# Transmission question

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-question/53435>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, altima\
**Created:** [August 12, 2010, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-question/53435 "2010-08-12T22:30:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![wholesalecarsdirect](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wholesalecarsdirect/32/1965_2.png) [@wholesalecarsdirect](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wholesalecarsdirect)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-question/53435/1 "2010-08-12T22:30:48Z")

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How many quarts of transmission fluid does a 2005 nissan altima ser take? If you just drain the fluid out and want to put new back?

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 10:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-question/53435/2 "2010-08-12T22:58:51Z")

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For a start, how about measuring what comes out?

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**Author:** ![BadaBing2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c0e974/32.png) [@BadaBing2010](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BadaBing2010)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-question/53435/3 "2010-08-12T22:59:52Z")

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Automatic or manual ???

Isn’t there an Owner’s Manual available to you?