Rebuilds the Jatco JF011E / Nissan RE0F10A CVT on the bench: friction plates, steels, both oil filters, and the complete seal and gasket set.
This kit is for the four-cylinder Nissan Altima, Rogue and Sentra, and the Dodge Caliber, whose JF011E CVT is slipping on takeoff, shuddering at light throttle, leaking from several places at once, or smelling burnt. It is the soft-parts side of a bench rebuild: friction plates and mating steels for the forward clutch and reverse brake, both the internal oil filter and the external spin-on filter, and the full set of lip seals, rubber seals, sealing rings and gaskets needed to close the unit back up. The listing gives the frictions an asbestos-free lining, most of the rubber seals as FKM fluoroelastomer with the rest ACM, and most lip seals from NAK.
In this CVT the ratio comes from the belt and pulleys, but the car still needs clutches to move. A planetary set at the front uses a forward clutch for Drive and a reverse brake for Reverse, and both are hydraulically applied packs. Every pulley piston and clutch piston depends on seals holding the pressure the valve body sends. Heat hardens those seals over time, pressure bleeds away, the forward pack slips, and the burnt material it sheds circulates through the valve body and coats the filters. A master kit replaces all of those wear parts in one job instead of chasing one leak at a time.
Pull the pan and read it. Clutch lining and a dark film point at the forward or reverse pack. A heavy layer of fine steel on the magnet is a different problem: it usually means pulley bearings or belt wear, and you will want to plan for hard parts as well. Sonnax publishes a vacuum test guide for this unit, and worn secondary pressure, primary pressure and manual valve bores cause chatter, belt slip and delayed engagement that look like clutch failure, so test the valve body before blaming the packs. Our CVT harsh and delayed engagement walkthrough and the JATCO CVT problems and fixes guide cover that order of checks.
The listing names the Nissan Altima 2.5L (2009-2012), Rogue 2.5L (2009-2012), Sentra 2.0L and 2.5L (2007-2012) and Dodge Caliber 2.0L (2007-2012). The same JF011E family, also cataloged by Mitsubishi as the F1CJA, carries over to the Jeep Compass and Patriot, Mitsubishi Outlander and Lancer and the Suzuki Kizashi, but internal revisions happened across the run. The listing also notes this kit is not for the 2016 Altima 2.5L, which uses a later CVT. Confirm your case tag reads JF011E or RE0F10A, or send us your year and VIN. If your pulleys are scored, see the master kit with 30-tooth pulley set; everything else for this unit is in our CVT parts collection.
Work on a clean bench and keep parts laid out by station. Strip the unit and check the pulleys, steel belt and oil pump for scoring before committing to the rebuild; a scored pump wears new seals fast, so a replacement JF011E oil pump is worth having on hand. Soak the new frictions in fresh CVT fluid, replace every seal and ring in the box rather than reusing any, and set pack clearances as you stack them. When the valve body goes back on, keep the original ROM chip with the car; Transmission Digest notes that a mismatched ROM in a 2008 Caliber sets P167A. Flush the cooler and lines, fit both new filters, and fill with NS-2 on Nissans or CVTF+4 on the Caliber. Finish with the scan-tool CVT initialization and a gentle road test.
| Fits | Jatco JF011E / Nissan RE0F10A / Mitsubishi F1CJA (CVT2) |
| Applications | Nissan Altima 2.5L 09-12, Rogue 2.5L 09-12, Sentra 2.0/2.5L 07-12, Dodge Caliber 2.0L 07-12 |
| Includes | Friction plates, steel plates, internal + external oil filter, seals, gaskets, sealing rings |
| Friction material | Asbestos-free lining |
| Seal material | FKM/ACM rubber seals, NAK oil seals |
| Not compatible | 2016 Nissan Altima 2.5L SL |
| Ships | From the USA |
Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.
No. It is the soft-parts and clutch-plate kit: frictions, steels, both oil filters, seals, sealing rings and gaskets. If the belt or pulley faces are worn, buy those hard parts separately or choose the master kit that includes the 30-tooth pulley set.
The listing names 2009-2012 for the Altima, though earlier four-cylinder Altimas also used the JF011E. Internal revisions occurred during the run, so check your case tag and send us your year and VIN to confirm before ordering.
No. The listing specifically excludes the 2016 Altima 2.5L, which uses a later Jatco CVT rather than the JF011E.
Both the internal oil filter and the external spin-on filter are included, so the unit can be closed up with fresh filtration after the teardown.
Use Nissan NS-2 CVT fluid in Nissan models and CVTF+4 in the Dodge Caliber and Jeep Compass and Patriot. Do not mix in Dexron or a universal ATF, and flush the cooler and lines before the final fill.
Inspect the oil pump, clutch drum and valve body. A scored pump or worn valve body bores will undo a fresh set of seals, so plan for those parts if they fail inspection.
