auto tranny fluid change

when should the auto trans fluid be changed?

Every 30K miles.

with what type (number) fluid. (basically is there a special nissan oil of is the "good enough for ford" stuff okay?)

Use GL-4 in the tranny, on the se-r mailing list several people have been running into probablems with GL-5 tranny fluid. Something in the GL-5 is known to cause corrosion to some of the brass/bronze parts in the tranny

I have used Mobil 1 ATF for the last 2yrs, No Problems at all. A little pricey, but worth the purchase. I use 5 quarts and change it myself.




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If you change it yourself with only 5 quarts you must not be removing all the fluid? a simple drain and fill will leave several quarts of old fluid still in the tranny

Yeah,,,The torque converter holds a few quarts, so unless you are dropping the pan for some reason like changing the filter 5 quarts is all you need. I had the pan dropped, replaced the gasket and the filter cleaned, the 1st time I made the change from standard fluid to synthetic.


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Does the FSM specify the correct fluid change method?