Article on CVT (Post relevent CVT information here!)

[spyder_696]

ha ha    now u know how difficult to open lei...

ya, difficult...

[FP553]

bros, frankly, i have no problem opening mine to monitor the CVT oil level lei ... 

no need to turn in any direction, u just pull it out lor ... pls try try and revert ... thks

[spyder_696]

bros, frankly, i have no problem opening mine to monitor the CVT oil level lei ... 

no need to turn in any direction, u just pull it out lor ... pls try try and revert ... thks

just tug it upwards is it...
no need to turn or twist or watever isit...
seems really very difficult...

[Lorddraco]

find the dip stick for the auto box, and check the color of the oil... my previous cvt oil original is red, turn black must change... as my latio only 9mth.. i still dnt knw wat is the original color and where is the dip stick for the auto box...

till date, only hear bad things about the belt tensioner and battery... not heard anything bad about nissan cvt in latio yet... hee...

not too sure about the color. but typical changed should be either every 40k or 60k .. cannot rem. Auto change de ... cannot wait turn black as if the CVT oil turn black .. there is already no protection so the gear box will wear out faster.

Battery dead is rather common as default using wet but most of us dont rem top up of the battery water. Like me .. the last one also dies very fast cause I got many incident below the recommend level. Now in maintenance-free type. so much better I think.

[spyder_696]

not too sure about the color. but typical changed should be either every 40k or 60k .. cannot rem. Auto change de ... cannot wait turn black as if the CVT oil turn black .. there is already no protection so the gear box will wear out faster.

Battery dead is rather common as default using wet but most of us dont rem top up of the battery water. Like me .. the last one also dies very fast cause I got many incident below the recommend level. Now in maintenance-free type. so much better I think.

i am waiting for my stock batt to die with alot of heart-attack pending... lol.. cos my friend latio 1yr change one battery... mine is approaching 13mth soon too.. hee... so kinda really scarey...
maintenance free.. urs is wat brand.. last how long le... ppl say varta AGM type can last 2 times longer.. could be safer right.. any comments.. cheers..

[Lorddraco]

i am waiting for my stock batt to die with alot of heart-attack pending... lol.. cos my friend latio 1yr change one battery... mine is approaching 13mth soon too.. hee... so kinda really scarey...
maintenance free.. urs is wat brand.. last how long le... ppl say varta AGM type can last 2 times longer.. could be safer right.. any comments.. cheers..

didnt do so much research in battery wor.. I am using Amaron.

[spyder_696]

didnt do so much research in battery wor.. I am using Amaron.

ah, i see.. u using amaron... r u driving a latio.. how long hv this amaron last in your latio already...

:)

[LatioR]

just tug it upwards is it...
no need to turn or twist or watever isit...
seems really very difficult...

Hi spyder_696, just managed to pull out the dip stick few day ago...Need to use small screw driver (or you may use any small metal/hard object) to press the middle square hole and pull up the stick (i believed we hv diificulty to pull out due to the cover is too tight due to never open b4)...By the way, my colour it look it yellowish (after wipe it on tissue paper) and not sure should i change now (ard 49kkm liao, 3yrs+ 3 mths liao)...from the link attached, the new CVT fluid= Red, Bad = Black, Yellowish (mine) => ???? Anyone can help to advise.

[spyder_696]

Hi spyder_696, just managed to pull out the dip stick few day ago...Need to use small screw driver (or you may use any small metal/hard object) to press the middle square hole and pull up the stick (i believed we hv diificulty to pull out due to the cover is too tight due to never open b4)...By the way, my colour it look it yellowish (after wipe it on tissue paper) and not sure should i change now (ard 49kkm liao, 3yrs+ 3 mths liao)...from the link attached, the new CVT fluid= Red, Bad = Black, Yellowish (mine) => ???? Anyone can help to advise.

49k km, u shld really get it changed... yellowish, could it be engine oil dip stick... cos atf shld either be red or black for my previous mit cvt ley... i till take a screw driver n try now... wait ya...

[spyder_696]

Hi spyder_696, just managed to pull out the dip stick few day ago...Need to use small screw driver (or you may use any small metal/hard object) to press the middle square hole and pull up the stick (i believed we hv diificulty to pull out due to the cover is too tight due to never open b4)...By the way, my colour it look it yellowish (after wipe it on tissue paper) and not sure should i change now (ard 49kkm liao, 3yrs+ 3 mths liao)...from the link attached, the new CVT fluid= Red, Bad = Black, Yellowish (mine) => ???? Anyone can help to advise.

yup, u r right, need to push the little hole on the left if u r facing the steering wheel... yup, u r oso right the color is not reddish like mit cvt atf oil.. yup, it is a little yellowish... but it is time u get urs change... but i not sure TCM recommended interval is what... i think best to change at 50-70% of their recommended internval... cos cvt box is expensive...

[LatioR]

Ok. Thanks for the advise....what's milleage now (since the colour abt the same, should be Ok right)? Shall get it change in maybe another 1 to 2 months, just b4 new year...

[Ying]

TCM will change it at 60km interval. I will wait till ~55k km to do my 60K service package and change the CVT oil.

I also spray WD40 on the CVT module to reduce noise if I feel it is too loud, it works for me.

[LatioR]

Hi bro ying, u really a die hard of TCM...shall do the same with yours as yr year made is abt the same with mine (yr 2005). Do updates me the total cost (inclusive of yr servce package or the cost just to get the CVT fluid change). Thanks.

[Ying]

well I paid S$1019 in mar 08 for TCM 2yrs/40k service package liao. That include CVT oil, brake pad, EO, filters, wiper, spark plug(when needed) and the rest stated in their website.

Each TCM service is 10k apart but I prefer EO change at 7~8k apart. So, I will still do one or two time simple EO change @ outside workshop in between my TCM services. Then do major component/CVT oil change, tyre rotation under TCM at the recommended mileage.

[spyder_696]

well I paid S$1019 in mar 08 for TCM 2yrs/40k service package liao. That include CVT oil, brake pad, EO, filters, wiper, spark plug(when needed) and the rest stated in their website.

Each TCM service is 10k apart but I prefer EO change at 7~8k apart. So, I will still do one or two time simple EO change @ outside workshop in between my TCM services. Then do major component/CVT oil change, tyre rotation under TCM at the recommended mileage.

i think 2 yrs max i can only cover 30k... the 10k last service cant be brought over to the 3rd yr right... now my latio 11mth old le... just pass 13k km i think... i oso think i need to change engine oil at 5k interval outside too... hee...

[Ying]

i think 2 yrs max i can only cover 30k... the 10k last service cant be brought over to the 3rd yr right... now my latio 11mth old le... just pass 13k km i think... i oso think i need to change engine oil at 5k interval outside too... hee...

you can do a service when you once drove 10,000 km or 6 month since previous service. Say you drive 30k in 2 years, no problem just send to workshop every 6 month. You get your oil change in time so that you will not drive with old, degraded oil but TCM only change the parts once you hit that mileage regardless your service package. that means they will adjust the timing to change major component base on your usage, but oil change is regular basis

[spyder_696]

you can do a service when you once drove 10,000 km or 6 month since previous service. Say you drive 30k in 2 years, no problem just send to workshop every 6 month. You get your oil change in time so that you will not drive with old, degraded oil but TCM only change the parts once you hit that mileage regardless your service package. that means they will adjust the timing to change major component base on your usage, but oil change is regular basis

then now worth liao lor... better to get servicing at autosaver right... base on my pattern, shld be chng oil at 5k.. n based on tcm chart at 10k.. but warranty will be in question.. sianz man...

[denzuko1]

from what i understand, we are to use only Nissan NS-2 CVT oil and not any other brands. Please confirm if otherwise.

If you are refering to other garage selling NS-2 Nissan CVT oil is possible cos many places carries this oil. But if you are refering to CVT oil from other makes and brands, then I not sure whether can our car GB uses them ... Please check with Experts only and advise back in this thread for others informations ... thk u...

I was checking out CVT b4 buying my Latio and found a web-site from Australia on car maintenance stating that the CVT oil used by different brands are different and they advise the readers to go back to the car manufacturers for oil change. Changing the wrong oil might damage the CVT.

I have also checked with the Sales from Tan Cheong Bt Timah. She feedback that the first oil change should be after 60K Km, then every 30K Km.

[spyder_696]

I have also checked with the Sales from Tan Cheong Bt Timah. She feedback that the first oil change should be after 60K Km, then every 30K Km.
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yup, all manufacturers uses different grade for their cvt boxes.... and not all car manufacturers make their own cvt boxes... last wkend... nissan sold out all their cvt latio.. and now left with 4A/T... does it means that for nissan, their cvt is better... i really hope so... hee...

[LatioR]

Any 2nd opinion on when 2nd CVT oil shd change (at every 30k km will be damn siong lei)? Mine just changed at Autosaver at $90 with normal service package right b4 CNY. Btw, do watch out the CVT oil level after replacement as for me, 4l (1 standard container of NS-2) is not enough whereby believed they have topped up for me another ~1l, FOC . So far it's working fine after the replacement.