I have a Nissan Altima 2007 Sedan CVT with 132k km, everything works ok but I notice it has a leak around the seals for the CVT transmission, it leaks about 1 quart every month and a half or so and only when parked and hot, I went to a transmission shop and they diagnosed it was the seals and it would take about 400 usd to fix it, should I save up and save it or just keep refilling the CVT transmission until the leak worsens ?
Thanks in advance for the help
I would fix it unless you want to keep adding fluid.
The fluid is not that expensive to be fair but it's definitely not good for the environment
fix it for $400 unless you are fine with ruining your transmission which would land you in $4000-$7000 land.
Definitely fix it. It's not good to operate your CVT on low fluid if it gets to that point while driving. And it's probably a hassle to constantly fill it up, isn't it?
I would fix it with those low miles. It will only get worse if you leave it.
I'm actually saving now to fix it before it let's too much fluid out, I'm actually checking the fluid every week just to be on the safe side, the car has almost no mileage and it's not used much but I want it to last since I really like it
Altimas are better made than the versas/micras/sentras, so it might be worth it. Before you pay try some kind of lucas transmission stop leak for CVTs or anything similar made for leaks, you have nothing to lose.
I'm going to wait until I have to fill it again and try some bars leaks, I'm thinking it makes the fluid a little more dense do it doesn't flow that much through the seals right ?
Remember you have cvt and it is Nissan. I would not add any fluid other than CVT fluid in it.
I've heard that before, what's the worst thing that can happen? I'm asking because this is my first CVT ever and there seems to be a bunch of talk about how it's all unreliable and pretty much everything kills it but I don't know for sure
I do not know much about CVT stop leak products. I know it's fairly safe to try in an automatic, just shared the possibility for a CVT. Try asking someone who knows them well if you want to be sure.
How long do you want to keep it?
I intend to keep it at least until electric cars become ubiquitous enough so I can afford one, here in Mexico they are crazy expensive. I intend to put like 5k km a year given that I work from home and barely travel once or twice a year for more than 500 km at a time
Given the info, you should fix it. Leaks mean that moisture and dirty also get in from the outside. That length of time will generate harder seals, bigger leaks, more compromise of the internals of the transmission. Fix it, if you want it to last as long as you say.
Sell it and get a Toyota. I've had my fair share of misery with My Nissan and its CVT....
