2011 Nissan Leaf modifications (efficiency and utility)

[oil pan 4]

I changed the oil in my leaf today.
I stripped out the belly pan took it for a little 6 mile drive to churn up the oil then pulled the plugs.
The 6 mile drive warmed up the transmission some, I wonder if I could turn a drain plug into a transmission heater.

[ME_Andy]

April fool's?

[fusion210]

Originally Posted by oil pan 4

I changed the oil in my leaf today.
I stripped out the belly pan took it for a little 6 mile drive to churn up the oil then pulled the plugs.
The 6 mile drive warmed up the transmission some, I wonder if I could turn a drain plug into a transmission heater.

I hope you got the good oil for $30, a good filter for $12 and new plugs for $2 each and chucked the old stuff in the trash.

Seriously though I won't miss basic maintenance when I cross over. Must be nice!

[oil pan 4]

Yeah the leaf transaxle has oil in it.
It's transmission is pretty much a parking lock, a single approximately 8:1 gear rario including the differential that can't be uncoupled between the wheels and motor, also some CV shafts.
Not like it has hub motors or some science fiction like that.

[ME_Andy]

Some people are reporting efficiency gains... I'll probably do this soon, myself. Nissan says it's a lifetime fluid, but this is Nissan we're talking about.

https://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtop...d7ca3603f293f2

[oil pan 4]

At some point, I thought by 2015 Nissan recommend the transaxle oil be changed at 110,000 miles.
If you see it at 80,000 miles it doesn't look so good.
I did mine at 68,000 miles, should have did it as soon as I got it at 47,000 miles.

I won't really be able to tell if I get a range boost because I put my tire spats back on the passenger side after they got ripe off by a tractor trailer tire tread a few weeks ago today when I did the transaxle oil change.

[oil pan 4]

4.4 miles per kwh, 1,350 miles for September 2019.

[Daox]

That's pretty darn good IMO.

[oil pan 4]

I put 2 Michelin energy saver A/S tires on to replace worn out ecopia tires with 71,000 miles on them and it doesn't seem to have had any effect on range.
I was running 44psi in the worn out ecopia tires, only running 38 in the Michelin tires for now.

[oil pan 4]

1,300 miles 3.6kwh per mile for November.
Did some trailering or it would have been more like 3.8 to 4.