Strange Noise When I Turn The Car Off

[bluesky4me]

I had the "Noise" happen again today...I checked the Attessa fluid (resivoir in the back drivers side) ..this time with the engine runnig (as someone said this was the way to do it)...I thought it was sitting on the min level..but when I stuck my finger in the resivor to comfirm this.....I was surprised to find ..what I thought was the fluid...was a filter of some kind..either that or the fluid has turned to rubber!....can some confirm :

1) This is a filter that sits at the min level of the resivoir.

2) I fill it with "Castrol Transmax Z" auto trans fluid (please inform me of any other type thats ok to use)

Thanks guys.

[DaveB]

I had the "Noise" happen again today...I checked the Attessa fluid (resivoir in the back drivers side) ..this time with the engine runnig (as someone said this was the way to do it)...I thought it was sitting on the min level..but when I stuck my finger in the resivor to comfirm this.....I was surprised to find ..what I thought was the fluid...was a filter of some kind..either that or the fluid has turned to rubber!....can some confirm :

1) This is a filter that sits at the min level of the resivoir.

2) I fill it with "Castrol Transmax Z" auto trans fluid (please inform me of any other type thats ok to use)

Thanks guys.

Hi bluesky4me,

Yes look in the Stagea DIY (sticky) Transmax Z is the stuff to use; I've looked on the label on the bottle and it says "Nissan D-Matic" (or is it Nissan Matic-D - whatever) so that sounds good since the service manual for the Stagea specifies that.

I have successfully used a Valvoline Dextron III substitute; the guy at the Motormate swore that it was the same as Transmax Z... however that was just to top up my level and I will at some stage soonish probably bleed it with the Transmax Z, but for now $9 sounded better than $75 for that

...anyway I have the filter too; I seem to remember reading about all the 'layers' in the reservoir somewhere, it may have been somewhere on this site:

http://tyndago.googlepages.com/gt-rattesainfrormation

Edited April 20, 2008 by DaveB

[bluesky4me]

ended up using some dextron III.. only needed to be toped up...will see if the noise goes away now that its full.

[DaveB]

Just a thought if u found rubber instead of fluid, who knows how low it was... maybe real low. Might make a big difference now that you've topped it up fingers crossed.

Just a side note, does anyone know where the heck the missing fluid goes??? ie. why does the level reduce over time? Does it leak out? :S

[jenkies]

when i turn mine off for 2-4 secinds after a get a farty rattle...... sounds like transfer case..... seems fine