How many quarts of tranny fluid to fill this transmisson

Use Nissan Altima Automatic Transmission Fluid and it should hold about 10 quarts total. I would fill with 9 quarts and start the engine and circulate the fluid. Check the fluid level and add what you need.

Did you check your trans dip stick? The tranny dip stick usually has a quart low mark. If this is a manual tranny, that is different, you didn't specify automatic or manual tranny?
{Automatic tranny, the spec is for dry fill, only. 10--12.7 quarts . Dry fill means not a drop of tranny fluid in the vehicle.}
You have to check proper fluid level, that is your responsibility. Your owners manual may have some of this info?

If it a fresh tranny that is dry about 13 quarts, if you are doing a pan pull to change the filter the about 8 quarts.Be aware that these transmissions have a thermister valve that fills the side pan when hot ,so you must check the fluid with the transmission at at least 100 degrees(warm to touch) for the dip stick to be acurate.Good luck!

check tranny fluid level. Maybe is time for a service, (change of fluid and filter)????


After the above items are OK, add a quart of RISLONE Transmission Stop Slip and Sealant (AutoZone $12) to the transmission fluid. This stuff is great and hopefully it will fix your problem.

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well first theres no plug to drain fluid, you will have to remove the trany pan, the pan gasket and filter need to be replaced,next thing is that it doesnt hold 12.8 qts, thats only if it was dry empty,just dropping the pan doesnt get all the oil out, the converter is still full and the lines and cooler,i would replace the filter and pan gasket then take to a garage and have a bg trany service done, this service gets 100% of the old oil out,your doing a drain and fill, this only takes about 6 qts,good luck.

No cause you only drain what was in the pan, the converter still had fluid in it, do not over fill

diff tranny models very but the correct amount is just to the bottom of the fill hole

It depends on which tranny you have and if you drain the converter or not.If you just pull the tranny pan and change the gasket and filter and you don't drain the converter if your tranny is a 4R100 it will take 6.5 quarts.If your tranny is a 5R110W it will take 7.5 quarts.

First check fluid level on transmisson , if ok if the fluid is brown and smells lie onions then it needs to have the filter and transmisson fluid changed, and all the fluid needs to be changed not just the 3 or 4 quarts in the pan, the filter kit cost $14.99 plus 12 quarts of Dexron III fluid.

The four speed automatic shows a total fill (that is all the fluid it can hold) is 5.7 Quarts. So if you just dropped the pan and relplaced the filter, you shouldnt need more than 4 quarts and likely you would have a little extra with that.