No Transmission Wear?
No Transmission Wear?
Two yrs. ago I changed the trans. filter @ 77,000 Mi. on my 97 J30. And refilled with conventional oil. There was a considerable amount of very fine wear particles in the pan at that time. Yesterday I changed the filter again with 105,000 Mi. on the odometer. The pan was virtually clean with only a slight indication of particles. Is this normal? I thought for sure there would be more wear!
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Q45tech
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77k vs 28k ......2/3 less.....did you weigh the particles each time [after seperating them with solvent]..........divide them into magnetic and non magnetic [clutch].
Actually the worst metal wear is in the first 5,000 miles as the gears wear in ................why the first engine oil change [3750] should be much much more.
Generally metal wear in a transmission is the least of your worries.
Actually the worst metal wear is in the first 5,000 miles as the gears wear in ................why the first engine oil change [3750] should be much much more.
Generally metal wear in a transmission is the least of your worries.
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Re: No Transmission Wear?
I hope you meant conventional ATF!scdanny wrote:Two yrs. ago I changed the trans. filter @ 77,000 Mi. on my 97 J30. And refilled with conventional oil.
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Q45tech wrote:Actually the worst metal wear is in the first 5,000 miles as the gears wear in ................why the first engine oil change [3750] should be much much more.
Dennis, can you elaborate further? I asked about a related issue (i.e., what fluids I should change early in my M45) in this post:
http://www.nissaninfiniticlub....39870
but did not see a response from you on the topic.
Thanks!
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From what I've seen changing every fluid [except maybe the AC oil] prior to 5,000 miles [90 days] sure would help as the antiwear additives are surely being used up in the initial wear.
I'm not one to waste money, but it would be nice to get all those tiny metal particles out quick, then settle in on annual changes, or at least sample the fluids for changes in color, and react accordingly.
You never know when buying a new car if your or your family end up keeping it for 10-13 years..........always too late to retroactively do things which might have made a difference.
It still scares me that manufactuers talk about lifetime fills when they only offer 4/60 or 6/70k warranties on things.........now if they offered 150k I might believe things lasted to 150k.
I'm not one to waste money, but it would be nice to get all those tiny metal particles out quick, then settle in on annual changes, or at least sample the fluids for changes in color, and react accordingly.
You never know when buying a new car if your or your family end up keeping it for 10-13 years..........always too late to retroactively do things which might have made a difference.
It still scares me that manufactuers talk about lifetime fills when they only offer 4/60 or 6/70k warranties on things.........now if they offered 150k I might believe things lasted to 150k.