Need help -- Completely Lost

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Romeo5k
Posts: 608
Joined: Tue Jul 25, 2006 6:16 pm
Car: 1995 Infiniti Q45~296k miles -- DEAD
2012 Nissan Altima 2.5 == 100,305 miles
Location: Houston TX

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A year ago, these werre the specs i was seeing.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11Ca9b0 ... p=drivesdk

Today, these are the specs.
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0ec4NE8 ... _fFt2MEKaA

When driving regular, doing about ~75mph it is at 185F. For the most part that is where it hovers when im driving in Texas daytime..
Other times, its betweeen 135F- 170F.

Car now gets us and go. At first, on those 1 lane hwys, i could only maybe pass 1 car that is driving slow. Now i can pass up 3 cars, and i think they were doing 65mph.

Car had a small hesitation when hitting the gas from a complete stop, now that is gone. You tap the gas, car will go. No more sounds like the belt is going out.

Hayden 697 for the win!!!!

Also, changed out fluid again before adding the cooler! This time when i drained it (2nd time in 2 weeks), oil was noticeably blue/green color. I have cleared all codes and errors.

Just in case i drove it like a mad man, accelerating every 5mins or so to pass ppls up. It finally got up to 194 or so. This is under Texas noon heat!!! So in my book, that is pretty dang good. Next im taking my 20” wheels off!!! Dont know if it truly affects the transmission, but i dont need any more probs. Hell, they weigh too much anyway. 37lbs per rim before tire.

All in all, i want to say THANK YOU. Now car has 117k miles and might make it to 200k. If u want some more specs or more test driving done; ill try to do it.
Might i add, the car’s get up and go is by far wayyyyyyyyy better than before.


I guesss this thread is now done and resolved !! 🙌🏾


Romeo5k
Posts: 608
Joined: Tue Jul 25, 2006 6:16 pm
Car: 1995 Infiniti Q45~296k miles -- DEAD
2012 Nissan Altima 2.5 == 100,305 miles
Location: Houston TX

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Last question. Forgot to ask before i closed out this..
How often should I now flush the transmission? Considering Texas + Heat + Avg Daily speed 60-65 if I can + Open hwys 80-90mph + But I drive like I have a little sense knowing this car is sensitive..

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VStar650CL
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Joined: Thu Nov 12, 2020 1:25 pm
Car: 2013 Nissan Altima 2.5 SL
2004 Nissan Altima 2.5 S

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Flushing (especially back-flushing) is never good for a CVT. You should drain-and-fill, not flush. The only thing that should ever be flushed is the heat exchanger, and that's usually needed only when replacing a transmission. If you ever have occasion to do it, it must be back-flushed. Here's why, the passages are smaller than a millimeter:

Heat Exchanger Tubes.jpg
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Now that your temps are pretty normal even in the heat, you should be fine with 30K changes like most other people. I'd recommend shorter if you were a leadfoot, but you aren't.


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