[91CavGT]

I know this sounds stupid, but it appears as though there is no transmission dipstick on my 2010 4.0L Frontier! I looked all under the hood and even checked in the owners manual but nothing is listed!!

So what gives?

I just towed an RV over the weekend and I wanted to check the fluids out before, during, and after the trip but I couldn't check the transmission fluid.

 

[dubie2003]

Its on the passenger side. It is bolted down so there is no siimple pull like the oil dipstick.

 

[91CavGT]

Its on the passenger side. It is bolted down so there is no siimple pull like the oil dipstick.

I saw that but it looked like a vent. No why would Nissan bolt down the dip stick and not put it in the owners manual? I wonder if it has too much positive pressure in the pan which would blow a conventional dip stick out?


Thanx!

 

[SDHarleydad]

per the manual so that it gets checked by a service tech. The manual wont tell how to do it

 

[91CavGT]

per the manual so that it gets checked by a service tech. The manual wont tell how to do it

F that! I have tools in my truck and I'll find out from a Nissan Tech friend if there's anything special about it (in nuetral or park stuff like that).


Thanks guys!

 

[4floored]

i recently had my truck on its side, good thing the tranny dipstick is screwed on, it may have leaked otherwise without me knowing and it could have been alot worse. blown tranny!

 

[2WD_NISMO]

I wonder if it has too much positive pressure in the pan which would blow a conventional dip stick out?


Thanx!

Nope, i run mine sans bolt (lost it) and the d/s hasn't blown out.

 

[colin123]

the bolt is nissans way of tell the guys at jiffy lube not to F with it since they probably don't carry JASO 1A spec atf and nissan likes to be the only ones to service their auto trannys