So those who did the drain and refill on the auto Maximas, you just refill in the oil dipstick and shift it through the gears with it running, I'd rather like to avoid the dealer

 

The oil plug has a magnet. Remove any debris before you put it back on. The oil level will be higher on the dipstick when the oil is hot, so add less, warm it up and then fill within the xxxxx range (I have a 5 A/T).

 

It should be in the middle of the xxxxxx range...I took the dipstick to the stealership and that's what the techs said!

 

Where under the car is the drain plug for the transmission fluid? What size allen wrench do you need? Where online can I buy some transmission fluid type K from Nissan?
Doing a drain, and refill. (Fluid looks dirty. Not red.)
Is the nissan transmission fluid type k red in the bottle?

 

feel free to check the on going post
http://forums.maxima.org/6th-generat...e-noticed.html
on the trans it has a allen key plug, make sure you get the right size as it strips very easy.
courtesy Nissan may sell it online. K-matic fluid is red. Even if the fluid is dirty it should still have some semblance of "red" if its any other color its horrific.

 

Where under the car is the trans fluid drain plug? Where online is some cheap Nissan trans K fluid? Is 4 containers enough fluid?

 

no offense but if your not sure how to go about this job i wouldn't recommend you do it. a drain and fill only gets about half of it out.

 

I realize that. I'm not doing a risky flush.

 

jack the car up and look. then try different size tools to see what fits.
goolge is useful.
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Where do you guys dispose of your tranny fluid?

 

Went to the dealer, they said that they drop the pan and refill, so they get a bit more than just a drain w the plug. They do not do a full flush. 150$CAN or something. Seems expensive to me, but if I have tranny problems, Ill have the proper proof...

 

150 sounds about right. the fluid is pricy and over an hours labour at least