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Excellent video. A trick I learned from a friend regarding the bolts. Get a piece of cardboard and draw a rough sketch of the valve body with holes punched in the proper places. As you remove each bolt, stick it in its spot in the cardboard diagram.

Buddy, I'm a mechanic for 25+ years, you made this video and I am amazed how you explained everything so simply and on point! Props bro!

Man you made what seems like a daunting task appear easy. You ROCK for sharing your mistakes and knowledge!

Hi, thank you so much. I've sent it to my mechanic, as you're the first person actually showing what I was experiencing!

Great video!!! After following instructions the car wouldn't go anywhere or shift into any gears. Afterwards, we realized the rod that's being held by the lever fell into the oil pan after unscrewing the lever without us noticing it. So, we found the rod in the bottom of the oil pan, redone the job and now the Car drives great. Thank you.

Sir, you are a blessing in the highest order. Your use of the small allen to retain the shift lever is simple and should be intuitive but intuitive in this case comes with a tall learning curve. While some may not understand or appreciate the value of your video but for those undertaking replacement of the stepper motor, it is simply enormous. Your commitment and willingness to help others are admirable. THANK YOU!!!

This kid is the best one i have seeing for the longest giving n details and how to do it . goes to the point how to do it . great job. God bless you..

Dude the tips and tricks you explained saved me from having to buy a new transmission, valve body, whole damn car, etc. You should be a teacher. I don't understand cars easily but I love to learn. You've explained this exactly how I needed to learn. Seriously, thank you so much for making me feel like I could do it myself without fear. You're amazing man!

I have zero mechanic experience, but I followed this video step by step and my car runs like new after almost 2 years. You are my savior 👍

You are absolutely amazing.. I been going crazy trying to find out what's wrong with my car.. I thought maybe a tune up was needed... But I see now it's the step motor.. Thank you so much for this video!!!! Have A Blessed Day!!

Hey there, just wanted thank you sincerely. The info you provided really helped us out in replacing the step motor, and we appreciate your thorough walkthrough. There were vital details you provided that other videos with more "seasoned" mechanics completely skipped over, so we really appreciate your professionalism. Kudos to you!

Wow spot on. I honestly like the bit where you introduced us to the hole to pin the link pin into position.

Thanks a ton, the video is really helpful and detailed. It would be a nightmare to do something like this without instructions. You have just save time and headaches to all of us trying to fix this transmission problem. Again thank you.

I did not put the Allen key on the last step and I didn’t know what was going on but this videos a life saver

Nice work!! The best are those who share their mistakes so others can learn.

This video saved me SOOOO much money! Replaced the whole valve body for around 300, every garage was around 4k with labour. Thanks for this awesome video man!

Solid video my man! Best one on here for changing out this part (really the ONLY one I could find). Simply wouldn't have done this without it. Thanks for sharing your knowledge after bumping your head so we wouldn't have to lol!

You did a great job bud, very clear and straight forward. I have a manual transmission though but same vehicle and I am happy to say I learned something new about automatic transmission.

Thank you for providing this helpful video! It enabled me to successfully repair my 2008 Nissan Rogue. The tutorial's instructions on removing the bolts from the valve body were accurate. I took the extra step of labeling all the screws from the valve. I strongly advise wearing protective goggles, as it can be quite a messy job. Based on my experience, I also recommend labeling the transmission pan bolts to avoid any mix-ups, which I encountered. Additionally, I applied silicone to the pan and allowed it to cure for 24 hours before adding the CVT oil. I measured the amount of oil drained and added the same quantity. After starting the engine, I shifted between gears to ensure the CVT fluid circulated through the transmission. Initially, I noticed a bit of sluggishness in acceleration for the first few minutes, but after about five minutes, the vehicle ran smoothly without any issues. Many thanks and God bless you for sharing this invaluable video!

Man I think you might have saved my a$$ I mean it. I just ran into the same problem with my 09 Nissan Altima yesterday on my way to work it drove perfectly fine to the gas station then when I filled up and drove off it was stuck in 1st. I gave up on it until today then I ran my diagnostic computer on it and seen the code it shot me looked it up and your video came up along with a hell of a lot of other ones but out of every video I seen you explained everything down to the very end so easily a teenager could pull this off I promise. Now I've been working on cars and trucks and anything else that requires tools to be used on for more than 30 years but I've never done anything on a CVT transmission in my life and this will be my 1st time but thanks to your help im now sure I can pull it off 100% now. Thanks man for your time you spent on making this video you posted on KZfaq your very much appreciated I promise. I'll let you know how things come out after I finish mine I HV to pull my step motor off my transmission 1st to be able to match it up because it seems to HV 2 or 3 different kinds so I'm going to get started on it right now. Thanks again bro your the best

I've been working on cars my whole life I'm 37. Great video! Awesome angles and a thorough explanation! I now know what's wrong with my mom's car and can get it taken care of!

Very knowledgeable and he makes it easy to follow step by step instructions! Thanks!

I followed your video to the letter and I replaced the stepper motor in my 2013 Altima and it worked like a charm. Thank you so much, you rule.

Hello Budget Drift! I just followed your direction on my daughter’s Altima and had complete success! And yes, a dealership wanted to replace the transmission due to the code. So thank you for your “straight to the point” video! Folks, this works!

From an older guy to a much younger man that rolled up his sleeves to do the job himself.. my respect to you Sir.. good job! Thanks for the video. I will have to do this to my sisters 07 Altima. Has the same malfunction as you explained in your earlier video. Thank you for the tutorial.. i think i can do it now.

Great video 09 rogue had to take down the valve body couldn’t have done without this video thanks bro 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

Excellent video. Very informative with lots of small details. One of the best KZfaq videos. Enjoyed watching! Bravo!

Bro you are amazing. You taught me alot and save me thousands of dollars. Thank you for all that you do.

AWESOME VIDEO!!! Incredibly helpful!!! I have to replace the step motor in my 2014 Nissan Murano. Thank you also for the Class Action lawsuit information! I will have to follow up on that!

2010 Nissan Rouge. Code P1778. At first I was upset because my first crack at changing the step motor was unsuccessful. Car would only shift into Drive,No Reverse. Watched your video again and disassembled the valve body for a second time. Possible problem, I left a washer off of a metal cylinder tube that was center top of transmission, it fell off and I didn’t know where it belonged. I also think my Allen wrench was to short to keep the mechanism on the valve body in position to get full gear functioning. Second time around I used a really thin and long flat head screw driver. Thanks Again For your very descriptive video and much needed and appreciated pointers.

Because of you and this video p1777 code is now gone!!! Thank you!!!!

Dude, you are the best! Have the same issue with my 16 altima. 8 years have passed, they do the same shit

You know more about cvts than most mechanics!

So I have a 2011 Nissan Altima with 210K. Somewhere after 90K it started to do that (not going fast even with high RPM's especially in weather under 60 degrees F). I saw a blog and someone stated to simply warm it up for 1 minute or so, then shut it off, count to 30 seconds, then start it back up and drive. It worked. I just hated that I could never just turn it on and drive lol. But now that I see this video I think I may be changing that step motor soon. Thank you so much for posting.

This video guided me right through the process saved a ton of money!!

Very good job. Very well spoken. Have a blessed and safe week to you and your family.

Big thanks. This video was really helpful. Glad you blew past that 50 likes.

Opened my first shop in 1977 (not trying to give away my age LOL) Wonderful no nonsense presentation. Great explanations & helpful tips. ChrisFix has nothing on you.

I received a post card in the mail that due to the lawsuit Nissan extended the warranty to 7 years or 84 k. Better than nothing I guess. I have a 14 Altima and a 18 rogue Great video. Thanks for posting it.

Thank you so much for this helpful information! Having the same issues.

Awesome job making that video clear instructions and straightforward

Just finished replacing the step motor on a 2012 Altima. Couldn't have done it without your video. Thank you and keep up the good work.

Your damn right I'll like and subscribe...I've been a mechanic for as long as I can remember and you sir was gifted a good brain

Who would thumbs down this!? I mean I got lost after the different size bolts but I admire ur tenacity

I'm amazed on how you explained everything so clearly. My altima 09 transmission has been acting up for 2years now. I used to get winning noise coming from the engine bay after driving at high speeds in the highway for more than 45min. All the "experts" told me I needed a new car or new transmission. A simple cvt oil change fixed the issues for 10k+ miles, now I'm getting engine whine again. I also realized that the mechanic did not change the filter. So I'm going to do another cvt fluid change and get a new filter. I've been adding Bar's Leaks: Super Transmission fix. It helped a little but I still get the engine whine. I don't get any codes from the transmission so I'm not sure if I need to change the step motor. Issues I get: Stuttering while driving, occasional winning, When driving for long I get total engine loss (haven't got that since the first cvt fluid change)

Well done man! Great job , you got another sub

Hey man i rarely like shit on fb or youtube but i had to throw you one on this video!! Super high quality. You outdid yourself.

Awesome video! My son's car similar issue and codes. Another time I would have tried this. Need to bring it in...

Thank you, very informative video. CVT issue with my 2008 Altima just started today, actually gave the car to my son a few months ago. Just ordered the step motor from the link below and gonna work on it as soon as it's delivered. Thanks again, this is a real money saver...a lot of money!!

Hey just wanted to thank you for this video it helped me out a lot 👍🏽👍🏽

This help me realize I need a mechanic thanks a lot!

Thank you for the diagram…I needed to know what bolts come out thank you sooo much

Awesome job man this helped me out great great information

Great Video, saved Thousands of Dollars... Thank You

Thank you saved me a ton of money. Very well made video 👍

Very informative and after i do this project i will let you know how well you taught me ❤

My guy you are a life saver! Thank you

Bro muy buen video muy detallado excelente te comento que tengo el mismo drama aunque aún no me sale el chek machine pero se siente muy poca potencia cuando subo pendientes, viejo gracias por el video sigue así, saludos👍👍👍

Wow the most important part at 7:40 wasn’t caught in camera smh but still very helpful thank you

Wow great informative video. You can pull fluid out of the pan thru the dipstick. Typical Japanese cars ALWAYS have way more frame rust.

About to do it today T.y Will keep you posted !

Nice Job.... Great info.... Others say - "Just Replace Trans" .... You didn't. Great video

very professional thank u so so much u saved a lot of money

I may attempt this on a 2011 Altima 2.5S It has a code for the step motor problem. Thanks for the video

Really very thankful for ur video (Thank u from Egyptian Guy)

Thank you! You made it look easy.

Excellent thanks for your time to make the video much appreciated 👍

its amazing your tutorial video, save my life, awesome dude.

I have a 2010 maxima and the description at the beginning of the video where your flooring it and going no where similar problem but my code is p0746 pressure control solenoid “A” stuck off so I’ll be replacing the whole valve body that comes with all new solenoids. I searched for DAYS for solenoids it was way faster just getting the valve body and not to expensive $150 so it’s coming in Wednesday so I hope it works my buddy who worked at Nissan dealership told me to start pricing out new/used transmissions well I’ll spend 150 to see if it works because I’ve watched 4/5 videos with all my problems and it fixed it so fingers crossed

Thanks for the vídeo gonna work on my 08 Altima this weekend

thank you for making this simple I have the p1777 code and may have to do this soon showing the bolts to remove the diagram was a great step

Hey guys, one incredibly vital part that he forgot to mention is to torque down the valve body bolts to the correct spec. DO NOT TIGHTEN THEM DOWN BY FEEL. YOU WILL OVER/UNDER TIGHTEN THE BOLTS AND THE VALVE BODY WONT WORK PROPERLY.

Allen key tip FTW!! Saved my bacon today, thanks!!!!

Thanks young.....gracias joven you help many people with you information....

Thank you so much for taking your time and sharing your video. Very useful. God blessed.

This video just saved me thousands. The allen wrench hack and the screw diagram for the valve body were extremely helpful touches. Car drives perfect now and the error code is gone. Can't thank you enough.

Great video,thanks a lot for making this posible.the mecanic told me first to replaced the hole transmission after have code p1778,,then I show him this video and now he needs to go from easy to hard..actually he tried to ripped off.he ofert me 1000.dls for my 2012 nissan rogue...

Appreciate it. Super nice steps.

Looks like im gonna try your method of madness on this on going issue hope it my issue as well ...ill let you know thanks for taking the time to make 🎥

I did replace the stepper motor from ebay, but it is not resolve the slow shift and high RPM with P1778 fault code. Excellent tutorial and pix! (2012 Altima had virtually trouble free 243K miles :) ...only MAF sensor was a non-wear item)

Just paid over 3k to replace with 100k Miles and that's all it was. Nissan will not replace stepper motor. Thank you for opening my eyes.

This video is so help full

Great job brother keep up the good work help me a lot thanks !!! 💯💯💯💯👍

This guy needs a donation from everyone taking this info it saved everyone thousands of dollars

Best video I've seen o this cvt I was looking for input on holding that swivel fork that is held with that access hole doesn't body know if that round pin that sits inside of transmission and wraps around by that swivel fork is that piece supposed to move freely or not

Great work. I have the same problem. Did the servomotor replacement, did use the allen key trick, but I m stuck in first gear and won’t shift any hogher. The servo installed is brand new. Reverse will work.

Video was great! Wondering if you can help I had a code come up on my phone witch told me i need to replace the "Transmission Fluid Temperature Sensor" but I can't find any information on it.

Thanks for the video man!

Thx. Valuable info. Did you have to reprogram anything?

Great video 👌🏼

bro. fantastic video

thank you for the video. GREAT JOB !!!!!

Great video!

Thanks for the video also hell of a sun burn

Thanks for this video , I did same work with my 2010 Altima, but I still have the same problem, still working only on the first gear. Do you have any idea? Like speed sensor?

Hey man thanks for this helpful description. I have the same exact problem but I don’t have check engine light on. And I didn’t get any code! Do you think I just should go ahead and change the step motor? My car is 2008 maxima same transmission

Thank you for the step motor info.

Good job my bro congratulations

Appreciate Buddy! I have same issues on my 2012 Nissan Xtrail 2.5 auto 4wd, replace the step motor, but seems running no gears, it does have gear auto change before, i did put a long pin to that hole before put value body back, anything wrong?