Transmission Oil Change My Repair Manual On My 2008 Nissan Altima [tutorial] install transmission oil cooler nissan altima 2008 09 10 11 12 13 14 carisma society 1.11k subscribers subscribed. First i made a bracket to hold the cooler out of 3 4" wide aluminum. after attaching the hoses i screwed the bracket and cooler into the front bumper support. you could just as easily have used the connectors that tie it to the condensor. finally, i ran the new cooler in line with the existing cvt cooler that connect into the radiator.

Oil Cooler 2008 Nissan Altima Sedan In series – the recommended cooler connection is the “in series” installation. it utilizes the existing cooling system and complies with most new car warranties. this method provides maximum cooling by returning the coolest oil directly to the transmission (fig. a). You can't bypass the cooler because the stock cooling block has no in out for transmission fluid. those are in out for the coolant which cools the block and the transmission fluid going through it. After adding the cooler you’ll need to add a bit more because you’re making the cvt fluid capacity in the car slightly larger. cvt transmission vehicles aren’t very popular & are known to be terrible, but if you follow its required routine maintenance you should be good. Look for the oil filter. the cooler is right behind it. remove the l filter. use a large socket to remove the center stud that the filter screws onto. pull the cooler back far enough to remove the old gasket (you do not need to pull off the coolant hoses to do this).

2008 Nissan Altima Transmission Fluid Change After adding the cooler you’ll need to add a bit more because you’re making the cvt fluid capacity in the car slightly larger. cvt transmission vehicles aren’t very popular & are known to be terrible, but if you follow its required routine maintenance you should be good. Look for the oil filter. the cooler is right behind it. remove the l filter. use a large socket to remove the center stud that the filter screws onto. pull the cooler back far enough to remove the old gasket (you do not need to pull off the coolant hoses to do this). Quickly: jacked up the front end. removed the driver's side front tire and the (small) splash shield behind it. removed the larger plastic shield underneath and just behind the front bumper and removed the battery. installed the cooler. removed the tranny drain plug, which drained most of the fluid. then i removed the tranny pan. After adding this transmission oil cooler, all issues are resolved and car runs perfectly fine and better than before. You probably need more than a cooler. nissan had some issues with the 2016 altima cvt transmission slipping and released a tsb concerning the tcm (reprogramming, if i remember correctly) and replacing the subset, if damaged (the steel belt and pulleys). For vehicles with a cvt transmission, replace the fluid every 60'000 miles or request the dealer to inspect the fluid deterioration data using a consult. if the deterioration data is more the 210000, replace the cvt fluid.

2008 Nissan Altima Transmission Fluid Change Quickly: jacked up the front end. removed the driver's side front tire and the (small) splash shield behind it. removed the larger plastic shield underneath and just behind the front bumper and removed the battery. installed the cooler. removed the tranny drain plug, which drained most of the fluid. then i removed the tranny pan. After adding this transmission oil cooler, all issues are resolved and car runs perfectly fine and better than before. You probably need more than a cooler. nissan had some issues with the 2016 altima cvt transmission slipping and released a tsb concerning the tcm (reprogramming, if i remember correctly) and replacing the subset, if damaged (the steel belt and pulleys). For vehicles with a cvt transmission, replace the fluid every 60'000 miles or request the dealer to inspect the fluid deterioration data using a consult. if the deterioration data is more the 210000, replace the cvt fluid.

2013 Nissan Altima Automatic Transmission Oil Cooler Hose Automatic You probably need more than a cooler. nissan had some issues with the 2016 altima cvt transmission slipping and released a tsb concerning the tcm (reprogramming, if i remember correctly) and replacing the subset, if damaged (the steel belt and pulleys). For vehicles with a cvt transmission, replace the fluid every 60'000 miles or request the dealer to inspect the fluid deterioration data using a consult. if the deterioration data is more the 210000, replace the cvt fluid.

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