Hi Everyone,

I Made a quick video of a Transmission Fluid Change on my Auto V36 2008 G35s.

Uploaded to Youtube, link below.
Please let me know if you have any questions and share your thoughts on the guide.



Thanks!

 

Here's my constructive criticism

-The transmission dipstick is located in the upper RIGHT side of the engine bay, all directions for vehicle component location is described as if you were sitting in the driver seat, passenger side is the RIGHT SIDE. Or simply add "if looking at the engine it's located on the upper left side". This is a very minor deal since this is a VIDEO and you're showing on camera where it's at.

-Add mention of the recommended service interval for the fluid drain/fill, 30k miles, and if the vehicles has been skipping maintenance then those are all additive, so at 120k miles you should perform 4 tranny drain/fill, recommend just doing it with the next several engine oil changes until the maintenance schedule is all caught up. Your fluid looks pretty dark so I'm fairly sure it's not fully up to schedule.

-Possibly add a note that some early model G35 don't actually have a real dipstick, it's just a cap with a very short stick that doesn't reach the fluid level, folks with that dipstick can purchase one for a 2003-2004 350Z and use that dipstick. Since your video description is for the V36 chassis G35 it's not completely relevant, but it's the same RE5R05A transmission in both.

-List the torque spec for the transmission plug, "nice and tight but don't overdo it" is a good way for inexperienced folks to screw up their drain plug threads, better to just say "torque drain plug to factory spec of 25 ft/lbs, torque dipstick 10mm bolt to factory spec of 45 INCH/lbs". This video is mostly going to be for inexperienced folks who have not done a fluid drain/fill before, not people who know how to change their tranny fluid.

-No mention of replacing the crush washer on the plug, yeah I'm really bad about reusing them as well still something that should be noted though since it costs less than $1, Nissan part number 11026-JA00A

-Need to add a proper fluid level check, short 10 min drive to get the tranny up to temp, check fluid hot with engine running.

Overall though you did a pretty darned good job with that video, well edited, the music a tasteful and quiet, my only complaint would be the swapping between horizontal and vertical (smartphone) camera positions. Consistently horizontal would have been better especially when watching the video on a PC.

Excellent mention of RECYLING the used oil, most auto parts stores will take used fluids for recycle but some states/counties will have different laws for recycling. Contact your local health department if you're unsure about recycling in your area. Nothing builds up your bad karma like dumping liquid dinosaur back into the soil.

 

Wow, great feedback I truly appreciate it.

I'll see about redoing the voiceover to add some of the information you suggested.

As you said, this is intended for those who have no experience doing transmission fluid change on this (similar) car. Hoping it still helps some folks out.

 

Yeah it's great that folks like you are willing to take the time to make a video, I have no clue how to do stuff like that so I'm limited to only what my words can convey.