2001 Nissan Frontier shifting

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dapapers1
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Hello I have a 2001 Nissan Frontier I just purchased 2 weeks ago it has 116,000 miles on it and seems to run like a charm I was wondering abou the way it shifts in overdrive we i step on the gas it seems to shift gears slower than it should for an automatic sounds almost like it revs up first than shifts, and not in overdrive it really seems to be reving up before it shifts. I had everything checked out and they say its fine. It just seems different to me. I got the truck for a steal and really like it the only problem is the AC which I hope is just out of freon.


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I would drop the transmission pan and clean it, replace the filte rand then do a full fluid exchange.

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Big-Bird
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What Nissan recommends as a service for the automatic transmission is a complete system flush. And the dealer doesn't always need to be the one to go to for this.

There is a filtration machine (system) that is connected inline with your transmission's cooling lines and it circulates and filters 100% of the fluid. The nice thing about this type of service is it cycles the fluid in the torque convertor too. If you simply drop the pan you only get about 1/3 of the fluid changed.

transmission fluid can suffer from viscosity and thermal breakdown but todays fluids are engineered to take more abuse than ealier generations of fluids. But they don't last forever.

I had my Xterra done at 120,000km (72,000miles) and it runs and shifts fine. Prior to that it was shifting a bit hard between gears.

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jhall
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Hi everyone!

I own a second hand 01' Frontier and I was sent a new product catalog by a local car part seller that I have subscribed to here in Carson. I am about to hit off road soon and I am looking forward in replacing my brake system before I leave.

I was wondering if the EBC Brake Rotors could do the job for me at a reasonable price advertised by the catalog. Anyone who knows which brake system performs well?

Kind Regards and Good Times!


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