MaximaFan4140

Been awhile since ive been on this forum due to selling all 3 of my maximas due to financial issues but heres the scoop... recently bought another 4gen...car drove like a champ for the first 3 days after purchase...then transmission starts slipping and I get the trans error code for the tcu...replaced that and no slippage...no code...3 weeks later transmission completely goes out or so I think...car seems to be stuck in either 2nd or 3rd and I have no reverse and car tries to move in neutral also come to find out I have 2 bad motor mounts...lower rear and left...any ideas what could be my issue org members before I go worst case scenario and replace transmission? Also anyone in NC willing to meet me at a Pull it yard if I do have to pull a tranny lol?? You will be compensated for ur time.

MaximaFan4140

Anyone?? lol

Kevlo911

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motor mounts are not the issue here..

I would guess it's the trans unfortunately

4th gen maxi

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You check the fluid smell and color.
Could be a simple solenoid not responding correct. Clean grounds and recheck.

JoshG

how many miles does it have?

MaximaFan4140

After smelling trans fluid...really burnt smell and car has 128k...all original miles...damn shame this trans has gone so quickly...

Quickywd01

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You know that the front electric motor mount on the auto cars can cause the tcm/ecu to burn out when they go bad?

MaximaFan4140

I never knew that...but my issue is for this car to have such low mileage...hell all my prior maximas had way more miles then this current one and I never had tranny issues what so ever out of any of them...hell I only had to replace a motor in my 89 after 310k due to lost compression over age and time. This car baffles me.

Quickywd01

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That's because you bought a grandmas car that never saw hard usage. Cars like that have seals that leak oil and weird problems. Your trans was never driven the way you drive and when you did it died. Should've done a full trans drain and fill with amsoil synthetic atf and put a b&m trans cooler on it.

MaximaFan4140

For it to go out on me completely after only 3 weeks of owning it...me buying all that to put on it would've been a waste seein as it was already on its last leg...I guess I just sped up the process lol...I don't really wanna keep the car cuz it has given me bad vibes since this tranny issue arised...god knows what else might be on the fritz lol

Kevlo911

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proof?


i have read about it on 5th gens for ECU's, never on a 4th gen.

TCM isnt connected to it.

The_Fixer

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When did 4th gens get a electric mount??

Fakie J Farkerton

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Kevlo911

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4th gen SE/GLE(some gxe) auto's had a liquid/electric filled front motor mount
1 wire going to it...

The_Fixer

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My se 97 did not have them just changed the 3 oe ones last year

Kevlo911

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wierd, i know my gle had it. ive seen se's with it - maybe it's part of a package...

Fakie J Farkerton

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My GLE had it..think all GLE's do.

Quickywd01

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Don't get rid of it if it's mint, fix it. That's the whole point of doing all of that. Synthetic fluid won't burn up and the cooler keeps it from burning up. You've got a lot to learn, start reading.

Quickywd01

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You're right. See what happens when you read too much.

max ride 41

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nope, all my mounts are just rubber and steel

Fakie J Farkerton

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Yeah, I don't understand how it was decided then.
Was it the comfort package? Lol
I know mine didn't have the winter package.

maxinout93

I would reemplace it since these trannys are widely avalailable at salvage yards

MaximaFan4140

Yea I'm slowly but surely getting back into re learning my Maxima's...with the low mileage on it it would be wise to keep it...I want a 5th gen badly tho Lol...well I'm gonna be tackling the tranny swap this weekend...any tips or suggestions on how to make this go smoothly? Or any steps how to swap without having to follow a manual exactly?

max ride 41

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yeah, have a shop do it

MaximaFan4140

Lol funny guy...great advice to give on the forums bro...way to motivate!!

Quickywd01

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It's so simple a caveperson could do it. Get the wheels off so you can remove the axle nuts. Pull of the axles. Bust the trans bolts theres like 12 or 14 I forget. Put a floor jack under the trans and let it down on the ground. Pour fluid into the new torque convertor before you put it in. Jack the trans up, wiggle it, just a little bit, stick it in, bolt it in, fill with amsoil synthetic atf, and you drive hard so get a cooler. Easy breezy. I did it like that with basic hand tools. My indian neighbor came out laughing taking pics to send back to india to show how we does it in america. I used a 2x4 piece of wood laid across the inner fender rails and some rope and another 2x4 from the firewall to the front which can be a crafty lift since I didn't even have floor jacks back then. I used the oem scissor jacks for everything. If there's a will, there's a way. People got lifts and tools and can't fix stuff. But I did have my lappy out with the FactoryServiceManual so I could refer to it if I got stuck or needed to know anything. It's all in there, step by step and it's free online. BTW I'm a scrawny 175lb, depending which way the wind blows, and I can pick up the trans and move it around myself. I had help, get at least a buddy or two.