Need some broken truck advice

Try this first.

Then, if a no go, get a used one, as stated above.

 

Pick that kid up by the scruff of the neck and chunk him under the truck. Make sure he knows that girls don't like to walk. He'll crawl out with a transmission directly.

 

ask Yankee.

he will fix it on the side. he has a boat to pay for.

 

My experience with automatic transmissions indicates that once they lose their magic, you must put them on a bench and have the magic reinstalled by a qualified shaman.

 

Great shape. 112k miles. Other than this it's bulletproof. I've towed two bikes plus gear in a 6×10 landscape trailer at 80mph to the track dozens of times. I wouldn't hesitate to drive it cross country.

 

Then that's what you should do.

Park it on the street by Noo Joisey Motorsports Pahk and collect the insurance check.

 

I don't think pulling a junkyward transmission would be a good idea in this case unless he was going to sell it or trade it in. Once the fluid mixes, the transmission is terminal. Odds are pretty good it's already mixed on the junkyard one, so what's the point if he's going to keep it?

 

this. if not for a crash, it's fairly certain that the junkyards ones are junk.

 

Whenever someone recommends a used part as a replacement, I remind them that it has a used part in it already.

 

True. I'd rather pay and get a warranty with it. Plus a little peace of mind. Plus I just don't feel like doing it. Lol

 

$3.50?

 

Odds are really good the trans is toast. Forget replacing the radiator. Cap the tubes and totally bypass the cooler in the radiator.
If it were mine I would gamble with flushing it three or four times and new fluid. If that dont work put a Jasper in it. If its a 2wd should be able to get that done for 4-4500$$.

 

Glycol on the racetrack and friction surfaces are bad right? I think...

 

There is no reason for a man in possession of a teenage boy to actually do the job. Give him advice, drink beer, and laugh when he busts his knuckles. It's a great bonding experience!

 

Kills the Valve body and makes the clutches delaminate and disintegrate.
Junkyard isnt a viable option for those trucks because thanks to the issues good ones are few and far between and way overpriced.

 

It's something specific about Nissans. It comes up pretty fast on any searches. I briefly looked at Pathfinders with the same engine and transmission combo before buying my GX470. Once the fluid mixes, it does something to all the seals and then it's just a matter of when.

http://www.nissanproblems.com/coolant-leaks-destroy-transmission/