My 2000 i30 has 107k on it and i recently checked my transmission fluid and it seemed allitle burnt.Should I bring it for a flush and fill or leave it alone? Also where is my fuel filter located? Thanks

 

It's in the gas tank and is part of the fuel pump. According to NIssan, the fuel filter is not a replacement part :O

 

yo my car is the same year and im at 107454 miles and mine has the slightly brown at fluid too. i think you should just drain than flush cus i got mixed responses and read that it can damage old trannies so i would just do a couple of drain and fils.

 

Drain and flush easiest thing to do

 

So is it recommended to drain & flush or do repeated drain & fills? My trans fluid is brownish too.

 

nissan recommends to do a full flush every 30k miles but i have never seen problems when people only flush at like 90k or so as long as they are not racing the car all the time, i think you would be fine either way, i would do full flush though if it was mine.

 

There is a procedure for the maxima that you can use to flush by taking off the cooler hose. I've done this and it works great.
Then add some SeaFoam Trans because the burning of your fluid is probably from varnish buildup in areas that are causing incorrect pressures which are leading to premature wear or bands and other parts.

Personally, I would never wait more than 50k miles to replace ATF no mater what the manufacturer suggests.

 

Don't flush the fluid too often. If it is burnt, if would make sense to drain and fill, but also install an aftermarket ATF cooler (approx. $100) for long term reliability while you're doing maintenance. The problem with draining too often, or power-flushing (never do this), is that the clutch material inside the transmission sheers off slowly but surely and becomes trapped in the fluid. So long as the material remains circulating inside, the friction coefficient remains stable and the transmission operates normally. However, if you drain the fluid often, or sometimes only once on an under-maintenanced high mileage vehicle, you also drain the clutch material debris and lower the internal friction coefficient causing the transmission to suddenly "slip". The trick to long-lasting automatics is clean, cool fluid, with an emphasis on cool. When ATF overheats it thins out and this also lowers the friction coefficient. Hope this helps someone.

 

change the tranny fluid.
the fuel filter is on the fire wall, driver side. Get a set of pliers and a screwdriver.
Get a Hanes manual, and you can change it in 20 mins.