Welcome to the forum. Are you the first owner?

Spark plugs now.

Every 2 years for coolant-- after the first change.

Check your transfer case and rear differential fluid level--might as well replace it since you are there already.

Make sure to check your cvt fluid level. Don't really have to change it yet but I personally plan to do a 6-7 quart drain and fill around 100k miles--I'm at 76k now on my '04 SE. Its just like doing an oil change with out the filter--easy. $20/quart of ns-2.

My MO has the same brake pad use. Rear was gone at around 50k--changed over a year ago-- and my front still fat.

Belts? you probably did already...

A cold beer, a shot and a big smile for a trouble free MO!

 

While the wife was having the oil changed she asked about the CVT service. They said it had to be done at the dealer as it was a sealed system?

I haven't looked under there yet so please enlighten me.

Thanks

Nitely thanks for your comments -- bought in new unreal product! Awesome

 

CVT Fluid change does NOT have to be at the dealer, but you do have to go to someone that knows about it, and knows that they need to get special Nissan fluid. It is NOT normal tranny fluid.

Also, search for the "deterioration date" or something to that effect, this is something that can be read from the diagnostic computer to determine if the fluid needs to be changed at all.

[edit]: Here's the thread: http://www.nissanmurano.org/forums/61-general-discussions/14870-cvtf-deterioration-date.html

 

100,000 miles? When I was a kid any car with 100,000 miles was either a junker or a well-kept Mercedes.

You just did not see many 100,000-mile cars, especially in the Northeast. Heck, even Detroit knew better than to expect their cars to last 100K, that is why odometers only went up to 99,999.9. There was rarely a need for the extra digit.

The better-quality cars from foreign automakers forced Detroit to get up off their lazy butts and improve their own products. Adding the seventh digit turned out to be a necessary enhancement. Watching the odometer "turn over" is now a thing of the past.

-njjoe

 

My Dad sold me my first car for $200 -- It was a 65 Ford galaxi 500 4 door 289. Back then, at 50K they were doing valve jobs etc.

My first new rig was a 79 Toy celica hatchback. I thought I was the king. $7200 ran forever

I've had Mitusi little trucks 2.6 that I wore the rims off of

But this Nissan blows them all away. Pushing 100k right now and it seems to just be getting broken in. Technology...

I do have a 06 Buick Lucerne which is quit a machine too. 3.8 V6 25+ mpg loaded harmon carden tunes XM etc. man what a ride...

anyway --- I just want to keep th Murano tight so any comments are welcome. should I go to a recommended mechanic rather than the dealer and ask abt the "deterioration rate" test ? or head to the dealer?

Any tricky plugs I could throw in there?

 

anyway --- I just want to keep th Murano tight so any comments are welcome. should I go to a recommended mechanic rather than the dealer and ask abt the "deterioration rate" test ? or head to the dealer?

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There are two schools of thought when it comes to changing the CVT fluid. Guys like Eric L. and others are proponents of changing the fluid every XX,000 miles as a precaution. There is nothing wrong with that.

Then there are guys like me who would like to believe the manufacturer of the CVT and the fluid know what they are talking about when they came up with the "CVTF Deterioration Date" algorithm. I had the dealer check my CVTF Deterioration Date last month and it suggests my fluid is good for at least several hundred thousand miles. Hard to believe? Maybe.

Personally, I wouldn't waste your time (or money) having the dealer check the CVTF Det. Date. Unless your MO was used daily to tow a 3,500-pound trailer up Pikes Pike I am sure the CVTF Det. Date will be relatively low.

-njjoe

 

100,000 miles is nothing, we're a few clicks away from 200,000 on a 2004 SE. I guess the Murano knew this and decided to blow the transmission this morning on the Interstate on the way to work. Another CVT bites the dust.

 

Sorry to hear that but I guess 200k miles on one tranny is pretty good.

 

100k Club

I have always exceeded 100k on my vehicles for the last 20 years.

1989 Pontiac Firebird - 139,000 miles when I got rid of it and still driving perfect

1996 Chevy Blazer - 196,000 miles when I traded for Mo. Engine was a beast, but the electronics were starting up on me.

2005 Nissan Murano - 99,000+ miles currently.

All of these vehicles have one thing in common. I changes the oil regularly. And at 100K I like to change out the spark plugs and all of the fluids with synthetic. It's the least I can do for a vehicle that gives me 100k with no problems. The only thing I am up in the air about is the CVT fuid on the Mo.

 

That is ridiculous! The modern engines can go well beyond that, provided that it is not abused. My friend at work has almost 300,000 miles on his Honda Accord. Yes, you will find that you may need to put some money into it each year to maintain it, but that car owes him nothing.

I typically find that the things that will require replacement between 100k and 200k, besides the typical wear and tear parts (brakes) could include starter, alternator, ac compressor, etc. My blazer needed a rear seal on the diff at around 145K. Not a big deal or expensive repair. Again, I consider that wear and tear.

Bottom line is that, if you catch and repair a defect (like a leak) before it can cause catastrophic failure; you will be able to keep your vehicle for a long time. The key is maintenance.

-biggun