I'm just getting used to the car, its been then a week of owning it. But ive noticed every time that b/w second and third the car shifts hard, makes like a clunk almost. Could it me be my tranny going? any thoughts?

 

No, it's just Nissan. Welcome to the wonderful world of the VQ mated to not so wonderful Nissan trannies... The only way to get a smooth shifting trannie is to get a Bimmer (or an S2000 as some will say). Hey, at least our trannies are not granading like the Z guys'...

p.s. mine does it too (third in my 5 spd is just awful). Synthetic gear oil (Redline MT-90) makes it just a little better, but in no way smooth.

 

I always felt that the in my 4th gen had a good tranny. that was part of the reason o got the 5th gen. BTW mine is an automatic , so this 2-3 hard shift is normal? you think redline a/T might help?

 

same with my 01 5spd..shifting isnt smooth..specially when chilly out

 

Wait, you got an autotragic? I'd do a good flush, use M1, and then install a hyperground. So a search on both (the fluids forum for the flush).

 

I've got an '02 with 51k miles on her now. It's an auto and I've only had the car for about three thousand miles (since late October), but it's been doing the hard 2nd-3rd shift ever since I got it. And I've read multiple times on here that others have the same situation, and it's just how the tranny is. I'm gonna get mine flushed and serviced soon, though. I don't usually drive too hard, so I'm not going to do the VB mod or anything. (Even though I really don't know what it does, I know it's expensive.)

 

you think an ecu reset would help?

 

do a tranny flush and replace with mobile 1 or amsoil systhetic ATF...i just did that last week and it help smooth out the shift in my 00....

 

how many miles are on the car?

 

That is actually a good idea I had not thought of.. My Max shifts rough as well. Although that 3rd gear...Mmmmm boy is that a fun passing gear.

I run Synthetic oil...I think it makes difference in HP.

 

The rough shifting is normally associated with a faulty 2-3 shift solenoid. IIRC, it pauses, then slams into gear when its not jumping revs between those shifts.

 

44 k miles

 

is there a TSB on that?

 

I'm not sure if that TSB applies to 5.5gens though, but that doesn't mean that problem still won't exist. I would check through the stickies above to see if it does apply. Do it quick, because eventually the condition will worsen.

 

got the same problem you do, i actually go into neutral for a second then into third, and it shifts just fine. little more shift time though..

 

Dumb question, but what is a hyperground. Same as a grounding kit like the one Stillen sells?

 

I've got the same problem on my 02 with only 22K miles on it.
2nd to 3rd shift is crappy.
Lately I've noticed that my AT light blinks 16 times when I start the engine.
Any one knows what the blinking refers to ????

 

Yup, but thanks to the Home Depot mod king and other members of the org, a lot cheaper than Stealin's.

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