Hello, I am now the 2nd owner of my '14 , it has 100k( 100,811) , no dealer service records beside one oil change, the Nissan dealer we deal with does not want to do flush without knowing the condition of the CVT, they quoted me $350 to do an inspection via dropping the pan , checking for metal and then refilling what came out, what do you guys think? then of course the cost of the flush would be on top of that.


I had them do an overall inspection of the car and the CVT fluid was noted as dirty so no doubt it needs to be changed soon.

 

Do the best you can do.

 

Im gonna be all that I can be!

 

And knowing is half the battle!

 

The dealership is full of it. And wants to rip you off.
2 ramps, 10mm Allen, and a wrench, a new rubber o ring and a small family dollar funnel. With 5 quarts NS fluid from dealer.
Plus half an hour of work and a cold budweiser. And you're done.
https://maxima.org/forums/7th-generation-maxima-2009-2015/658082-cvt-fluid-drain-fill.html

 

GI Joe!!!

 

As you are wise enough to get an inspection done, just a few words.
1.) $350 isn't a bad price for dropping the pan and making sure you have no broken bits of CVT belt. Especially if it included replacing the fluid with NS2 (I don't recommend the flush!) It will give you a heads up as to how the previous owner treated the car and power train. If you are saying they are going to put back in what came out...pass and insist on new NS2 You have no way of knowing if their catch was clean.
2.) Get them to replace the filter (the inline one by the drivers side wheel well.) Having them do this is critical as filling the trans with clean and fresh NS2 with a dirty filter = dirty new NS2.

As the folks have mentioned, doing the drain and fill is a really simple process and I do recommend you do it every 60K miles or less. Dropping the PAN and looking for yourself is easy too if you are a DIY person. Just know that the torque is in inch lbs! Don't strip these!

 

It just seemed like the smart thing to do, more so because I didnt get charged for it.

Thank you for your feedback, I am slowly leaning towards dropping the money to have them do it, but I am going to price shop it with a few other Nissan dealers, more so for one that is closer to me. Far as I understood him, that price included replacing what fluid came out, not reusing the old fluid.

I was already planning on replacing the filter, but I will probably just do that myself when I am replacing the brake rotors.

Yes, I have learned just how easy it is to drain and refill the CVT fluid, and it will be something I will be doing myself in the future.

 

If you can replace the filter then you may as well drain the fluid yourself.

Save your money and buy Idemitsu fluid. It's the same thing.

 

My 2011 with 130K has had the CVT fluid changed twice, once @ 100K and @ 125K.
I should of changed it every 35-40K miles. but I was hesitant after reading all the horror stories.
The fact of the matter is that most NISSAN dealerships have no idea on what type of maintenance needs to be done to these cars. They are not trained properly and when asked technical questions concerning the CVT, they refuse to answer. I've asked 3 major dealers in S.W Ohio what type of pump is in the CVT tranny and none of them knew the answer. One dealer told me: 'Never change the CVT fluid!" I believe most Nissan dealers do not send there techs to school, HELL, Nissan may not even have a CVT school. MAHANDDEEM is correct, most of these dealers are a rip off. All they're trained to do is replace and invoice. Find a good CVT mechanic in your area and explain to him your issues. Nissan Motor Company used to be a great company, now they're crap.

 

Newbe on this Generation.

Whats a CVT ?

 

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Its what makes the car move, its a different type of transmission , it uses pullys and belts to move the car vs gears.