01/14/2021
🚨**Transmission Rebuild Project**⚙️
2010 Nissan Rogue 2.5L CVT
This Project Was Quite Interesting Start To Finish. Customer Came From TN To Pick Up A Nissan Rogue From Atlanta, GA. On The Rode Back To TN, The Transmission Completely Failed Causing Them To Be Stuck In Birmingham, AL. They Gave Me A Call & Ended Up Leaving The Car With Me & Continued Home.
So My Journey Began By Removing The Transmission & Inspecting The Internals. Upon Inspection I Found TONS Of Metal In The Transmission Pan 😬 With That Discovery, I Then Had To Figure Out Where The Metal Came From. So I Continued Disassembly & Ran Into The Transmission Oil Pump. The Valve That Regulates The Oil Pressure Inside The Pump Housing Was Totally Scarred Up Causing A Lack Of Pressure & Lubrication. Digging Deeper, I Also Found That The Transmission Chain Was Worn Extremely Well On The Edges Due To Poor Pressure & Lubrication. So Metal Was Everywhere In This Transmission, Explaining Why The Pan Magnets Were Full Of Metal Shavings. 🤦♂️
So I Repaired The Chain & Gears, Replaced Filters & Seals, Clutch Packs, Oil Cooler, Torque Converter & Also Rebuilt The Valve Body That Lives Inside The Transmission, Because It Too Was Full Of Metal! Resealed & Pressure Tested Everything & Got It Installed, Re-Programmed, & Now It Accelerates As It Normally Should. Did An Engine Oil Change & Replaced A Motor Mount That It Desperately Needed. Customer Was Finally Able To Take The Car To Tennessee & Deliver It To His Daughter As First Planned.
Rebuilt Not Replaced, Happy Customer, Rebuild Complete 👨🔧💯
- I Enjoy Doing Transmission & Engine Rebuilds But Please Avoid 08-11 Nissan, Jeep, & Mitsubishi Automobiles With The Jatco CVT Transmission. They’re Known To Fail If You Don’t Change The Fluid Every 30k mi. This One Had 196k 🤷♂️ Hence The Reason Why Rebuilding It Was Our Best & Only Option For Our Customer’s Daughter. ✌️