![]() ![]() About 9+ Qt total for the 3X drain/fill and I did drop the pan/cleaned the magnets and put in new strainer. Last drain and fill I did was on my Golf just under 30k miles. If one does a drain and fill, one has to assume the factory put the correct amount in and there was no leakage over time. From what I've read on the internet (perhaps on the previous CVT generation), there's an "overfill" plug as well. (The dipstick I bought didn't reach the fluid in the pan.) Next time I'm at the dealer I'll ask about this and if there is a dealer service dipstick I'll compare it (length wise) to the one I bought. Without knowing and seeing if the dealer has a service dipstick I'm a little apprehensive now about sticking anything down the filling tube. A fluid change may mask any problem temporarily. If there is a defect, i would prefer that it manifest itself during warranty so it can be fixed. I may do a 50k km (30k miles) change depending upon warranty status. I'll check colour, level and smell periodically. Ours is still too new to worry about it (so says the guy who started a cvt reliabilty thread.). I assume if it goes bad, it may smell burnt, but by then there may be damage. You can then check the fluid level and quality periodically. Just have to assume it was properly filled in first place. Snake it down until it hits bottom of pan and mark off top of wire to know total depth from dipstick hole and then mark off at fluid line on the end to figure out baseline. ![]() I saw one youtube suggestion to make a dipstick out of a coat hanger. Owners manual only calls for inspection and maybe change at 60k miles (100k km) if necessary. I watched some youtube videos for the changing cvt fluid in an Altima and a Juke and a drain and fill takes about 4-5 quarts. That Nissan NS-3 cvt fluid is about $20 per quart. Nothing to worry quite yet as our RS only has 5k mi. and you will see fine metal particles in the transmission fluid. A conventional transmission will have a lot of metal shavings on the magnets after 20-30k mi. I'm really curious what kind of metal shavings could in the pan/magnets as this is a CVT. I'll do a 3X drain and fill somewhere around 20K mi. Hard to explain but it comes out easy if you do this. (There's another model (31086-3TA1A) which may be the right dip stick.) BTW, the way you remove this cap is to put a small screwdriver in from top and move a little plastic tap inside the cap to the right. Must go the dealer and ask questions before I proceed further. (Uses the same engine and transmission as the RS) BUT when I inserted it in the tube, I did not get a fluid reading. I ordered a dipstick (31086-4AJ0A) which was for the NV200 Taxi. There is no dipstick to measure fluid level. Even though I have not verified by filling, I believe it's the tube to fill the transmission. ![]()
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