Nissan Pulsar 2013: Does the CVT need maintenance?

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Nissan Pulsar 2013: Does the CVT need maintenance?

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Could you please advise me on the servicing of constantly variable transmissions? I have a 2013 Nissan Pulsar and every mechanic has a different opinion on what to do. It has done 45,000km with no problems and the Nissan dealer says nothing is needed until 100,000km, but you have recently commented about a fluid change in automatics at 50,000km. The warranty has just run out and if anything goes wrong it could be $7000 to repair the transmission.

Answered by CarsGuide

6 June 2016

Paul Gover

Nissan spokesman Chris Jordan can clear up the misunderstanding: "We do not instruct Nissan dealers to do any specified oil change on Xtronic (CVT) transmission in the 2013 Pulsar. Dealers are able to monitor any potential CVT deterioration via computer when analysing data at service. We do, however, recommend dealers inspect (and if necessary replace) CVT fluid every 100,000km in cases of high loading on the transmission, such as towing or off-road use."

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Nissan Pulsar 2013: Does the CVT need maintenance?

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