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| # | Post Title | Result Info | Date | User | Forum |
| Answer to: Which car should I buy? | 17Relevance | 6 months ago | Justin Shepherd | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| The 2.4L engine in that 2014 has a history of excess oil consumption, especially if it is equipped with a Theta II engine. Hyundai/Kia products are poorly made vehicles, and that thing has super high mileage. That's going to most likely be a ticking time bomb. The Subaru is almost 15 years old and it has almost 200k miles on it. Stopping and starting are the CVT's weakest link. Subaru doesn't have Toyota's launch gear, and first starting out on a conventional CVT places huge strain on the CVT's belt. Toyota saw this and it developed and patented a dedicated launch gear to help take the strain off of the belt. Nobody in your mom-and-pop transmission shop has a clue about rebuilding CVTs; when that CVT goes out, your only real option will be a remanufactured unit, which will easily cost thousands to replace. Pass, if you value your money. | |||||
| RE: Is my CVT transmission shuddering? | 15Relevance | 5 years ago | Dan | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| @Doc Nope, not really… The best one IMO is the old Prius CVT. not because the CVT is good - but cause the hybrid system helps to avoid causing any wear to the gearbox, and as a bonus the petrol engine made only about 75hp. (It avoids causing wear by using the electric motor for accelerations from a standstill, low speed driving, and most other driving cases that are known to wear out CVT transmissions) - But I still recommend to avoid CVTs - just get a regular conventional automatic with 4-6 gears (maybe 8 on specific models). | |||||
| Answer to: 21017 Nissan Sentra CVT | 15Relevance | 5 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| It's amusing that according to that link Nissan claims they developed "the first CVT for passenger cars" in 2002. The Subaru Justy offered a CVT in 1987. Probably the first modern (postwar) automotive CVT was the DAF Variomatic, introduced in the DAF 600 in 1958. A characteristic of the Variomatic was that it could run as fast in reverse as fast as it could forward. Because of this feature DAF backwards racing was born. | |||||
| Nissan Altima with 2nd CVT. Should I change fluid? | 15Relevance | 5 years ago | fastlane5 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Before being educated by Scotty, I bought a 2015 Nissan Altima SV with 185k (from a private party). It has a CVT transmission. The previous owner replaced the CVT at 110K. In going through the records, there is no history of him having changed the fluid on the new CVT. Should I change the fluid or is better just to leave it alone? It has approximately 80k on the new tranny. It has no codes and is giving me no problems. From my research, Scotty says to leave the fluid alone at a certain point or it could cause more problems. Am I better off changing the fluid or leaving it as is? | |||||
| Answer to: How bad are CVT transmissions? | 15Relevance | 5 years ago | jebrim | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| jeep liberty have JATCO CVT. i mean if you could get anything decent id sell if not change CVT fluid every 30k religously with proper fluid. do not flush only drain and fill if not done before do it 3 times now, 1st time drive it, next gas fill up again and once more. dirty fluid/friction is the CVT worst nightmare | |||||
| 2020 Honda Civic Si, 2020 VW Jetta GLI, or 2021 Honda Accord 2.0t Sport? | 17Relevance | 5 years ago | the-niman | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... combination of: comfort, reliability, being fun to drive, not-terrible fuel economy, and a solid powerplant. Basically, I am looking a fun but not too expensive daily driver. The options are: 2020 Honda Civic Si, 2020 VW Jetta GLI, and 2021 Honda Accord 2.0t Sport. I first thought about buying the Honda Accord 2.0t Sport. This is much bigger than the Lexus, but performance-wise, is great. It has a solid power plant (252 hp and 273 lb ft), and it drives pretty smooth, but the suspension is still sturdy. It comes standard with a bunch of convenience features ... | |||||
| Answer to: Should I keep my car | 17Relevance | 10 months ago | SynnerSyndrome | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| So I took my car into the dealership today and I told him of what I was feeling and they told me after evaluating it that they felt the exact same thing. They said they did not see any error codes when they ran it through the test but they did feel the throttling. They got in the car and when they just started they could feel this throttling. They definitely said with a CVT engine that’s what happens. They said right now my car is what they call a ticking time bomb. What their suggestion is since there was no errors is to take the bottom of the CVT engine off check for any filings or metal filings or anything like that and change the fluids and try it that way. He said if there’s any issues that they find when they take the pan off they’ll just stop right there cause it’ll be a loss at that point. Which is not a good thing but he said right now that my car is on the better side of good rather than on the complete loss. However he said right now he would suggest to trade the car in and get something else. He said CVT engines just in it of itself are not good engines. Sorry transmissions I should say. He said problem is a lot of dealerships or companies I should say are all going that direction. He said now, if he wants to change the fluid right now that could destroy everything because the fluid might be the only thing holding everything together because it’s very thick. He said next time you buy a car if it is a CVT engine but he recommends against it but he said if you buy another CVT engine change the fluid at 30 to 40,000 miles | |||||
| Fix CVT leak or keep refilling Nissan Altima | 15Relevance | 5 years ago | ilde_branch | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I have a Nissan Altima 2007 Sedan CVT with 132k km, everything works ok but I notice it has a leak around the seals for the CVT transmission, it leaks about 1 quart every month and a half or so and only when parked and hot, I went to a transmission shop and they diagnosed it was the seals and it would take about 400 usd to fix it, should I save up and save it or just keep refilling the CVT transmission until the leak worsens ? Thanks in advance for the help | |||||
| Answer to: CVT transmission | 15Relevance | 5 years ago | Kerem | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Your mechanic friend is correct. A CVT is basically an automatic transmission with 0 gears (sometime 1 launch gear) and infinite ratios. In 99% of scenarios a CVT will not last as long as a manual transmission or even a torque converter automatic. Here are Scotty's videos on it: You might also want to just look up "What is a CVT transmission" on google. | |||||
| CVT Tranny in a Hybrid | 15Relevance | 5 years ago | Colorado_Boo | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hey, Scotty! Long time car monkey...did a lot of work with my Chevys and Pontiacs and Fords...not as much since I started buying Toyotas!! Okay, so you suggest transmission oil/filter change (no flush) every 60,000 miles and for CVT trannies every 40-50,000. But what about the CVT in my 2017 Toyota Prius? I've always changed the oil (synthetic) at 5,000 miles but in the Prius it wasn't even dirty until around 9,000 miles. Is it the same for the CVT or do both the gas engine and electric motors both use it so should be done at same 40-50,000 miles? | |||||
| Answer to: 2012 Nissan Versa CVT - Buy? | 15Relevance | 5 years ago | Whatchamacallit | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... Jatco) has cracked the code and will outlast them? For piece of mind and if you want the vehicle to last the longest without potential issues/annoyance or a complete replacement of the transmission (good luck finding someone who can competently rebuild a CVT) I would avoid the CVT. I also would avoid the CVTs in Honda’s and Toyota’s for that matter (again with longevity in mind). | |||||
| Answer to: Mazda uses dual clutch transmissions??? | 17Relevance | 2 years ago | Dan | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| No. Pretty much every small non hybrid Toyota uses a CVT. The difference is that the Hybrids don’t have a conventional CVT, they have 2 electric motor-generators that mimic the behavior of a CVT - the Toyota HSD eCVT a very reliable tranny. Posted by: @scorpio1154 Mazda now uses a variation of a dual clutch transmission Not as far as I know. They use a 6 speed regular torque convertor planetary and it’s alright - although some people really don’t like its “shift logic”. They’re kinda average. What model? What DCT? Toyota It’s not like Toyota’s modern 8 speed automatics are much better than a CVT - I’m seen quite alot of them fail. In my answer to this question I liked back to a few other instances of them failing early. DCT's are from ones used by Hyundai/Kia Hyundai-Kia has a bunch of DCTs what one are you talking about? The PowerShift derived electronically actuated 6 speed dry dual clutch? The Hybrid hydraulic clutch actuator equipped dry 6 speed tri-clutch? The 7 speed hydraulic clutch actuator equipped dry dual clutch? Perhaps the wet clutch ones? They all drive and operate in very different manners. Besides, last time I checked, alot of their cars have a regular torque converter automatic standard. (with the DCT as an option on trims with sporty / hybrid powertrains.) | |||||
| Answer to: Opinion on performance sedan and brands | 17Relevance | 2 years ago | Kaizen | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| From what I understand DCT will probably give the best performance, at the cost of potential high maintenance cost. The downside I hear is they don’t really do to well in slow conditions, they need to be going fast for it’s full potential. That is just heresay, as I’ve never really gotten to drive one for a prolonged amount of time. The CVT will probably give the best mileage and be the smoothest in stop and go traffic. I’ve gotten to use a CVT in a CR-V, and it wasn’t bad, it’s just different. So far so good on the CVT though. there is questionable longevity on any CVT but it seems Acura and Subaru are on the better side of CVT and Jatco/Nissan not so great. | |||||
| Answer to: SUBARU | 17Relevance | 3 years ago | G.T. | Reviews | |
| List of Foresters reviewed by Scotty 2005 2.5 4-cyl. automatic (jan. '20) , nov. '20 4th gen. 4-cyl. automatic, accident (jun. '22) 2010 AWD 2.5 automatic (oct. '24) 2011 automatic, diagnosing engine problems, cleaner used (feb. '24) 2012 4-cyl. automatic, replaced short block, why not get 6-cyl. (nov. '23) 2014 with replaced 4-cylinder 2014 4-cyl. CVT, changing CVT fluid (feb. '22) , Feb. '25 2014 2.5 4-cyl. CVT, replaced AC system, comparison with 2011 2.5 automatic (aug. '23) 2015 4-cyl. automatic (apr.' 22) 2015 boxer with blown head gasket New 2023 AWD 4-cyl. boxer CVT New 2024 Wilderness 4-cyl. boxer CVT, normal spare tire | |||||
| Answer to: SUBARU | 17Relevance | 3 years ago | G.T. | Reviews | |
| List of Outbacks reviewed by Scotty 2005 LLBean 6-cyl. automatic (aug. '19) , repair 2011 pzev 4-cyl. CVT, why not buy 6-cyl. (dec. '20) 2012 pzev CVT, diagnosing engine stall, ATS cleaner (jan. '24) 2015 pzev 4-cyl. (may '19) 2018 pzev 4-cyl. CVT (jul. '20) 2022 Wilderness 4-cyl. turbocharged CVT (mar. '23) New 2025? AWD 2.4 CVT, base model wrecked 2003 4-cyl. | |||||