JF016E Solenoid Kit 2016-2018, remanufactured and ready to install. Fits the JF016E. Ships fast from the USA.
A 2016, 2017 or 2018 Nissan with the JF016E CVT that suddenly hesitates when you pull it into gear, revs without pulling, or lights the dash with a transmission warning usually ends up with a quote for solenoids. This listing is for the later 2016-2018 production window, and what ships is more than a set of loose solenoids: the photo shows them installed on a complete remanufactured control valve, along with a fresh oil strainer and pan gasket. That matters on a CVT, because the solenoids only send the signal, and the worn bores behind them are frequently the real problem.
Inside a JF016E the TCM varies current to the solenoids to set line pressure, to feed the primary and secondary pulleys that squeeze the steel belt, to apply the forward clutch or reverse brake, and to lock the torque converter. Every one of those circuits runs through a regulator or reducing valve in the aluminum body. When a valve wears its bore oversize, oil bleeds off and the pressure the TCM asked for never arrives. Sonnax's layout for this valve body ties wear in the lockup and lube regulator train to no lockup, overheated fluid and engine stall on engagement, and wear in the pulley reducing valves to chatter and belt slip. Replacing the solenoids and the valve body together addresses both halves at once.
Start with the basics: correct fluid level checked hot, fluid color and smell, and a full TCM code read. A solenoid circuit code with the harness and connector pins in good condition, or a pressure fault that shows up only once the fluid is warm, both fit a worn control valve. If the vehicle shudders under load or slips on hills, work through our CVT slipping under load guide first so you do not miss belt or pulley damage, and use the harsh and delayed shift walkthrough to sort a hydraulic fault from a mechanical one.
This version is listed for JF016E transmissions built from 2016 through 2018. In that window the JF016E was paired with V6 engines such as the 3.5L in the Maxima, Murano, Pathfinder and Infiniti QX60, but Nissan changed controls and connectors through the model years, and a part from an earlier unit does not always plug into a later one. Hold your old control valve next to the listing photos and compare the casting, the main connector and the solenoid count, or send us your year and VIN to verify. If you have a 2013-2015 vehicle, a wider-range version is a better place to start, and the full lineup is on our CVT parts collection.
Drain the fluid, drop the pan, unplug the harness at the valve body and lift the assembly out evenly so the manual valve and any linkage do not bind. Clean the pan and magnets, then install the new strainer and gasket supplied with this part. Torque the bolts to factory specification in sequence and fill with Nissan NS-3 CVT fluid only. Expect to need a dealer-level scan tool afterward to write the new unit's calibration data to the TCM and clear the fluid degradation data, then road test with the fluid at temperature. If the unit has high mileage and the old fluid had clutch material in it, a JF016E clutch drum and a JF016E overhaul kit cover the hard parts most often worn alongside the valve body.
| Fits | JF016E 2016-2018 |
| Part type | Solenoid Kit |
| Condition | Remanufactured |
| Brand | OEM |
| Ships | From the USA |
| Warranty | 1-year |
Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.
It is listed for JF016E transmissions built 2016-2018. Compare your old valve body casting, connector and solenoid count to the photos, or send your year and VIN so we can confirm before it ships.
The photo shows the solenoids already installed on a remanufactured valve body, with a new strainer and pan gasket. You are buying the hydraulic body and the solenoids together, not just replacement coils.
Engine stall on engagement is listed by Sonnax as a symptom of wear in the torque converter lube regulator valve train inside this valve body. Confirm the engine idle and the converter are healthy, but a worn valve body is a common cause.
Use Nissan NS-3 CVT fluid only. Fill and check the level at the temperature given in the service manual for your vehicle rather than by a fixed quart count.
Yes. A dealer-level scan tool is needed to load the replacement control valve's calibration data and reset the fluid degradation data before the road test.
