Nissan Altima: 98 altima GXE transmission

Sounds like the transmission fluid may be due for a change. What's
your mileage and have you ever had that done?

Tux <ca> wrote:
 

Thanks Steve,

The car has 70,000 km on it. Thats about 44,000 miles.
I bought the car with about 30,000 km. To the best of my knowledge the
fluid has not been changed.
I will look into it. Thanks.


On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 13:02:00 +0000, Steve Vogel wrote:

 

Also, if you change the fluid yourself, check the pans magnet for excessive
metal shavings. Dark gooey (clutch shavings) are not uncommon but a heavy
amount can indicate a problem with the transmission. Also don't forget to
clean or replace the filter. I've been told that the filter is not
available from Nissan, as they recommend the cleaning.

If the fluid change does not seem to solve the problem, there is most
likely a problem with your #1-2 accumulator. The accumulator is a piston
device with a spring behind it that absorbs the initial force of the
hydraulic (tranny) fluid in the transmission as it applied the gears.
Sometimes the spring can get week and cause a hard shift for a particular
gear. The accumulator can be replaced individually if need be. I can't
recall if it's accessible with the tranny in car, but I think it is.

On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 16:40:22 -0400, MegAltima wrote:
 

I do not think I will be changing any fluids myself. I'd love to, but I'll
let someone else and keep my hands clean. My mechanic days are over.
 

Now THIS sounds like what I was thinking of to begin with. It does feel
like something that is supposed to "absorb" a shock isn't doing so the majority of
the time. I have heard of a "kit" (altima auto-tranny) for a hard 1-2 shift. Does this describe
my problem??

Thanks for your tips.

Waz

i had the same problem - check your timing, mine was off by 20 degrees,
mechanic turned it 19 and now car runs great

Tux,

I have the same problem with my altim 95 and was wondering if the problem
was fixed adn how?

Please help.

Thanks,

John