[la frontier de Mel]

want to change trans. oil on my180000 miles 2013 frontier.... should I do it ?

 

[RamTest]

Why not?
Change the filter also, clean out the pan.
Napa carries the filter/gasket kit.

 

[Bronwynson]

I wouldn’t. The fluid is thicker than new - being full of metal particles from all those miles of never being changed. (If this would be the FIRST)
Every fluid change I’ve ever seen on high mileage leads to slipping gears/moving parts. Oil or tranny or rear diff. You asked for opinions, that’s mine. Worked in an oil lube shop. Not claiming to be a ASE mechanic. Just what I’ve seen. New fluids are way thinner and full of detergents.

 

[Avalon]

Drain and fill or flush? You could probably do a single drain and fill or partial and be ok.


I did 2 drain and fills on my toyota. First at 120k and the second at 132k. Its been fine.


Take a look at the dipstick too. How bad does it look?

 

[Nissan4Life]

If everything is working then drain and fill. No flush. If it is slipping and you are looking to prolong life, I would not.

 

[The Penultimate Frontier]

don't see anything as to whether you have a manual or an automatic (being a 2.5)

Auto, things I have heard is changing after a long period of not doing it can be detrimental, cause slipping etc. as described above.

However if it's a manual (since you called it oil, not fluid) , then new gear oil is a good thing.

 

[PoMans4x4]

As long as you are not trying to fix a problem by changing ATF, doing so is going to help the unit live longer.

 

[D13FrontierLE]

I just did a drain and fill in mine this past weekend although transmission was shifting perfectly, I did it for peace of mind. My truck has 111.7K miles currently and fluid didn't look dark or bad.

 

[Kaliqo]

Drain and fill and again 6mo to a year and again after that. After that you can flush if you'd like at your next interval. Some auto's do not take kindly to a flush if they haven't had fresh fluid in a good long while.