake pads and rendering the parking brake ineffective. Just wondering how many quarts of oil I need to order. It was damn tough to break.