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Dean GXE · May 7th, 2003, 04:34 AM

correct me if I`m wrong but I fill my tranny by removing the speedo cable. I then fill until the fluid level is 2" from the rim. The plug at the botom should be used for drainage. This I got from the guys at www.Sentra.net

Crazy-Mart · May 7th, 2003, 10:06 AM

actually you have 2 plug on the tranny.... one you can see fron the front of the car... wich should be used to fill the thing... the drain one is on the driver side (left side) of the tranny and sits at the complete bottom of the tranny

Gileg · May 7th, 2003, 06:17 PM

Hey Crazy-Mart, your car looks similar to my silver SE, same year and all . . . but then again, yours looks a little better maintained than mine . . .a little more fixed up than mine too. . . .

Crazy-Mart · May 7th, 2003, 08:12 PM

i had a silver one too... before i bought this one and i can tell you i scraped it beacause de the frame (shock tower) gave out on me !! i still think the silver was a real nice color !!

blownb310 · May 9th, 2003, 10:07 PM

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Originally posted by Dean GXE
correct me if I`m wrong but I fill my tranny by removing the speedo cable. I then fill until the fluid level is 2" from the rim. The plug at the botom should be used for drainage. This I got from the guys at www.Sentra.net

***** Everything you just described is true, if you were working on an M10 Stanza wagon, or a T12 Stanza. But not on a Sentra.

Gileg · May 10th, 2003, 01:56 AM

Shock towers--interseting subject.

One of my coupes has rust in the weld, right at the seam. (Obviously) Wondering if anyone has safely and reasonably filled in this area with a new weld/new steel combo?

Thoughts? Maybe only those of us with salt on our highways need to worry about this issue.

Gileg

1987 XE Coupe-Black (my dedicated girl)
1987 SE Coupe-Silver (sweet, weekends only)
1987 XE Coupe-Red (in waiting)

Myetball · May 10th, 2003, 01:59 AM

Lived in Gowanda, NY for my high school years. Most older cars in western NY are more bondo than metal. I'd recommend getting the rust removed and have some metal welded over the damaged area.

Dean GXE · May 13th, 2003, 04:21 AM

Hi Blown

Not to argue with a guru like you but here is the instructions I recieved from the guys at www.Sentra.net. I gues it makes no diference how we fill our tranys does it?
I did this to my sports coupe recently and it works like a dream.

"Check manual transmission fluid
If you have a manual transmission car, you should check the fluid in the gear box. Manual transmission do not have a dipstick. You must check the level by removing the speedo drive pinion from the top of the transmission housing. The fluid level should be about 2½" from the opening. If you need to add fluid, use a funnel or a tube with a gear lube pump. Nissan recommends using API GL-4, Viscosity SAE 80W - 90 only. "
http://www.sentra.net/tech/maintenan...?#manualtranny

blownb310 · May 13th, 2003, 08:29 AM

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Originally posted by Dean GXE
I did this to my sports coupe recently and it works like a dream.

***** Hello Dean GXE, No argument from me.

It sounds reasonable that if you filled the trans with the proper amount of oil, removed the speedo gear, and measured how many inches below the top of the transmission housing the level ended up, that you'd be accurate. I just don't see any point in doing things the hard way. After all, I have never seen a Sentra transaxle without a fill plug. Whatever works!