Transmission Flush Pix
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jptshadow
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- 2011 Infiniti FX35
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- Shane JP Tseng
Please do yourself a favor, Do it! I was skeptical even though the back of head keeps saying "nothing is forever". So I did it and she shifts SOOOOO differently now. No more jerk move during down shifts anymore, (which all these year I originally thought this is a sport engine so it is supposed to shift up/down hard).
As for "life time" and "service free", a lawyer friend of mine told me about this case his firm trialed against one of these car manufacturers that claim "life time transmission". It's about this mom driving and the car nose dived in the middle of the highway. The 18wheeler in the back couldn't brake in time so hit them. Long story short, it was later concluded it was the transmission that failed. He said he literally heard them defended themselves say "life time is referred to the life time of the warranty, not life time of the vehicles".
Granted tho, the transmission can fail for many reasons, but for them to say that, it really opens my eyes.
jptshadow
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- 2011 Infiniti FX35
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- Shane JP Tseng
Hold up! How did you come up with all that?! lol
Hoang Le
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- 2010 FX35 RWD
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- Hoang
Using spreadsheet lol.
jptshadow
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- 2011 Infiniti FX35
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- Shane JP Tseng
How do u get the fluid from inside the transmission unit? Do you still let the car run? Wouldn't this risk getting the transmission run dry?
onthemove
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- 2003 FX35 AWD
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- Michael
If you've got one of these so called "sealed" transmissions, check out the G37/370Z type sites where I'm sure you'll find all you need to know on this topic. If your transmission has a pan, more fluid can be drained by removing it. I suppose shops or the dealer have a vacuum apparatus to extract the old while injecting the new.
Hoang Le
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- 2010 FX35 RWD
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- Hoang
I don't think it's going to cut the time and effort in half though. You may be able to drain an extra quart the first time you drop the pan, but the subsequent drains will just be the same. Granted that you will be able to clean some bad stuff by dropping the pan though.
onthemove
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- 2003 FX35 AWD
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- Michael
That's part of the reason why. Magnets in the pan can be cleaned and gives one a look at possible excessive wear and tear. Pulling the pan released approx 7 quarts and the v.b. another 1/2 quart or less in the first gen fx35. A plug pull is probably 5 or less quarts.
Hello,
Did you feel these results after just two flushes or did you do more then two? Also do you think this service is justifyable to let the dealer charge me an arm and a leg to flush the transmission fluid?
I've always had a problem with how the FX shifted and I am willing to do anything to improve this.
dragonh
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- 2005 FX35 AWD
Try a bottle of this! My FX shifts way smoother now!
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Thank you. I'm going to do my transmission flush next weekend.
Infiniti2011FX35
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- 2011 FX35
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- Omar
I'm here just to confirm that changing the transmission fluid makes a huge difference. I did it twice so far.
first @50k and second @100K
cheap insurance and you do feel the difference.
first @50k and second @100K
cheap insurance and you do feel the difference.
onthemove
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- 2003 FX35 AWD
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- Michael
Flushing old fluid is not going to make the sloppy-assed shifts feel any more positive. A shift kit will make a SUBSTANTIAL difference.