My local mechanic “doesn’t work on EVs“ when the “transmission” is involved, so I did this myself thanks to you, Dala!

For those interested, I did this fluid swap on a 2015 Leaf about a year ago using Amsoil Synthetic ATF. Went from 4.6 mi/kWh to 4.9 mi/kWh.

Love this Leaf DIY service videos, keep up the good work!

Great video - factual and well presented. Thanks, Daniel.

Great video. I just got a 2020 Leaf with 17,000 miles. I’ll get ready for doing this service.

Nice! I appreciate that you aren't good only at electronics/software but also you are playing with mechanic. I'm the same :)

Keep up the good work, great video. Love from Sri Lanka!

Thank you for this and all of your videos. You inspire me to start working on my Leaf.

The Aluminium crush washers can be re-used at least once, but should be annealed to soften them first. The trick is to mark them with black or blue Sharpie marker and then heat them until the Sharpie colour fades. Quenching makes no difference to the annealing.

Very well done; indeed, just subscribed, stating all the required and possibly overlooking items! This video definitely help4 those who do it in their garage or in front of leveled garage! USA

Ive done this service on both my 11 and 18 LEAF. if its never been done get it done....the fluid gets super nasty and laden with metal particles from the gears. mine looked like sparkly black oil on the 18 after only 20,000 miles. I used Amsoil ATF. Great video Dala!

Thanks Daniel for the video i didn't know that that the oil in the gearbox could be changed, thanks to your video I've now done it with no problems at all cheers keep up the good work

Thanks Dala I will do this before taking my car off the stands. I am completing a 62 kWh upgrade in my 2013 Leaf SV!

Did this a couple days ago. Very easy process. What I've noticed after. Is takes a little less energy to stay at cruising speeds. Will see if the miles per kilowatt improves

Daniel, you make it look so easy! I have 82,000 miles and never did it yet. I was going to wait till I get my battery swapped.

I watched this very helpful video and changed my oil yesterday. My 2015 Leaf has a third port on top of the gear case. I used the top port to add the oil, but you need a 10 mm hex bit socket, a universal drive and a couple of long extensions to get to it. For most people, the method in the video would be easiest. He mentions that his brakes might need attention. You can test for brake drag by stopping your car at a landmark on a slight hill leading to a flat section of road. With the car in neutral, release the brake and note how far the car coasts before it stops (a tree, driveway, utility pole, etc.). Do a baseline run after brake service and then every couple of months. Any loss of distance will indicate there is brake drag or possibly an underinflated tire or a bad bearing. The parking brake might need adjustment, too.

My 2016 30kw Leaf has 230,000km on the clock and has never had the oil changed. Thanks for the video Dala, I'll be doing this when I get back to NZ.

Thanks so much! Love your attention to detail!

Thanks for sharing!! Very glad I found this video!

I liked your torque wrench!

What a coincidence! I just replaced it yesterday. A thing to mention, for 2011-2012 made LEAF oil capacity is only 1.1 Liter. I have also used some Molyslip additive. I was geting very good results in ICE vehicles by using Molyslip additives. So decided it won't hurt if I use it on my LEAF either.

you actually reply to your fans

Just done this today to my 2011 leaf at 86k miles. No big chunks of metal but black old atf and their was a fair bit of metally sludge around the drain and fill bolts. Used a garden hose to snake it in. Hardest part was part was getting the on ramps on our driveway and then level using jack stand. Would be super easy with a full garage lift. Did this as part of a 3 parter where we were speccing out where to put a 2k ac electric heater and 3k hydronics kerosine/diesel heater to replace broken ptc heater. Ep2 for us is bumper off and dry fit heaters behind crush bumper and ep3 is plumb them in. Thanks for the video Dala. Helps to see all the steps obviously laid out.

Just changed the fluid on our 2013 Leaf with 85k miles on it. I was surprised how clean the fluid still was- it was still pink and this was first change. This video made the process pretty easy. I agree with the others in that the splash shield is hardest part of process in many ways. My splash shield was damaged with some tears that I repaired using some Gorilla tape. My tips are: 1. Use a long neck funnel if your existing funnel with hose doesn't reach. Mine did not so I was able to snake the funnel with hose closer to the fill plug and then use another funnel to reach that one. That worked fine and saved me a trip to buy a different funnel with hose. 2. oil your splash screen screws to reduce chances of rust- an easy thing to do 3. on the splash shield reinstall is to start from the rear because the shield folds in under the other shield. I did not do this initially and had to remove all the other fasteners and do again. I also used the Redline D6 as well. I'm a big Redline fan so that was an easy decision to go the Redline route. My total service time was about 2 hours- I got to talking with the neighbor and had the length issue with my original funnel with hose that needed resolution.

enjoy these videos thank you I have a 2013 x nissan leaf 🍃 in nz with only 26000 km 11 bar

💪 Good work, thx

I'm going to have to look into this for my Fiat 500e.

Thank you for your sharing ！

Impressive video!

You have alot of great leaf related videos, thanks.. I have been trying to find information on the transmission.. does the diff drive both wheels at the same time?

I just did this on my 20013 SL US, I found it way easier to refill by taking off the front wheel on that side and then feeding the funnel from the wheel well instead of trying to fit/squeeze the funnel/bottle of oil from the top.

Great tutorial!

Very cool thanks mate

Leaf is such a well designed car.

I've only ever done this on a manual gearbox, never would have thought the differential on Leaf would have oil, but logically it would. Thank you for this informative video. Very useful.

Thank you sir' I am a Nissan leaf owner, and I completely forgot about gear oil changes, I used to do this on any automatic petrol car I owned previously, Here is the UK, there is an unfortunate trend, it's called rip-off Britain, many services and items are far too expensive especially when they have the monopoly, I therefore try to do most things myself, thanks again for this valuable knowledge

I did a brake change in the back and cleaned/ lubricated the front breaks on my env200 2014 (24kw) two weeks ago. My consumption dropped significantly and I'm measuring a average range increase of 18% in ABRP. Definitely do a brake service on your leaf and please measure consumption differences. Thanks for an informative video, did not know the leaf used gear oil :)

great video. entertaining too! thanks

I did the change today and the magnetic bolts (both drain and fill) were completelly stuffed with with metal splints. After a short test drive the leaf feels more easy to cruise... must wait for some efficiency results but it was definitely worth doing!

Cause of this video I'm gonna try the ultra low viscosity Valvoline

Thank you.

good job. honestly that oil doesnt look that dirty.

Super 👍

Loving the torque wrench, 2 clicks of the elbow, lol.

Hello Dala ! I just bought a Renault Fluence. Both the engine and the battery is "Leaf". So I keep an eye on you. Some advice about the batteries to keep them alive is appreciated. This is a ten year old car, with low mileage i hope to use a few years.

Nice video, very informative. I notice you are using 18x22x1.5mm gasket, it seems to be slightly different from the original one. Would you share the information about original plug gasket size? I can't find anywhere. Thank you very much

Thank you !@

RedLine is the right choice, but I prefer superlight shock proof over any atf

You have a well calibrated wrist.

Hi Dala! Everything looks good, but one think is a bit off. Alluminum and copper is galvanic pair and they will eat each over. Pavel from Los Angeles.

Thanks for the video! I followed you on a 2013 leaf, and noticed a couple things: 1) I started draining before I lifted the rear to have the car level; I did not see any additional fluid come out. 2) I measured the fluid that came out at 1.33L. 3) I added 1.4 L, expecting some overflow. There was none. So perhaps leaking at the fill bolt hole is slightly overfilling?

Great video, thanks Dala! One question though. If the fluid "that comes with the LEAF is not particularly viscous in colder temperatures", then that would mean it has LESS resistance in cold starts, not MORE resistance, because "viscous" means "having relatively high resistance to flow". Or did you mean "...too/overly/unnecessarily viscous in colder temperatures"?

Maybe I missed it - At what Mileage or Time Frame should this be performed? Great Video Thanks for sharing!

Is the gear oil shared with the motor oil on the Leaf? I know the oil is shared on my ELR, so picking an oil with the correct electrical resistance is important!

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Great video. Did you use more than 1 liter ?

As an American of some german decent I prefer the german torque spec of - gutte 'n' tite

We would use mobile one ATF in the Sikorsky 76 gearbox. It

What is the temp at which this will begin to make an efficiency difference, also, what do Nissan mean by inspect...how would you know if you need to replace? Great videos:)

Full synthetic ATF is recommended. Matic S to be more precise. You are putting a more thicker fluid on a transmission that doesn’t need that kind of thickness. 👋

just fyi: i reused my aluminum ring seals and i never had any leaking problems and i used valvoline multi vehicle "red bottle" atf and prolong transmission treatment. and a quick question: i was just wondering if its normal for the reduction gear to make a bit of "gear noise" and will this d6 fluid reduce or eliminate it?

Is this applicable to a 2019 model?

Freedom units...LOL. Nice,

Asking for a friend... but if (my friend) did this oil replacement but when he went to put the drain and fill plugs back in, realised he didnt have the correct sized crush washer, would heating up the original ones a bit then using them be a bad thing!!?? Anyway (my friend) is considering doing it again and fitting new crush washes but reusing the newly installed oil. Great vid btw, thanks. Thoughts.

You don't want to use any copper rings with the aluminium case, better use aluminium rings instead, I bet You know why)

Hi Daniel, is this tutorial also applicable to the ZE1?

Silly question probably, but this is probably the stuff that drained out when I pulled my CV axles out, right? I am rebuilding my totaled leaf that was in an accident and the whole front end is being replaced. Just want to make sure I get it all right before taking her down the road again.

I have a question I used LIQUI MOLY Top Tec ATF 1800 oil. the Nissan now has less range is the oil I use worse?

I take it its the same for the env200 too as they share parts ? Or is a different spec oil required. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

My breaks sound the same lol

I wish Dala would mention exactly where he placed the hydraulic lifter to lift the rear end. Axle? Also the diameter of the plastic clips so I can order some without going in and removing one one just to find out. Otherwise a good video.

Did my own two months ago. Nissan only want matic S in it. And modern atf

Перчатки как у меня ;)).

is there a way to turn off that dorky "EEENG EEEENG EEENG" that the leaf produces when reverse? I hate it. I just bought a leaf but I assume to be able to disable it. then later did not succeed. :(

What is the name of the appropriate oil for 2015 Leaf? My car ran 185,000 km and I did not change the oil Is there a problem with the gear and if I change it will a problem occur?

I'm considering getting a used Leaf here in Melbourne, Australia. I expect to have to deal with a dead cell in the pack. Can anyone tell me who can do such a battery restoration outside of the Dealership?

I have a question and I am sure someone else has asked this before. Being it is 2023 what is the best reduction gear ATF for the 2012 leafs? My milages is 138K.

As I can see isn´t the Red Line D6 ATM "Matic S"-compatible. D4 is

HI MY 2011 NISSAN LEAF COMPRESSOR COMES ON BUT IT IS NOT COOLING. THE HIGH PRESSURE IS READING 200PSI AND THE LOW SIDE READS ZERO. Any suggestions? Excuse the all caps.

Hello I live in a tropical island that oil you recommend?

Are there numbers how much difference in efficiency it makes?

I have a 2013 Leaf and it is now making a low "motor" noise. It was diagnosed as coming from the reduction gear. To do a complete change would be over 5000 dollars!! They did a fluid change and I hoped it would silence the noise, but it did not! What is going on, and what can I do???

Did you measure exact difference in efficiency?

Can i use CASTROL TRANSMAX DEXRON VI MERCON LV ?????

What about the differential? This requires an oil that can handle high shear forces. An ATF oil cannot do that. I had a case with a Mercedes w126 ATF oil was also filled into the differential. After a few 100 km the differential was completely over.

Is this the same as a transmission fluid swap?

This RedLine D6 ATF has 31 mm2/s @ 40°C. Does anyone know original Leaf oil viscosity?

What size hose you use brother.

So how much is it need to pour this oil, i got a nissan leaf 2017

Is D6 ATF suitable for LEAF 2 2019 ?

A cheaper alternative is "Castrol Syntrans V FE", I use 75W-80 and It is rated as GL-4+, still contains a small amount of Sulfur, so no danger to any brass bushings. IT has friction reduceres and a carefull Guess, I Think I'm saving 2-2.5%. Another thing while you have the car off the grounds: check the wheel bearings. What is deemed good enough for a gasoline car, is worth improving. Take the bearings out and clean Them and then use Lithium Grease for bicycles. Then when you reassemble the hub, torque IT slightly less than the workshop manual Says, as initial torque is for new bearings, which need to seat. I use 90 Nm, and my not driven wheels spin for 40 seconds by hand! I do check my wheels off the ground twice a year and change Grease every year, and so far No surprises! Where this really makes a difference is in city driving, where Rolling resistance, is 3/4 of your drag. I can push the car with a single finger before the gearbox catches Up the slack, stopped on the Edge of a painted road stripe, the car Rolls off! My average current Went from 11A going around town to 7A, so my city Range is now Better than going 70kmh, which used to be where I got best Range.

Pls tell me how many Km can run after change..

Those ramps look incredibly frail. What is the load rating?

if solid ali they can be annealed.

Schnaken not stirred. As Sean Connery would say..

"freedom units" ha.ha. 1.41 litres

How ofen oil shoud change or how we should know need to replace?

So much for EV's not having fluids to change

"freedom units"...ha!

hahahah freedom units!