My son is looking for his first car (gulp!) and we're eyeing up an 07 Sentra tomorrow morning. What are the weak points I should look for as we take a closer look at the car tomorrow?
Thoughts on 2007 Nissan Sentra 60K for a used car?
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If it has a CVT, don't buy it. If it has a manual, it's not a bad car.
I would just avoid the lower end Nissan products...or Nissan in general. But that's my preference only.
it has the CVT, which is concerning. Looking at reviews about this transmission doesn't give me warm fuzzies
CVT should be fine as long as it has been maintained, meaning fluid changes.
Well the CVT has a way to measure when this fluid needs to be changed by a deterioration number of 210,000 in the cars computer system. I've seen people with 60k miles and their deterioration number was less than 58k. There's no requirement for mandatory fluid changes. The Nissan Consult scan tool can get this reading from cars onboard computer. That's what it means by "inspection" in the maintainance guide.
My car has 130k miles with the fluid not being changed in it yet. It runs great. I do plan on pulling out 3 quarts of fluid later this yr and adding new fluid to it. And repeating this process the next 2 yrs.
If one doesn't change the fluid early on and decides to with higher miles then it is not wise to dump all brand new fluid into a CVT. This is due to a great change in the friction coefficient being changed so greatly that it would cause the transmission not work properly. Particulate matter in old fluid creates "grip" for a transmission and increases friction coefficient. Eliminating this all at once with brand new fluid will lower coefficient to point that it causes a slipping issue.
The 2.5s with the CVTs seem to have FAR more trouble than the 3.5s. From what I've read on the Nissan and Infiniti site this seems to be an odd deal. I'm hypothesizing that the 3.5vq motor just mates up better with the CVT and keeps in a better operating zone than the 2.5s.
My car has 130k miles with the fluid not being changed in it yet. It runs great. I do plan on pulling out 3 quarts of fluid later this yr and adding new fluid to it. And repeating this process the next 2 yrs.
If one doesn't change the fluid early on and decides to with higher miles then it is not wise to dump all brand new fluid into a CVT. This is due to a great change in the friction coefficient being changed so greatly that it would cause the transmission not work properly. Particulate matter in old fluid creates "grip" for a transmission and increases friction coefficient. Eliminating this all at once with brand new fluid will lower coefficient to point that it causes a slipping issue.
The 2.5s with the CVTs seem to have FAR more trouble than the 3.5s. From what I've read on the Nissan and Infiniti site this seems to be an odd deal. I'm hypothesizing that the 3.5vq motor just mates up better with the CVT and keeps in a better operating zone than the 2.5s.
Asking price is $5300 with all maintenance from dealer.
Has 60K miles.
We'll check it out, I'm just not sure if any CVT.
Has 60K miles.
We'll check it out, I'm just not sure if any CVT.
if it has a 1.8L, watch out. my dad's 03 sentra XE 1.8L had two headgasket failures and many UOA from others with sentra 1.8L had headgasket leaks. Nissan replaced one headgasket under powertrain warranty at the dealer. at 65k, my dad had to pay for the second headgasket repair at the dealer, 5k outside of powertrain warranty. I was not happy! Ignition coils went bad a few times. It would stometimes take a little bit longer to start up. Radiator went bad after 5 years. My dad's sentra lasted until 2014/140k, when it was hit by a crazy woman. Air condition was superb. The 4 speed auto shifted great with drains/fills. oil change is 2 7/8 quarts with a tiny oil filter. I would not recommend a sentra. Nissan customer service played dumb when asking for assistance and nissan dealers won't fix anything under warranty except for one headgasket.
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Originally Posted By: The Critic
I would just avoid the lower end Nissan products...or Nissan in general. But that's my preference only.
Your mom loves her Nissan Altima, no? I told you to avoid Nissan back then. but you were young back then
I would just avoid the lower end Nissan products...or Nissan in general. But that's my preference only.
Your mom loves her Nissan Altima, no? I told you to avoid Nissan back then. but you were young back then
Originally Posted By: bbhero
Well the CVT has a way to measure when this fluid needs to be changed by a deterioration number of 210,000 in the cars computer system. I've seen people with 60k miles and their deterioration number was less than 58k. There's no requirement for mandatory fluid changes. The Nissan Consult scan tool can get this reading from cars onboard computer. That's what it means by "inspection" in the maintainance guide.
My car has 130k miles with the fluid not being changed in it yet. It runs great. I do plan on pulling out 3 quarts of fluid later this yr and adding new fluid to it. And repeating this process the next 2 yrs.
If one doesn't change the fluid early on and decides to with higher miles then it is not wise to dump all brand new fluid into a CVT. This is due to a great change in the friction coefficient being changed so greatly that it would cause the transmission not work properly. Particulate matter in old fluid creates "grip" for a transmission and increases friction coefficient. Eliminating this all at once with brand new fluid will lower coefficient to point that it causes a slipping issue.
The 2.5s with the CVTs seem to have FAR more trouble than the 3.5s. From what I've read on the Nissan and Infiniti site this seems to be an odd deal. I'm hypothesizing that the 3.5vq motor just mates up better with the CVT and keeps in a better operating zone than the 2.5s.
I prefer to over maintain the CVT. I'd change the fluid every 30k or 3 years. On the B16 Sentra, it's very easy, just undo the bottom drain bolt, and pour the same amount that came out. Easier than most oil changes, only draw-back is getting fluid, since it's dealer only.
I changed the fluid out on my friend's Sentra, and the whine sound it had before, went away.
Well the CVT has a way to measure when this fluid needs to be changed by a deterioration number of 210,000 in the cars computer system. I've seen people with 60k miles and their deterioration number was less than 58k. There's no requirement for mandatory fluid changes. The Nissan Consult scan tool can get this reading from cars onboard computer. That's what it means by "inspection" in the maintainance guide.
My car has 130k miles with the fluid not being changed in it yet. It runs great. I do plan on pulling out 3 quarts of fluid later this yr and adding new fluid to it. And repeating this process the next 2 yrs.
If one doesn't change the fluid early on and decides to with higher miles then it is not wise to dump all brand new fluid into a CVT. This is due to a great change in the friction coefficient being changed so greatly that it would cause the transmission not work properly. Particulate matter in old fluid creates "grip" for a transmission and increases friction coefficient. Eliminating this all at once with brand new fluid will lower coefficient to point that it causes a slipping issue.
The 2.5s with the CVTs seem to have FAR more trouble than the 3.5s. From what I've read on the Nissan and Infiniti site this seems to be an odd deal. I'm hypothesizing that the 3.5vq motor just mates up better with the CVT and keeps in a better operating zone than the 2.5s.
I prefer to over maintain the CVT. I'd change the fluid every 30k or 3 years. On the B16 Sentra, it's very easy, just undo the bottom drain bolt, and pour the same amount that came out. Easier than most oil changes, only draw-back is getting fluid, since it's dealer only.
I changed the fluid out on my friend's Sentra, and the whine sound it had before, went away.
Thank you all for the solid info, it's 2.0. For $4K we got it. He's happy.
$4000 for a 2007 Sentra with 60K miles?
Is there something wrong or is it private party sale?
Is there something wrong or is it private party sale?
That's a good deal. Glad he's happy.
Nissan extended the warranty on the CVT transmission to 10 years, 120,000 miles.
For the price you paid you can throw a tranny at it if needed eventually. Good deal.
That's what I figured as the price was low enough. Private sale, garage kept. Good inexpensive car to start with. I'm proud of him. Watching him smile was priceless!
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