theherdmaster

Hey folks,

So I have a 2000 Maxima SE, and I'm doing a tranny drain and fill (it's a manual) with Redline MT-90. At this point I'm pretty confused. I just filled it to where the fluid is beginning to drip out of the fill plug, AKA it's full, but I put in just over 5 quarts of fluid. . .

I re-read through the FSM (page 13 of maintenance) on fluids and lubricants, and it states that if I have the RS5F50A (open transaxle) I'll use anywhere from 7.75 to 8.5 quarts, and if I have teh RS5F50V (HLSD transaxle) I'll use somewhere between 3.75 and 4 quarts. Seeing as how I used just over 5, I'm fairly confused. I thought I had the open transaxle. I've looked for the plate on the tranny that tells me what I have, but I can't find it anywhere. So basically I'm really curious as to what transaxle I have, along with why it took 5 quarts.

Any help?

ateick

iTrader: (1)

I believe all 2000-01 5 speeds should take 4.5L or 4.7 quarts.

theherdmaster

Whoops, well that was pretty dumb of me. The amount of quarts I was quoting from the FSM was in Imperial Quarts. . that explains a lot. Thank you.

4thGenTuner

iTrader: (1)

The VLSD trans is easy to ID.

Your car has an ID plate on the firewall which will denote which trans you have.

You can also jack the front end up off the ground & spin one of the wheels. If they rotate in different directions you have an open diff. If they rotate the same direction you have VLSD.

Good luck.