Transmission Fix - DIY FTW!
Apr. 3rd, 2021 02:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerAfter transmission problems developed in our Nissan Xterra on a trip several days ago I dreaded how much it would cost to fix. Even a simple fix would start at a few hundred dollars, and significant transmission trouble could easily run a few thousand. I doubted it was significant trouble, but still.... With the recent mud-in-the-sensors problem and now this, I worried it was the start of a series of expensive repairs. The car's almost 10 years old and at 103,000 miles so it's not necessarily worth keeping through multiple costly repairs.
Before even making a service appointment with the mechanic, though, I decided to do a bit of research online to educate myself on what the problem could be. I found a few chat boards where people discussed having the exact same symptoms, and one of them had a link to an extremely useful YouTube video on how to DIY the repair. ...DIY being Do It Yourself, as opposed to the equally valid Damage It Yourself.
I decided to DIY and see which "D" I ended up with. Here's my helpful YouTube video!
TL;DW: It seems to be working now, and all I needed were common household tools and a few minutes of effort.
Before even making a service appointment with the mechanic, though, I decided to do a bit of research online to educate myself on what the problem could be. I found a few chat boards where people discussed having the exact same symptoms, and one of them had a link to an extremely useful YouTube video on how to DIY the repair. ...DIY being Do It Yourself, as opposed to the equally valid Damage It Yourself.
I decided to DIY and see which "D" I ended up with. Here's my helpful YouTube video!
TL;DW: It seems to be working now, and all I needed were common household tools and a few minutes of effort.
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Date: 2021-04-03 10:23 pm (UTC)A successful DIY repair can be super satisfying, beyond just the money saved.
And youtube fixit videos is an amazing genre. I've done several clothes dryer and refrigerator fixes, and a couple simple car fixes, just from following youtube vids. So good for you!
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Date: 2021-04-04 07:07 am (UTC)