30K maintenance question..
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30K maintenance question..
I been reading 30k maintenance threads and i still have some question:
As a law student, frugality is key, thus, i was wondering what is essential in 30k maintenance.. Any recommendations? Just replaced air filter and planning to replace cabin filter and oil change tomorrow.
As a law student, frugality is key, thus, i was wondering what is essential in 30k maintenance.. Any recommendations? Just replaced air filter and planning to replace cabin filter and oil change tomorrow.
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I'm in the same boat as you - don't want to spend the $$ at Infiniti dealer for 30k maintenance.
I think you're on the right track though. Replacing the oil, air filter, in-cabin filter, wipers, etc. are all things you can do on your own and save a ton of $.
The rest of the items on the menu (replace tranny fluid since I have a 6MT for example) I'm going to go to Nissan for. They're cheaper and won't give me a loaner but it'll get done.
Good luck!
I think you're on the right track though. Replacing the oil, air filter, in-cabin filter, wipers, etc. are all things you can do on your own and save a ton of $.
The rest of the items on the menu (replace tranny fluid since I have a 6MT for example) I'm going to go to Nissan for. They're cheaper and won't give me a loaner but it'll get done.
Good luck!
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I just had my 30k done on my 06 X. $600 total for cabin filter, oil change(with royal purple i brought), rear diff oil, transmission, transfer case oil, coolant flush, and they attempted to fix some rattles and failed. They also did the normal inspection stuff which is worth about 50 cents.
Kinda pricey but I had everything done. Transmission does feel a lot better after having that done.
Kinda pricey but I had everything done. Transmission does feel a lot better after having that done.
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Am I not reading the manual correctly? Schedule 1 or 2, for ATF, Transfer, Differential, it said Inspect at 30k and 60k. However, I've been reading that people are doing them at 30k. Is it necessary?
My car will be out of warranty in about 10 days and will be 4 yrs old with close to 29k. I have yet to do the ATF, Transfer, Differential, or change coolant. Coolant will be on the agenda but should I wait for the ATF, Transfer, Differential or am I taking risk?
My car will be out of warranty in about 10 days and will be 4 yrs old with close to 29k. I have yet to do the ATF, Transfer, Differential, or change coolant. Coolant will be on the agenda but should I wait for the ATF, Transfer, Differential or am I taking risk?
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Originally Posted by lexusk8
A tranny drain and fill job is pretty easy to do yourself, similar to an oil change. From my recollection, it takes about 4 quarts of tranny fluid to drain out and refill. Be sure to use ONLY OEM Nissan J-Matic tranny fluid, nothing else.
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Originally Posted by mikeee2
The manual said 10 7/8 quart. How come it only take you 4 quarts???
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Originally Posted by lexusk8
4 quarts is the capacity of the tranny fluid in the drain pan only. The rest of the fluid capacity (6-7/8 qts) are in the torque converter, which requires a flushing machine (from a dealer, for example) to be specially hooked up to get flushed out. So when you do just a drain-and-fill job on the tranny fluid, you're only replacing with 30-40% of the fluid.
Still doesn't explain why the manual said for 30k, 45k, 60k, just inspect the fluids.
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4 quarts is the capacity of the tranny fluid in the drain pan only. The rest of the fluid capacity (6-7/8 qts) are in the torque converter, which requires a flushing machine (from a dealer, for example) to be specially hooked up to get flushed out. So when you do just a drain-and-fill job on the tranny fluid, you're only replacing with 30-40% of the fluid.
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Yes I did the ATF drain/refill myself. It's pretty much like an oil change, a one man job. The tranny pan is located near the middle of the underbody along the driver side. From my recollection, you need an Allen key (14mm size I think) to remove the drain pan bolt. The bolt may be on there really tight if the ATF has never been serviced before, so a breaker bar may help out a lot. Let me know if you have any further questions.