P0745 with a cheaper fix

Peacemkr45

Bought an X
Location
DFW, TX
My Son in law's 04X is almost ready for inspection and registration. It was however, still throwing a P0745 code (trans pressure control solenoid). So I did a bit of digging and found there's a dropping resistor mounted on the passenger's side inner fender right behind the battery. I removed it and checked it and it was open. Further digging through various sources indicated it's a 12 ohm power resistor. Given the size, it's a 20Watt resistor mounted in a housing with connector that sells for about 60 bucks. 60 bucks is an insanely ridiculous price for a 20 watt resistor. Amazon had a pack of 10 of them for 8 bucks. 1 resistor, 2 pieces of heat shrink tubing, a couple of dabs of solder and about 15 minutes and everything is replaced and the code is no more.
If you have a Nissan and it throws that code, check the resistor first instead of having to tear apart the transmission to find the solenoid is fine.
 
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