I have a 2001 nissan xtrail 4wd 5sp manual trans. Where is the transmission oil dipstick located?

need to replace the bands for those gears

It could be any of a few things but a semi-blocked exhaust or cat is somthing that fits your description very well.

U need to check if transmission oil or gear oil is needed for ur manual trans try to locate a dipstick normally on d top part of the trans otherwise look for threaded plug again on the upper sides of d trans and ur level would be reached when oil start dripping out of the plug hole in that case no need to fill. Good Luck

it fills through the dipstick tube, with engine running,

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There is not a dipstick for the trans oil. The only way to check the oil is to drain it out and refill.

I am not sure if you mean transmission fluid, or gear oil. I will assume that you mean transmission fluid, since the level of gear oil in a manual would not affect the transmissions pulling ability. You will want to make sure that when you put the fluid/oil in the transmission that it will not cause it to be over full, so if needed you will have to drain out some fluid/oil before you add the new fluid/oil. In the automatic version there is a dipstick on the passenger side and you can fill the transmission there, and if for some reason you are referring to the manual transmission, there is a bolt that unscrews out of the side of the manual transmission, and that is where you fill it.

you have no dipstick in the manual trans. it's non-maintenance kinda system and its sealed.
unless it's leaking you don't need service.

Dipstick is to the left of the engine. Should be a small yellow dipstick. Add fluid through the dipstick hole. The vehicle should be running when you do this. It is best to have driven at least 20 miles before adding trans fluid so everything has had time to get hot.