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| Changing transmission fluid in Nissan CVT | 15Relevance | 8 months ago | Fotozman | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I have a 2021 Nissan Murano 2WD with 75,000 miles. I saw one of your videos where you said not to change the fluid in a transmission if it is not slipping, because the new fluid can cause slippage. My transmission seems to be working fine, but multiple auto mechanics and a transmission specialist have told me I need to change the fluid and filters in my CVT for $400-$450 due to the mileage. What is your recommendation whether I should change the CVT fluid or not if the CVT seems to be working fine. Thank you for your guidance in advance. | |||||
| Answer to: Nissan CVT fluid change overdue | 18Relevance | 3 years ago | MountainManJoe | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Only conventional automatics shed friction material, because it comes from the "friction discs" in the clutches, which CVTs do not have. Friction material looks like brake pad dust. It's dull and black and looks like black or dark grey mud. CVT fluid should be changed often for two reasons. The core of the CVT is the steel belt that runs over two cone shaped drums which change shape to 'vary' the drive ratio. The belt has "elements" that allow it to change radius and grab the drums, and the elements all rub and wear on each other, the drums, and the belts, and get very hot. This heat wears out the fluid. Think of oily food getting baked onto your bakeware. It turns into varnish. This wear also produces very fine metal shavings. Obviously, metal shaving aren't good. You're basically making a polishing paste that wears down metal. I haven't yet seen dirty CVT fluid in person, but steel shaving usually look like glitter. | |||||
| Answer to: Lubegard CVT Recharge & Protect Question | 18Relevance | 4 years ago | joshjaks | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Update for everyone here on trying to find the best CVT fluid and how to make a Nissan run as long as possible. I finally got my car back and it looks like they put a new transmission in the 2013 Quest I have. It shuddered twice on me bad, so before I even left SLC to drive back I did a fluid change. I found a shop that had Castrol CVT. Afterwards, I noticed another shudder, but it was noticeably less than before. I was told the trans axle seals were leaking. After about two hours, I stopped and check the level. It seemed like it was low, just borderline on the safe fill level. I had my Amsoil CVT I had and added a half a quart of it to get back to safe level. That last hour and a half of my trip back home, not only did the shuddering completely go away, but the transmission was feeling smoother as well! I don't tend to notice a dramatic change with fluid, maybe minor, but that Amsoil made a big change. I'm getting the Quest transmission fluid changed to all Amsoil, and I'm also adding a cooler. I found a good shop in Idaho Falls that's a member of the ATRA and they said that adding the coolers to the Nissans seemed to help a lot. Time will tell, but everything they diagnosed with their equipment and saw after dropping the pan indicated the tranny is in good shape and really clean. =/ Take it with a grain of salt, granted I didn't get to do official fluid wear testing and I may go 1000 miles and be back in the shop again. Let's just say that it wasn't Scotty doing the tranny replacement! That said, that experience with the driving improvement definitely makes me a believer in the Amsoil CVT. | |||||
| Answer to: 2012 Nissan Rogue - CVT Fear | 18Relevance | 4 years ago | Dan | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hi, I'd worry about it too, We see a lot of Nissan CVT failures on this forum. At 69k miles, your car probably has at least another 30k miles of life left in the CVT. Compare how much buying a decent modern RAV4/CX-5 in similar better condition costs with how much cost to replace the CVT when it'll go bad. If both options cost similar amounts of money - sure why not, an upgrade would be a good idea. If upgrading to a better car costs 3x-5x more than just replacing the CVT once it goes bad (as it typically is) - I wouldn't recommend bothering with upgrades and would just hold onto the Rouge. Honestly, no one knows how exactly much life is left in it - but as I see it: I'd service the transmission very frequently (20k miles or less) and hope that it lasts. | |||||
| Answer to: Cvt transmission | 18Relevance | 4 years ago | Dan | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Look, CVTs are not meant for speed, on Mopeds are Priuses they are alright - but with 330 NM - 370 NM on a metal belt stretched between two cones? things are sure to go wrong. Generally speaking, a CVT can be faster - but not for a long time, if you drive it hard, it will fail. Generally CVTs require you to rethink how you drive to try and have as little internal slip as possible, like honestly - that CVT is the main reason why I would never advice anyone to even think about a Maxima, it's just such a shame they don't offer it with a regular manual or Nissans's alright 7 speed conventional automatics. As far as CVT technology, what I'm actually excited to see is a teardown of Subaru's "Performance CVT", have they gone the same path as Mitsubishi has with the EvoX - by giving it a weird and disposable automatic transmission, or will we see some real technological progress? | |||||
| CVT to Automatic gearbo | 15Relevance | 2 years ago | Tetra | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| CVT to Automatic gearbox 2021 chevy trailblazer uses CVT but after 2023 they are using automatic transmission can I switch from CVT to automatic transmission? I have a 2021 Mazda CX-30 2.5 Select with Airbag light on but the airbag has not deployed. I have replaced weight pressure sensor(front passenger side) but the light is still active. Occupant Classification System appears on my scanner... here are the codes " B00 A B ODDT Occupant Classitieation 054 System B0OA E 054- CMDT |Occupant Classification System " | |||||
| Hissing noise after changing CVT fluid | 15Relevance | 2 years ago | rahul967 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| HI SCOTTY, I recently went to change not flush my Corolla 2014 CVT Transmission Fluid. Now, when I start engine no noise but after 20 minutes of drive. I heard hissing sound from CVT Transmission. Check with Mechanic no code. I am not experience any change in driving shifting is smooth but every time I drive CVT Transmission noise makes me annoying. | |||||
| Answer to: Is CVT fluid the same as differential fluid? | 15Relevance | 2 years ago | Dad2LM2 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| No. Some manual transmissions use a gear oil similar to diff fluid. But CVT fluid is much different. Putting gear oil in the CVT will make it nonfunctional, and putting CVT fluid in the diff will cause rapid wear. Welcome new member! | |||||
| Answer to: Subaru CVT Thumbs up or down | 15Relevance | 3 years ago | freshoiled | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| When my interpretation of Scotty's videos is correct, he is not a friend of the CVT systems, even not from those of Subaru. I found a linked site with complaints/issues related to their CVT's: "https://www.thedrive.com/car-warranty/35585/subaru-cvt-problems". My suggestion: let her (the girl) learn to stirr a manual tranny... 😎 | |||||
| Should I change my Nissan CVT fluid? | 18Relevance | 4 years ago | camspann | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hey Scotty, not sure if you will see this but I hope you do! I recently discovered your videos on YouTube and have really enjoyed them. I was hoping I could ask you a question and see what your advice would be! Also, I have not been to this site before, but figured not to click "private topic" so maybe others can share their experiences. I recently purchased an extra car for my new job. I needed a daily for all the extra miles I am going to be driving. It’s a 2009 Nissan Altima S(2.5L) Sedan. I have literally taken apart the entire car and cleaned/replaced/serviced worn parts ( excluding the engine block and transmission for now). It is a one owner car and I personally know the owner. Car runs great and feels good. However, this has Nissan’s CVT transmission that “is not serviceable”. The car has 182,000 miles on the odometer and I have no clue if the transmission fluid or filter has ever been changed. The previous owner had the car serviced, but is not sure if any transmission service was done. He also doesn't remember paying a hefty bill for a service, which leads me to believe it probably hasn't had that service done. The service history with Nissan does not specify that service and neither does CarFax (however this was before CarFax started putting details about individual servicing on the car history). When I pulled the dipstick out it was basically seized to the channel that the dipstick is placed. After some finesse I was able to get the dipstick out and check the fluid. The fluid showed up on the dipstick but it was low (below the minimum line, and to note this was done "COLD"). The fluid didn't have any bad smell/odor, the fluid isn’t straight black or burnt looking, and I also didn't feel anything concerning when feeling the little bit of oil on the dipstick. I honestly couldn't tell if it was the color of the fluid was red or not. I checked because the factory fluid is not red, so if the fluid is red then I know it has been changed and could make my ultimate decision off that information. I thought it had a slight red tint to it, but was not sure. I tried sticking a borescope down the channel, but with it being so narrow and dark, the borescope didn't pick up much color. They have CVT service kits available for this car (fluid, gasket, filter), but I don’t know what I should do. This was the one item I didn’t want to mess with. The “internet mechanics” always seem to have crazy/dumb input with just about zero knowledge and I am not going to go off that. My friends that are Master Mechanics say that they would probably leave it be. Now, just like you know, there is no such thing as not serviceable. CVT's especially need to cared for correctly and they could last a decent amount of time. If not taken care of, a fluid flush could do more damage than good. I just want the car to be reliable for my job (as much as it can lol). What do you think is my best choice of action? Thank you! Also, another thing to keep in mind. I did check the fluid the "correct" way (drove the car around and warmed it up, then went back home and stopped at a level service, waited and let the car idle for 10-15 minutes, and the checked the fluid level with the engine still on and idling). The fluid did not even show up on the dip stick. I won't explain the process on how many times the fluid level was correct and then be low again after I would double check it a couple more minutes later. All in all, I had to add TWO FULL quarts of Nissan CVT fluid to get the fluid to the correct level. Now that is very concerning because that is A LOT of fluid missing. The time I drove it home was a long drive and there was no sound, smell, or feeling of anything wrong with how the transmission was preforming, which I find extremely odd with how low the fluid level was. Now that the fluid is at the correct level, it was surprising to me that nothing feels different/better or worse. I guess now I at least know the fluid level is correct. There possibly might be a very tiny leak coming from part of the gasket for the transmission pan, but I have not confirmed that just yet. Should I flush it and change the filter? What do you think? I want it to last as long as possible. ***Nobody has to explain the part of the fluid having the friction material in it and if you flush it, it might start slipping or acting up. Truly, the fluid shows no sign of that being the case (so far). I have an idea on what I should do, but curios what you think. | |||||
| RE: Should I change my CVT fluid | 18Relevance | 5 years ago | Snake | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Thanks you for the answer DayWalker. I want to make sure I do things right because I want to keep my car as long as possible. First of all, I am not a big fan of CVT transmissions but now a days that's pretty much everywhere, I know CVT trans are very delicate and you need to take care, that's why I cheked the manual to look at the maintenance schedule for transmissions and the manual itself show no change of trans fluid is required. I know that's bs because you can't drive a transmission for 200k plus miles with the same fluid, especially CVT. So that's why I ask, if the dealer doesn't provide maintenance to the CVT, can I do it myself without affecting my warranty, and is it ok if I use Castrol or valvoline trans fluid that claim to work for trans requiring SP-CVT1? I am asking because the price for a single quart of that parricular fluid at the dealer is a scam. | |||||
| Nissan CVT judder and DTC P17F1 | 15Relevance | 3 years ago | clay2000nc | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I have a 2015 Nissan Murano SL FWD with 85K miles. Using my Blue Driver I get a P17F1 code for the transmission (CVT). Nissan said it's a fatal code but the vehicle does not have any of the typical symptoms of the CVT's pending death. Only thing I've ever noticed (for years) is when going up a incline slowly there will be a slight shutter at 20mph but goes way as I increase speed. If I accelerate a bit faster I feel nothing. The CVT has never been serviced so my question is: should I do any maintenance at this point? Should I do a drain and fill? If yes, should I add an anti slip additive during the process? Thanks! | |||||
| Should I change my Nissan CVT fluid? | 15Relevance | 4 years ago | katabatic | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hi I have a 2013 Nissan Altima 2.5 SL at 102,000 miles and the service history seems to show the CVT fluid was never changed. Everything else about the car is in pretty good condition. When I apply smooth acceleration the CVT shifts fine, but with quick shifts like in the Sport mode where it simulates a normal geared AT it is jerky if I don’t keep my foot on the gas. Will a drain-and-fill on the CVT make it shift better and extend its already shortened life or will it completely kill it? | |||||
| 2020 Nissan Rogue CVT fluid changes - parts that should be changed in the process | 15Relevance | 4 years ago | Rabbitcom1 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hello Community, Getting the CVT serviced per schedule on a 2020 Rogue- what should the mechanic replace besides the CVT fluid? Are there gaskets, filters, and other internal parts that need to be replaced when a CVT fluid change is done? My wife wants the dealer (argh!) to do this because of the warranty, which I agree with, but want to make sure the dealer changes ALL the parts that SHOULD be changed in this service. Thanks for the advice and for sharing the experience with a similar service | |||||
| 2014 Subaru Forester Upper Oil Pan Leak, "Lifetime" CVT Oil, and CV Joints | 18Relevance | 4 years ago | Breakdown | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| NHSTA issued service bulletin 02-166-17R outlining the issue and subsequent design changes. Don't know what that means for us at this point. We are at 93K. The warranty extension for the oil consumption issue may not cover this, as that was caused by poorly engineered piston rings, if memory serves. What this event tells me is that no one should buy a Subaru, unless they have money to burn. To "fix" this leaking upper engine oil pan, the entire engine has to be removed, and cam and valve covers are also resealed at this opportunity. It is $3,000 dollars for a leaking oil pan sealed with silicone, rather than a gasket, because the machines assembling Subaru engines can manage a bead of silicone, but not placing a physical fiber gasket. If I had not caught the dealer over-filling the oil for the consumption test a few years back, that would have ran $5,000 once the regular warranty expired. As it happened, I caught them, and made them remove the excess oil, that the car failed the consumption test and repairs were made under warranty. That was just below 30K miles. The lower oil pan seal failed around 60K miles, and was $500 or so in repairs. This upper oil pan is another level, entirely. Everyone's so focused on the oil consumption issue, and how Subaru has "resolved" it, that no attention is being paid to these critical oil leaks, which can be financially devastating. Scotty has mentioned the oil consumption, and given a nod to Subaru for fixing it, but never mentioned these oil pan leaks, which seem to be extremely common. My Subaru technician suggested just keeping an eye on the oil level, and adding as necessary, because of the cost and age of the vehicle. We aren't seeing low oil level warnings between changes, which we are always punctual about. I may take it to an independent shop, to check for the possibility that the leak is from the valve covers, which may loosen over time (the dealer technician didn't mention this happening). He could not tell me if the repairs would entail additional machining or replacement of existing parts with new designs. I cannot justify dropping $3,000 if this could start leaking again in another year or two. As an aside, I had the CVT oil replaced, because of Scotty's videos, explaining the "lifetime" CVT oil shenanigans. But it was not just the CVT oil, but also the differentials that were serviced, too, pumping that part of our bill to $560. I've never had a regular transmission service cost anything like that before! Do the differentials need to be serviced at the same time, or was it bill padding? By the way, at 30K, another dealer tech did tell me CVT oil did not need to be replaced, because it was "good for the life of the transmission." I believed that for years. The CV joints go out on these things around 100K miles, costing $1,100 at a dealer. Are there after market parts available for less, or are these Subaru exclusive? If you made it this far, thanks for reading! {black}:cool: | |||||