--- title: University and North Reno Transmission Fluid Service url: https://xpressoilandlube.com/transmission-fluid-service-university-north-reno/ business: Xpress Oil & Lube (Xpress Oil & Lube Center) shops: Reno Northwest: 6100 Mae Anne Ave, Reno, NV 89523, (775) 787-1000, Mon-Fri 8 am-5 pm, Sat 8 am-4 pm, Sun closed; Reno South: 4993 Longley Ln, Reno, NV 89502, (775) 828-6996, Mon-Fri 8 am-5 pm, Sat 8 am-3 pm, Sun closed; Carson City: 1861 E College Pkwy, Carson City, NV 89706, (775) 883-5823, Mon-Fri 8 am-5 pm, Sat 8 am-4 pm, Sun closed; Gardnerville: 1293 US Hwy 395 N, Gardnerville, NV 89410, (775) 301-5912, Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm, Sat 9 am-3 pm, Sun closed type: Drive-in oil change and vehicle maintenance, no appointment needed, since 1983 --- Today's coupons - $10 off full-service oil change - $5 off smog check - $25 off transmission fluid service [See all coupons](https://xpressoilandlube.com/coupons/) - [Home](https://xpressoilandlube.com/) - [Service areas](https://xpressoilandlube.com/service-areas/) - [University and North Reno](https://xpressoilandlube.com/service-areas/university-north-reno/) - Transmission service # Transmission fluid service for University and North Reno drivers: Mae Anne Avenue, 10 minutes The University and North Reno area is about 10 minutes and 4.8 miles from our Mae Anne Avenue service center (OSRM routing, 10/15/26), and Longley Lane is about 13. For a used car with an unknown past, a transmission fluid check is one of the most useful things to do first, and we do it while you wait. ★★★★★ 4.6 stars from 209 Google reviews 89512 is young and on the move. The median age is 32.8, households average 1.5 vehicles, and fewer than half own two or more (Census ACS 5-year 2024). That means a lot of one-car households, many of them driving something bought used, with no idea when the transmission fluid was last changed. The fluid itself will tell you. A sample takes a couple of minutes and costs you nothing to look at. ## Bought it used? Start with the fluid Service records disappear when cars change hands. A transmission sample shows what the paperwork does not: red and clear fluid has been cared for, brown or burnt-smelling fluid has not. When the history is unknown and the miles are high, we usually recommend a drain-and-fill rather than a full exchange, because it refreshes part of the fluid without a sudden change on a unit that has lived on old fluid. Kelley Blue Book's advice is simple: automatics follow the maker's schedule, so we read the manual for your model before recommending anything. Many of the compact cars around campus use a CVT, and CVTs are fussy. They need the exact CVT fluid named in the manual, and we confirm it before draining. ## Ten minutes across McCarran Go west on North McCarran from Virginia Street or Sutro, pass Rancho San Rafael, and turn onto Mae Anne Avenue; the service center is at 6100. From the Wells Avenue side, US-395 south to Longley Lane is about 13 minutes and does the same work, with Saturday hours to 3 instead of 4. ## How city and road trips wear fluid The mean commute in 89512 is 20.0 minutes (Census ACS 2024), mostly city streets, and Toyota names stop-and-go driving as a reason to shorten the transmission fluid interval. Then come the long drives: home for the holidays over Donner, or down US-395 in July, when the Reno airport station has already logged most of its roughly 65 days at 90 degrees or hotter (NOAA 1991-2020 normals). Heat breaks fluid down, and a loaded car on a long grade makes plenty of it. ## What you can expect - No appointment; the car stays in the bay with you - Level and condition checked, sample shown at the window - A written recommendation before any work, and your call - The manual's fluid, named on the invoice with the mileage - A straight answer if the problem is beyond what fluid can fix ## Hours Mae Anne Avenue is open Monday through Friday 8 to 5 and Saturday 8 to 4, closed Sunday, at (775) 787-1000. The [smog check](https://xpresssmogcenter.com/smog-check-university-north-reno/) for a Washoe registration can happen in the same visit. ### Sources - [data.census.gov/](https://data.census.gov/) (Census ACS 5-year 2024: 89512 ZCTA median age, vehicles per household, mean commute; read 10/15/26) - [project-osrm.org/](https://project-osrm.org/) (OSRM free-flow routing from the 89512 centroid to each service center, 10/15/26) - [ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals) (NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Reno-Tahoe International Airport: about 65 days a year at 90 F or hotter, 6 at 100 F, 122 freezing nights; read 10/15/26) - [kbb.com/ownership-faq/transmission-fluid-change-questions-answers/](https://www.kbb.com/ownership-faq/transmission-fluid-change-questions-answers/) (Kelley Blue Book: manual transmissions 30,000 to 60,000 miles; automatics follow the maker's schedule; read 10/15/26) - [toyota.com/car-tips/change-transmission-fluid/](https://www.toyota.com/car-tips/change-transmission-fluid/) (Toyota: shorter transmission fluid intervals for towing, severe weather and stop-and-go driving; read 10/15/26) ### Closest service center: Reno Northwest - Call [(775) 787-1000](tel:+17757871000) Mon-Fri 8 am-5 pm, Sat 8 am-4 pm, Sun closed - Address [6100 Mae Anne Ave, Reno, NV 89523](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=6100+Mae+Anne+Ave%2C+Reno%2C+NV+89523&destination_place_id=ChIJ3dFA7yBEmYARYg1CtQTi_Bk) [Xpress smog checks here](https://xpresssmogcenter.com/) [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=6100+Mae+Anne+Ave%2C+Reno%2C+NV+89523&destination_place_id=ChIJ3dFA7yBEmYARYg1CtQTi_Bk) ### The drive About 10 minutes (4.8 miles) to the Reno Northwest service center by car in light traffic, OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM), retrieved 10/15/26. Not a promise of your drive time. ### What a customer said Reno Northwest Excellent facility!First visit a day ago. Shop Manager Tim welcomed me, and naturally started a friendly conversation (about cars), then he proceeded to personally service my car (oil change),he worked fast, but not in a hurry, changed the oil,greased the joints,checked everything around the engine, also detected a low transmission fluid level,which he corrected. Saying it simply:Tim is of a kind of professional they don't make any more! I will be back! 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Call your service center or drive in; there is no appointment to make. ### My car shifts hard when cold. Is that the fluid? Cold fluid is thick, so the first shifts can be firm. If it continues once warm, have us look; see [hard shifting](https://xpressoilandlube.com/problems/hard-shifting/). ### Is a drain-and-fill enough on an old car? Often it is the safer choice when the history is unknown. We explain why before you decide. ### Which service center is closer to campus? Mae Anne Avenue is about 10 minutes, Longley Lane about 13.