I plan to change the CVT fluid in my 2013 Maxima at 80,000 km. The car is presently at 73K, so some time. Totally preventative maintenance, no reason to change it otherwise, true BITOG principles here.
The Nissan NS2 is the spec, don't know what company makes it for Nissan / Jatco, but it might be Idemitso or Eneos?
I went to the Eneos USA website and asked them a question:
"I want to do a partial change of the CVT fluid in my 2013 Maxima. Can you confirm the Eneos ECO CVT (their newest multi-application NS2/NS3 and other Asian CVT fluid) is going to be fine if I only get 50% of the factory NS2 CVT fluid drained and then top off with the ECO CVT fluid?
Will this damage my CVT? void my warranty?"
Here is the answer I got back (less than 19 hours later)
Hi Ken,
Thank you for your Inquiry.
We have run many tests and are sure that our ECO CVT Fluid is compatible with Nissan NS2, and there will be no problem if we mix ECO CVT Fluid with unused Nissan NS2.
So it might not damage your car even if oils are mixed, unless your rest 10-50% oil is not extremely exhausted.
And Nissan dealer will be the one whether the warranty will be void or not.
All we can say is our ECO CVT Fluid is compatible with Nissan NS2 as above.
Hope these ideas help you.
Thank you for contacting ENEOS Sales!
[email protected]
What do you think? For one I am pleased they responded quickly, however the message is, IMO, slightly affected by a possible language gap?
The NS2 fluid is more expensive than the Eneos ECO CVT, but the difference in price is not my highest priority. I've no issues with the CVT in my Maxima, but don't want to introduce a new variable that could cause me trouble - later.
Thanks, Ken
The Nissan NS2 is the spec, don't know what company makes it for Nissan / Jatco, but it might be Idemitso or Eneos?
I went to the Eneos USA website and asked them a question:
"I want to do a partial change of the CVT fluid in my 2013 Maxima. Can you confirm the Eneos ECO CVT (their newest multi-application NS2/NS3 and other Asian CVT fluid) is going to be fine if I only get 50% of the factory NS2 CVT fluid drained and then top off with the ECO CVT fluid?
Will this damage my CVT? void my warranty?"
Here is the answer I got back (less than 19 hours later)
Hi Ken,
Thank you for your Inquiry.
We have run many tests and are sure that our ECO CVT Fluid is compatible with Nissan NS2, and there will be no problem if we mix ECO CVT Fluid with unused Nissan NS2.
So it might not damage your car even if oils are mixed, unless your rest 10-50% oil is not extremely exhausted.
And Nissan dealer will be the one whether the warranty will be void or not.
All we can say is our ECO CVT Fluid is compatible with Nissan NS2 as above.
Hope these ideas help you.
Thank you for contacting ENEOS Sales!
[email protected]
What do you think? For one I am pleased they responded quickly, however the message is, IMO, slightly affected by a possible language gap?
The NS2 fluid is more expensive than the Eneos ECO CVT, but the difference in price is not my highest priority. I've no issues with the CVT in my Maxima, but don't want to introduce a new variable that could cause me trouble - later.
Thanks, Ken