Still cheaper than a transmission...
2024 Frontier - add trans drain plug?
- Thread starter jrommelt
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JTK
$100 Site Donor 2025
Have you done DIY cooler line-off ATF exchanges in the past? This isn't going to be any different, aside from the more challenging means to add fluid and check level. I've done plenty of DIY line-off exchanges, but they all had a dipstick tube of sorts for adding fluid back in. I disconnect the supply line at the cooler (both if I don't know which is which). Route both into a bucket or container. I'll shove hose over them to reach. Idle the vehicle until the ATF starts to spit/sputter out of the line. Stop engine. Add same amount back in. Repeat. This drivetrain is so new and relatively rare, I don't think any DIY tutorials exist.
The ATF cooler sits on top of the a/c condenser on the 9spd equipped Frontiers (2020+). The cooler lines attach at top, left side (standing in front, looking under the hood). They are steel lines at the cooler and I believe they use jiffy-tite type connectors. I don't have my Frontier to look at, at the moment to get a feel for them, but they might be in a real knuckle buster of a location. I'd be more inclined to pay someone with a good ATF exchange machine and supply them with the appropriate fluid of your choice. Other than that, have you seen this kit: https://www.z1offroad.com/auto-tran...-auto-p-53486.html?list_name=Related+Products
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I would suggest an aftermarket pan with a drain plug after the warranty period expires.
Yes it would simplify it somewhat.
Too bad there isn't a plug higher up on side of Trans for adding fluid.
IS it really different colors?
The drain plug is also the fill plug on the 2022+ Nissan Frontier.