If towing a trailer or if the vehicle is driven on rough or muddy roads, replace the cvt fluid every 30,000 miles or 24 months. How to change 2001 nissan sentra automatic transmission fluid filter along with the fluid change. The worst complaints are transmission failure, known transmission problems since 2008, and transmission surging. My transmission started going out and my 2015 nissan sentra at 10,000 miles, i took it to the dealership several times and they just gave me a runaround and said it was a sensor and easy to fix. It should include an oil change, oil filter change, and air filter change like the previous service.
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Part 4 how to fix your check engine, vsc, trac off warning lights with zero point calibration duration. We analyze hundreds of thousands of used cars daily. Cvt fluid and change interval nissan forum nissan forums. This service and maintenance guide is designed to help you make sure your vehicle receives proper and timely maintenance that is necessary. However, you may also need to change the transmission fluid. Use nissan fluid as the problems are so high you dont want to shortchange there.
From time to time you need to change your nissan sentra transmission oil. Anyone know the full transmission fluid capacity on this car. Nissan sentra 2015, rapidcool transmission oil cooler kit by hayden. Search over 2,500 listings to find the best local deals. At 30,000 miles, the service will be a bit more indepth. You might do well to change fluid at half that or 30k miles but be warned, its not cheap. I usually change it once a year, or every 15k miles. I have a 2000 and decided to change the filter since it came with trans pan gasket. Nissan didnt put a transmission fluid dipstick under the hood, so the theory is they didnt want anyone messing with the cvt fluid.