Trans Fluid Change ???'s

[joefrontier2]

Hold on u can do transmission flush yourself. It takes sometime but it's possible. Here is my write up on how I completed it. I used Royal Purple ATF

http://www.nissanforums.com/frontier...nny-flush.html

[XSTATIC]

only 05 and up take matic-J 04 and below all take matic-d which is the same as dex-merc 3.

[4Wheelin03]

Thx all I will do that tranny change my self sweet write up!

[joefrontier2]

It will help to have two people do it but I did mine myself. Becuase once you hear gurggling/air noise you need to turn the truck right away. I took out about 8 1/2 qrts. My manaual says it takes about 9 3/4 qrts.

When I filled the first jug is was a brownish red. When I filled the last it was about the same color red as the new ATF. So I stopped at the 8 1/2 qrts. I did not remove the transmission pan I just removed the bolt for draining and cleaned it off and replaced it.

I am not the first person to do this I read up on how others accomplished it first. So feel confident that this should work.

[4Wheelin03]

Sweet as I read through your write up I take it the trans line that is the longer of the two is the one pushing the old fluid out correct? The shorter one whould suck the fluid back into the trans? One other thing how fast does the fluid pump out? The gurguling sound should only happen if you run out of fresh fluid from the container you're pulling from right? I appreciate all the help cause I really dont want to pay Nissan just under 200 bills just for that ya know. I am a fanatic about using OE tranny fluid though....

[joefrontier2]

This write up was for the six I do not know if it is the same for the four. Yes the longer tube pushes and the shorter sucks. I left the short one connected and removed the longer one at the radiator. Then placed the end into a gallon jog. Once the engine is on the fluid pumps out pretty quick. You can get at least 4 qrts out before it gurgles the first time.

After the first extraction I turned off the truck added two qrts through the top fill tube. Turned the truck back on and let a new gallon jug fill up half way. Then I repeated the process.