If you have not done the job yet it may actually be better to drain the fluid at 'room temperature' because that is the temp of the new fluid. By doing so you should get a more accurate reading of what to put back in. Given this stuff is supposed to expand a bit when warm you may drain more (or less) than what you put back if they are at different temperatures.Lone Wolff wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2019 3:51 pmI am going to be attempting a drain and fill using the above method as well. Nearing 60,000 miles and that's all the longer I am willing to push the interval. Should be a fairly simple procedure. Get it warmed up, drain, then replace exactly same amount as was drained.
The hardest part was getting that damn cap off. No matter how or where I put pressure with the screwdriver, it was not coming out without breaking the little plastic tab. At least with the O ring fitted to the cap, it will still function and if I ever have to do another drain and fill, it will be simple.
That's a really good point I hadn't thought about. I really need to make note of where the fluid level (cold) is at currently, then use that as a normal cold temp level indicator. Then fill back up to that line, or as close as I can.rowlands57 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 5:30 pm
If you have not done the job yet it may actually be better to drain the fluid at 'room temperature' because that is the temp of the new fluid. By doing so you should get a more accurate reading of what to put back in. Given this stuff is supposed to expand a bit when warm you may drain more (or less) than what you put back if they are at different temperatures.
@Lone Wolff--thanks for the write up and confidence to make me want to do it.Lone Wolff wrote: ↑Tue Nov 19, 2019 10:45 amThanks again to rowlands57 for reminding me of the temperature affecting the volume of the CVT fluid.
2015 SL
Lone--did you get the Import Automatic fluid? Or just the one labeled Automatic? The import one mentions that it's designed specifically for Honda, Toyota, and Nissan.Lone Wolff wrote: ↑Tue Nov 19, 2019 7:22 pmI used Castrol Transmax CVT. Fine print states it meets Nissan's NS-3 specs. I bought it from Amazon last month when the price was 24.74 for a case of six 1-Qt bottles.
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No. To the best of my research, that one labeled "Import" is NOT CVT fluid. Just regular ATF. Only the one labeled CVT had the NS-3 designation on it.nabril wrote: ↑Wed Nov 20, 2019 12:50 pmLone--did you get the Import Automatic fluid? Or just the one labeled Automatic? The import one mentions that it's designed specifically for Honda, Toyota, and Nissan.Lone Wolff wrote: ↑Tue Nov 19, 2019 7:22 pmI used Castrol Transmax CVT. Fine print states it meets Nissan's NS-3 specs. I bought it from Amazon last month when the price was 24.74 for a case of six 1-Qt bottles.
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Chunt...miss a letter, and you got an insult. ha!!
No such thing as "lifetime fluid". It should be getting changed every 30K, and at that mileage, if it doesn't already have an aftermarket trans cooler, get one. I'd also suggest two changes in rapid succession to at least unload 3/4 of the old fluid. It has to be in sad shape by now.