looked in the how-to section but to no avail. for the ppl that have done this, any quick tips? a pic maybe if possible on where the drain plug is? the capacity needed to fill is 2.5 qt? i am going to a shop to get 3 qt of redline mt90 @ 8.99$/qt. i think thats decent as well. TIA

 

This thread belongs in the Fluids & Lubes section. Will probably be moved there soon.

If you look at the stickies in that section, there are descriptions for doing this work -- and a link to another site with pictures of where the plug is located. You need to be careful not to loosen the wrong nut on the trannie.

Below is the Lubes thread that I discussed.

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=225766

The first post here has a link in its body for our trannies. You have to read past the info on the earlier gens to get to trannies in 2002 and up Maximas. Be certain to only use GL-4 fluid (do not use GL4-5 fluid). On the greghome site, you can click on the pictures to get them to fit your screen.

I did this work myself using that link on the above thread and post. I needed to buy a tool to open the trannie and a very long funnel to put in the new fluid. Look at the pictures and then your car and you will understand why these tools are necessary.

 

i was going to post there but i thought put it here because someone would have a diagram. ill check out ur link as well. thanks. yeah, the redline is gl-4.

 

I did this manual trannie fluid change about 18 months ago. If you have any questions, post them here (or send me a private message). I will be happy to help.

The job is not hard if you have the right tools and know what you are doing. The pictures and diagrams on this other site help a lot.

http://www.greghome.com/Greg's%20Gar...axSE/MT-90.htm

 

thanks, i will get the fluid hopefully tomorrow and start the flush on saturday, thanks for your help silvermax! tools are a non-issue.

 

You should heat up the old fluid by driving before you drain it out. Because I did my change in my garage, I let it drip all night long and put the new fluid in the next morning.

 

dont forget to use nissan fluid otherwise your warranty is void

 

I don't thinks so. I used Redline at the proper specifications (from Nissan) and expect them to honor the powertrain warranty -- if needed.

Had the specs of the Redline not met what Nissan required, that would be the case.