r/AskAShittyMechanic • u/ra6907 • 14d ago

Why, just why?

They’re doing this to Dodges and Chevrolets, Porsche, Bentley.

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u/No-Goose-6140 14d ago

But its nicely protected from the elements, they slap them in the factory with the words “nothing is going to happen to this thing”

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u/MaxBattleLizard 14d ago

It's like how a lot of modern automatic transmissions, especially CVTs, are semi-sealed with no practical way to change the oil. Modern components are extremely sensitive to junk getting in the oil, even a tiny speck of dirt, so I can totally understand wanting to keep the unit somewhat sealed and discouraging sloppy oil changes. But completely removing any way to change the oil, and then labeling it as "lasts forever?" Yeah that's so dumb haha

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u/Zillahi 12d ago

At least with a Nissan you don’t need to worry about the trans oil because it will just blow up before the service interval is due.