2008 Nissan Rogue, 220k KM, no vehicle history… We were advised to get a trans fluid change after we were told the fluid was a bit dark but no bad smell. So we took it to a highly rated mechanic who said they drained it and filled it twice. It also had a oxygen sensor changed. Car drives great now, maybe from the sensor change? Im not a car guy, and after reading a lot online im worried we could have risked our transmission. At what point would we notice slippage or failure if the drain knocks things loose?
Edit: forgot to mention its an automatic and havent noticed any transmission problems before the drain.
220k KM, no vehicle history ... At what point would we notice slippage or failure if the drain knocks things loose?
Given the km on it, it could be any time for you.
Like a timeframe of that happening.
there is no crystal ball for these things. The only way to get some idea is to crack the transmission open and inspect it. Since you have no idea idea of the service history, it's a complete mystery.
If your car is shaking, vibrating, making unknown sounds then you have transmission problems.
@kp Appreciate the response but also not exactly what I was looking for via my question. I’ve already read the signs of a bad transmission but trying to ask at which point after a trans drain/fill i would experience problems? Like a timeframe of that happening. As of now the transmission has had none of those happen that you mentioned.
At what point would we notice slippage or failure
Seeing as how those vehicles use a Jatco CVT which is know to be weak and prone to failure I'd expect it to go bad at any time, and that has nothing to do with changing the fluid assuming the service was done correctly. It's amazing the thing has lasted 17 years.
https://www.carcomplaints.com/Nissan/Rogue/2008/
https://www.carcomplaints.com/Nissan/Rogue/2008/transmission/
@chucktobias I appreciate the response and im not trying to be rude but that isn’t answering my question. I was asking in what timeframe i would notice problems with a transmission after a drain/fill if it were to knock stuff loose. Is it right away, or could be weeks? Etc. You are right though that nissan rogues are notoriously bad CVTs on paper. I know nothing about cars but I did learn that from research after buying our car. That being said it’s been a great car so far actually and you see them all over around here this year, newer, older, still running on the road. Plenty still running on marketplace as well. So not that surprising it’s still running lol.
edit: actually i see more of these things on the road then anything else. Maybe im biased and notice them more after having one myself but these suckers are everywhere.
Although a large number of those CVTs crater early it doesn't mean they all will. It's a matter of statistics, there will always be outliers. Perhaps you'll be lucky but 17 years with nearly 150,000 miles is pushing the odds for one of those.
The answer to your question is that there is no way to know, there are too many variables. However, CVTs are fundamentally different than conventional automatic transmissions and how they may react to deferred fluid changes is different as well.