jayeyeMax

i just recently did alot of work to my maxima, put a new 5th gen clutch, ss clutch line,brand new master and slave all parts came from courtesy nissan.
before i had all that installed my car didnt like to shift at redline and now after all this i just hit 500 break in miles and decided to give it a try it still feels rough going into gear shifting from third to fourth.under normal driving it goes in smooth no problem but once i take it to 6800 it doesnt seem to want to go in smoothly. i had this problem before and i thought it could be some of the parts i changed but i changed everything! can anyone help???

asand1

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What gear oil are you running? What condition are your synchros in?

asand1

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Granny shifting and not double clutching like you should?

carsnwomen91

jayeyeMax

mobil 1 75-90..and how can i check the condition of my synchros?e1

MaximaSpd85

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Aside from the fact that youre not using the proper type of gear oil it could also just be the tranny as stated before.

jayeyeMax

what gear oil do u guys recommend?

asand1

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NISSAN states GL-4 only. GL-4/5 does not work. GL-5 is to "slick" and doesnt allow enough friction on the synchros to do theyre job. Searching will yield a thousand posts about acceptable oils. I use STA Lube GL-4.

http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...gl-4-dino.html

dwapenyi

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When I had my 98 Max 5-speed, I used Redline MT90. The gearbox developed noisy as hell gear problems about 100K miles later. You could hear the synchros wailing when I would downshift to 1st gear like 100 feet away.

I'm sticking with OEM this time in my 98 I30.

O...E...M, OHH.....EEE.....EMMMM,......O....E.....M.....

DW

asand1

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Most Nissan dealers use GL-5 out of ignorance. Most current techs arent familiar with a 16 year old car. Get good GL-4 dino oil and be happy.

dwapenyi

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I can see that happening. I have twice been screwed over by Nissan dealerships. Liitle did they know that I did my homework and contacted Nissan corp usa.

DW

jayeyeMax

i dont care how much it cost, what would be the BEST tranny fluid to buy. iam changing my fluid tomorrow

jayeyeMax

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asand1

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again http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...gl-4-dino.html <its a link
Cliffs;
Redline MT90,
Sta-Lube
SL24229 for 1Qt
SL24239 for 1Gal
SL24259 for 5Gal
or any other GL-4 lube

dwapenyi

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OK. I've done a little research because I'm about to do my gear oil. I used Redline MT-90 before and it looks like I'm heading right back to it.

The Nissan FSM specifys GL-4 80W90. Some of the oils mentioned here are 85W90 GL-4. Redline MT-90 is 75W90.

I'm going with Redline MT-90 again because;
Redline MT-90 is full synthetic GL-4
Redline MT-90 exceeds the recommendations of gear oil for Nissan by being 75W90 rather than the OEM 80W90.


Oh, and get GL-4 only......GL-4 only. Stay away from that GL5 GL4 GL3 combo nonsense. The salesclerk behind the counter will say its OK, but it's your tranny.

DW

JSutter

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I've used Redline MT-90, MT-90/MTL mix, Amsoil MTG, or the Napa stuff. All have been good for me.