Really dumb 7AT question, is there a sport mode?

FPenvy · 09-15-2015, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by 370bluez

Since I am a noob and all. I do have another question (as all of us noobs do)... Infiniti/Nissan don't have a service interval for the 7AT, and it is one of those "lifetime Fills" which usually means replace the transmission by 100k miles.

Is this transmission difficult to service? And what is the recommended "forum bro" service interval.

I tried a search several times and it wasn't very successful.

100k is bullshit. go every 30k that's even what a friend of mine who is the service manager at a Nissan garage said. even at 30k miles the fluid is just toast if you drive that car hard at all.

I just has mine done 2 weeks ago at 46k miles. took it to the Nissan garage which is rare for me but tranny fluid flush and change isn't really something to do at home unless you have a lift and the specialized tools to pup the fluid out then back in. almost like a full brake fluid flush/change. the money it costs to have Nissan do it is much less than the cost of tools to do it at home.

370bluez · 09-15-2015, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by FPenvy

100k is bullshit. go every 30k that's even what a friend of mine who is the service manager at a Nissan garage said. even at 30k miles the fluid is just toast if you drive that car hard at all.

I just has mine done 2 weeks ago at 46k miles. took it to the Nissan garage which is rare for me but tranny fluid flush and change isn't really something to do at home unless you have a lift and the specialized tools to pup the fluid out then back in. almost like a full brake fluid flush/change. the money it costs to have Nissan do it is much less than the cost of tools to do it at home.

Oh so nissan offers a transmission fluid swap? I read a lot of threads that stated the dealers were clueless when someone requested those... and claimed it was a "lifetime fill".

Also how much do they want for this?

FPenvy · 09-15-2015, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by 370bluez

Oh so nissan offers a transmission fluid swap? I read a lot of threads that stated the dealers were clueless when someone requested those... and claimed it was a "lifetime fill".

Also how much do they want for this?

I called 3 dealerships and the first one said they've never worked on a 370 so I hung up, second never did a tranny fluid swap, and the 3rd I gave up and just called my guy at the Nissan garage that's a bit out of the way BUT I found out he's done it many times there so that was a homerun. didn't take long either. think it was just over an hour which was fine gave me and the fiancée time to go test the new murano for her.

think it was $170.

370bluez · 09-15-2015, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by FPenvy

I called 3 dealerships and the first one said they've never worked on a 370 so I hung up, second never did a tranny fluid swap, and the 3rd I gave up and just called my guy at the Nissan garage that's a bit out of the way BUT I found out he's done it many times there so that was a homerun. didn't take long either. think it was just over an hour which was fine gave me and the fiancée time to go test the new murano for her.

think it was $170.

Interesting so "nissan garage" wasn't an actual dealer?

Your experience mirrors what I have read so far... Dealers are not doing as part of even the premium (rape) maintenances.

FPenvy · 09-15-2015, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by 370bluez

Interesting so "nissan garage" wasn't an actual dealer?

Your experience mirrors what I have read so far... Dealers are not doing as part of even the premium (rape) maintenances.

i call dealerships garages sometimes. yes I had it done at the dealer.

just call ahead and make sure they have a. worked on a 370 and b. have done this exact work before. for me I would have called each dealership in going further distance wise until I found one who has.

I don't trust dealerships at all so this was hard for me lol

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