Anything else besides transmission and brake flush

ddvette9 · 01-29-2013, 12:46 PM

Anyone do anything else around 50-60k besides brake flush and transmission flush? Besides obvious tires and brakes and oil and filters.

wheee! · 01-29-2013, 01:15 PM

Differential should be done first 5k then every 20 after that... IMHO

ddvette9 · 01-29-2013, 01:25 PM

And btw, ive been on this forum a long time i dont need links to a search tool or copies of the owners manual. I understand what is reccomended I wanted to see what some of the daily driver gear heads had to say. Not the once a week drivers who change their freaking oil every month lol and live and die by the owner's manual.

wheee! · 01-29-2013, 01:33 PM

The first time you empty the diff, beware, it smells like boiled fish heads and is black as sludge. I used synthetic (AMSoil 75w90) after that and replaced it again at 25,000 kms. The second time it looked golden and smelled fine, but I know that the diff heats up a lot and it is a cheap and easy fluid swap (with a hand pump).

11Thumper · 01-30-2013, 01:58 AM

Technically the 7AT fluid doesn't have to be changed. Personally I would do it every 60k miles. If you don't plan to drive the car more than 100k miles before selling it just leave it alone.

Jsolo · 01-30-2013, 02:02 AM

Coolant too...Check belts/hoses.

ddvette9 · 01-30-2013, 07:21 AM

Yea I will probably do coolant and brakes and diff. Not gonna mess with the 7at fluid. Should be good with cooland and brake and diff.

Mt Tam I am · 01-30-2013, 09:18 AM

On an MT you'd want to change the clutch fluid too.

bvl · 01-30-2013, 09:50 AM

Given 'lifetime' intervals of a lot of fluids these days, I still will continue on 30K intervals for tranny/diff. Has worked fine for 350+K accumulated miles in my past 3 vehicles. My weapon of choice has been Redline synthetics for this use case. Brake fluid is a bit of a meh to me, and is more about age then miles. Aggressive folks will change it every 2 years. For low mile vehicles, 4y works fine. People often forget about clutch fluid while at it, and to me that is more important as I have seen more slave failures in my lifetime then brake master.

Nissan OEM fluids, in my 2010, are not full synthetic IMHO. Recent cold spell on the east coast felt like molasses for the first 5 minutes of shifting...so MTL 85 will be going in next fall, well short of 30K

- b

anthonyy · 01-30-2013, 11:21 AM

no need for coolant change at 50k

wheee! · 01-30-2013, 01:04 PM

Brakes and clutch, +1

The stock fluid kinda sucks... I upgraded the lines and fluid just for peace of mind.

ddvette9 · 01-30-2013, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anthonyy

no need for coolant change at 50k

Really? Ok cool

DEpointfive0 · 01-30-2013, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anthonyy

no need for coolant change at 50k

Agreed, same with the trans fluid, oh, I'd do a power steering fluid flush though!

Look, they are called "lifetime" or 105/120k IIRC fluids, so they should last that long
While a fluid change isn't "necessary" or "required", too much maintainence isn't really a bad thing

Like from now on I will always change my brake fluid with GTR fluid every year, maybe PS fluid too, why? Because for $120, it's worth it to me
Radiator I might do at 50-60k, just depends how lazy I am when the time comes
And I just changed my diff fluid at 30k, yesterday

01-29-2013, 12:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
ddvette9 Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 823 Drives: 2013 Scion FRS Rep Power: 17	Anything else besides transmission and brake flush Anyone do anything else around 50-60k besides brake flush and transmission flush? Besides obvious tires and brakes and oil and filters.

01-29-2013, 01:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
wheee! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mod Capital of Canada Age: 57 Posts: 7,354 Drives: cars. lots of cars. Rep Power: 40181	Differential should be done first 5k then every 20 after that... IMHO SPOHN and DEpointfive0 like this. __________________ H&R / Stillen / Berk / HKS / Swift / Michelin / UpRev / SPC / Amuse Rep / Seibon / Fringe XVO / TWM / more... My Journal

01-29-2013, 01:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
wheee! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mod Capital of Canada Age: 57 Posts: 7,354 Drives: cars. lots of cars. Rep Power: 40181	The first time you empty the diff, beware, it smells like boiled fish heads and is black as sludge. I used synthetic (AMSoil 75w90) after that and replaced it again at 25,000 kms. The second time it looked golden and smelled fine, but I know that the diff heats up a lot and it is a cheap and easy fluid swap (with a hand pump). __________________ H&R / Stillen / Berk / HKS / Swift / Michelin / UpRev / SPC / Amuse Rep / Seibon / Fringe XVO / TWM / more... My Journal

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01-29-2013, 01:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
ddvette9 Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 823 Drives: 2013 Scion FRS Rep Power: 17	And btw, ive been on this forum a long time i dont need links to a search tool or copies of the owners manual. I understand what is reccomended I wanted to see what some of the daily driver gear heads had to say. Not the once a week drivers who change their freaking oil every month lol and live and die by the owner's manual.

01-30-2013, 01:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
11Thumper Track Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 754 Drives: '11 370Z, '01 S2k Rep Power: 17	Technically the 7AT fluid doesn't have to be changed. Personally I would do it every 60k miles. If you don't plan to drive the car more than 100k miles before selling it just leave it alone.

01-30-2013, 07:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
ddvette9 Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 823 Drives: 2013 Scion FRS Rep Power: 17	Yea I will probably do coolant and brakes and diff. Not gonna mess with the 7at fluid. Should be good with cooland and brake and diff.

01-30-2013, 09:50 AM	#9 (permalink)
bvl Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: PA Posts: 362 Drives: MB Roadster (sold) Rep Power: 14	Given 'lifetime' intervals of a lot of fluids these days, I still will continue on 30K intervals for tranny/diff. Has worked fine for 350+K accumulated miles in my past 3 vehicles. My weapon of choice has been Redline synthetics for this use case. Brake fluid is a bit of a meh to me, and is more about age then miles. Aggressive folks will change it every 2 years. For low mile vehicles, 4y works fine. People often forget about clutch fluid while at it, and to me that is more important as I have seen more slave failures in my lifetime then brake master. Nissan OEM fluids, in my 2010, are not full synthetic IMHO. Recent cold spell on the east coast felt like molasses for the first 5 minutes of shifting...so MTL 85 will be going in next fall, well short of 30K - b

01-30-2013, 11:21 AM	#10 (permalink)
anthonyy A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Los Gatos, CA Posts: 1,027 Drives: Lexus CT Rep Power: 16	no need for coolant change at 50k

01-30-2013, 01:04 PM	#11 (permalink)
wheee! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mod Capital of Canada Age: 57 Posts: 7,354 Drives: cars. lots of cars. Rep Power: 40181	Brakes and clutch, +1 The stock fluid kinda sucks... I upgraded the lines and fluid just for peace of mind. __________________ H&R / Stillen / Berk / HKS / Swift / Michelin / UpRev / SPC / Amuse Rep / Seibon / Fringe XVO / TWM / more... My Journal

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