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Aug 31, 2006 | 12:57 PM

driver

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CVT on 05 Maxima SL

alright... went to the dealer today to get a transmission oil service... called me back and said i have a CVT trans... and don't need to change the oil till 100k km. that i have a different oil in there.

service manager told me that some maxs have them.
and i don;t think they can make a mistake like that, because the trans looks different from the others. unless they look exactly the same.

is there a way to tell for myself?

history... ordered car aug 04. got it dec 04 brand new

color: majestic blue
year. 05
mdl: SL

navi, fully loaded.

i can't be the only one in ont, canada... there must be more.

Aug 31, 2006 | 01:00 PM

MAX2DAMAX

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go test drive the 07, and compare it to yours??

Aug 31, 2006 | 01:09 PM

RHMax

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The SM has CVT up his butt. That would be a "no, you do not have CT".

Aug 31, 2006 | 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by RHMax

The SM has CVT up his butt. That would be a "no, you do not have CT".

how can someone make a mistake like this and how can i tell my self.

Aug 31, 2006 | 01:41 PM

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Do you feel the car shifting?

Aug 31, 2006 | 01:58 PM

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This thread is serious...?

Aug 31, 2006 | 02:04 PM

jcalabria

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Quote:

Originally Posted by driver

how can i tell my self.

Can you put on your lipstick while accelerating????

Seriously...

Conventional Auto

When you accelerate hard from a dead stop, engine revs rise steadily to near readline followed by a drop in revs at each gear change (repeating for each gear change).
Manual gate selects 5 ratios.

CVT

When you accelerate hard from a stop revs jump almost immediately to 5000+ and car accelerates with little or no change in RPM.
Manual gate selects 6 ratios.
On the '07 CVTs at least, the tranny dipstick is capped off with a warning to have the CVT fluid checked/changed by a Nissan dealer only.

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how can someone make a mistake like this

Since I seriously doubt you have a CVT in an '05, the SM just may be an ****.

Aug 31, 2006 | 02:41 PM

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This thread is serious...?

The thread can't be serious but that picture is hype!

Aug 31, 2006 | 11:09 PM

lightonthehill

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driver - We know for certain that *NO* CVTs were in installed in Maximas sold in the U.S. before the 2007 model. I would be rather surprised if any were put in Canadian Maximas before the 2007 model.

jcalabria tells above exactly how to determine if your '05 has a CVT. Again, I will be more than very surprised if you have a CVT.

Sep 1, 2006 | 06:56 AM

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For future repair needs... drive right past that stealership and find one that knows what end of the car the engine is in. That SM is a

Sep 2, 2006 | 12:37 AM

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Again another case of the stealership having absolutely no idea what they are talkin about....

Sep 2, 2006 | 06:10 PM

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I have a 2000 I30 (no CVT) and a 2003 Murano (Has CVT)

When you first drive a CVT it seems very odd and it is very clear that it is totally different.

Unless this is your first car, you would have know right away if you have a CVT or not!