how much ATF?

[vicQ45]

I was just going to change my transmision fluid for the first time in my Q tomorrow and i need to know how much to use to flush and how much to have in after the flush is complete. my FSM is coming in like a week or two so i will stop asking theses simple questions soon . thanks

[DAEDALUS]

Total capacity is around 10 quarts. But you can't get it all out in a single drain. Some report getting only a few quarts out of the pan. I've never gotten less than 5, and usually around 7 quarts. If you can replace 7 quarts at a time and do it twice (with a drive in between to thorougly mix the fluid) you'll get a good majority of the fluid replaced. As always, the dipstick has the final say on whether the car has enough fluid when you're done.

[maxnix]

Mechanical flush will require 14 qts.

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[vicQ45]

thanks for teh help! my dealer is out of trans filters and gaskets ATM, so i'm probably going to order them from everythinginfiniti. is there a type of RTV i could use jsut temporarily until i get my gasket/filter in? my fluid seems pretty badly burnt...

[DAEDALUS]

For short periods of time you could probably get away with the Permatex stuff. Not good long term because the interface isn't designed for RTV so it would leak sooner than the solid gasket would. Consider the extra labor required to clean the RTV off later.

[vicQ45]

thanks for the help. turns out o'reilly had a filter kit in stock even thought they said they didn't :-D

[vicQ45]

sorry, another dumb question.. where is the correct level on the dipstick? below the top knotch? i filled it to where it was before, which is like an inch above the top bend/notch. is this too much? should i let a little out?

[DAEDALUS]

Should be 2 notches with cross-hatching between them if I recall. Keep it at the top notch or just below it. If it's below the lower notch you need to top off. Sounds like you do need to drain some out.

[vicQ45]

thanks daedalus! ill do that tomorrow when its light out.

[vicQ45]

do you mean the section with the cross-hatching(HOT/COLD)? or between the 2 bends on the stick

Heres a bad ASCII drawing of the dipsitck:

| || | <--Mine is here| || |( (| |<--Should i fill up to here| | | ||_|COLD|#|<--or here?|#||#||#||#|| |( (| ||_|