How do u knwo when u need a new tranny or a clutch?

 

When its grinding, feels notchy, tacty or just doesn't sound right.

 

Is the tranny covered under the 3yr or the 5yr powertrain warranty?

 

a buddy of mine told me he'll change out my tranny and clutch for me under warranty...whoo hoo....and my tranny is still good....except when I downshift from 6-5...GRRRRIND..

 

is this tranny supposed to be silky smooth, mine is quite notchy, but doesnt grind or anything unusual, whines a bit but ya

 

No, it's nowhere near silky. It should feel a bit notchy but nothing excessive. And no grinding.

 

is the 5yr really true? i have an 03 that is notchy/grinding and needs replacement bad! i hope its covered, its got me depressed lately!

 

+1. Although I was quite worried at first because of the unusual noises it makes. I still grind slightly (more like it catches) on my 1st to 2nd shift when, cold especially. I hear higher viscosity tranny fluid (Royal Purple notably) helps the situation.

 

Powertrain is 5Yrs 60,000 miles

 

Yeah, once things warm up it all gets smoother for me. I don't grind, but I it does catch going 5th-6th for me on occassion.

And yes, it's a noisy SOB.

 

I recently change tranny/diff oil to syth. RoyalPurple Max Gear, It could all be in my head but it feels alot better. I didnt have any previous problems (grinding, notchy, rough) but the nissan manual show to change tranny/diff oil around 36K am around 31K

 

If you push in the clutch, but it does NOT disengage, you need a new clutch.
If the drive shaft does not turn, you need a new transmission.

 

Mine catches going from 1st to 2nd when cold. I have to hold the clutch and wait a second before going into 2nd to avoid this. Once I drive a few miles it stops. I'm scared this will get worse.

 

when i fire her up on a cold night/day my 1st-2nd shifts are TERRIBLE. its been like this since day one. i wouldnt worry about it. once the tranny heats up it gets rather smooth. now if you hear a nasty grinding sound when you select a new gear with the clutch depresssed....its time for a new tranny

 

My first to second shift. I still hate the way it shifts. There is no way this is a sports car if it keeps up like that. Corollas are passing me because I have to shift so hard to get it into second quick otherwise I have to shift slowly so it goes in smoothly. Any ideas why this is happening? Is this normal? Is that what you guys mean by notchiness?

 

i have that same problem

 

I feel ya man. I think I'm going to go to a different dealer to check this out. The first one didnt seem to see a problem with it. Then again that dealer sux anyway. I hope I get some good feed back on why this is happening from a good source.

 

Yeah, with mine if I don't go slow into second especially when it's still cold it will grind on me. I only have 900 miles on my car too. This really sucks!

 

excuse my ignorance, but when you say "grind" what do you mean?
sorry, but I am not native english and the dicitonay didn't help much..