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| # | Post Title | Result Info | Date | User | Forum |
| Should I change my Nissan CVT fluid? | 15Relevance | 4 years ago | katabatic | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hi I have a 2013 Nissan Altima 2.5 SL at 102,000 miles and the service history seems to show the CVT fluid was never changed. Everything else about the car is in pretty good condition. When I apply smooth acceleration the CVT shifts fine, but with quick shifts like in the Sport mode where it simulates a normal geared AT it is jerky if I don’t keep my foot on the gas. Will a drain-and-fill on the CVT make it shift better and extend its already shortened life or will it completely kill it? | |||||
| 2020 Nissan Rogue CVT fluid changes - parts that should be changed in the process | 15Relevance | 4 years ago | Rabbitcom1 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hello Community, Getting the CVT serviced per schedule on a 2020 Rogue- what should the mechanic replace besides the CVT fluid? Are there gaskets, filters, and other internal parts that need to be replaced when a CVT fluid change is done? My wife wants the dealer (argh!) to do this because of the warranty, which I agree with, but want to make sure the dealer changes ALL the parts that SHOULD be changed in this service. Thanks for the advice and for sharing the experience with a similar service | |||||
| Do I need to warm up the CVT before driving? | 15Relevance | 4 years ago | Scottisanole | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| 2022 Corolla 1.8L Scotty, Two part question: 1) does the CVT transmission have to be warmed up before driving? I read an article that said one should put the car in drive for a minute at start up before accelerating. 2) How long do you expect CVT transmissions to last in the new Corollas? Many articles gave it a life span of only 120-150 thousand miles. That would be such a drag as we all know the engines last 300k or more. The cost to replace a CVT is around $6-$8,000! Scott Schymick | |||||
| RE: Mazda 2 opinions | 18Relevance | 6 years ago | Dan | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... at the Toyota dealer and he already has examples with 250,000km. The Euro Yaris’s engine is good, the transmission is not. Also hybrid systems seem to wear out before they should. If I had to choose between a Honda CVT and an AISIN CVT, I’d go with Aisin. (Both the Dynamic force 1.5 and the Honda L series 1.5 are great) And both the Honda CVT and the Toyota CVT are less reliable then the Mazda automatic (again, when you put in an automatic meant for a heavy suv in a small car you get great reliability - that’s what they do in sports cars) | |||||
| Transmission Shop Put ATF Instead of CVT Fluid | 18Relevance | 11 months ago | Tomeon | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I wanted to get your thoughts on something that happened recently. I went to a transmission shop and asked them to do a partial fluid change on my 2012 Scion iQ (55,000mil). I even showed them the exact fluid the car requires Toyota CVT Fluid FE. But they ended up filling it with ATF instead of CVT fluid. When I found out, they admitted the mistake and said they would fix it by doing a double flush with the correct OEM Toyota CVT Fluid FE and refill it properly. I drove about 4 miles with ATF before they started the flush. My question is after this full procedure, will my CVT be safe and work normally, or could this mistake have caused permanent damage? Id really appreciate your professional opinion! | |||||
| Answer to: 2015 Juke CVT Fluid | 18Relevance | 3 years ago | Justin Shepherd | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| CVTs are very particular about their fluids, use only OEM fluid to be safe. If you want to contact Scotty, it's in the FAQs about setting up appointments and things of that nature. | |||||
| Answer to: Nissan CVT fluid change overdue | 18Relevance | 3 years ago | MountainManJoe | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Only conventional automatics shed friction material, because it comes from the "friction discs" in the clutches, which CVTs do not have. Friction material looks like brake pad dust. It's dull and black and looks like black or dark grey mud. CVT fluid should be changed often for two reasons. The core of the CVT is the steel belt that runs over two cone shaped drums which change shape to 'vary' the drive ratio. The belt has "elements" that allow it to change radius and grab the drums, and the elements all rub and wear on each other, the drums, and the belts, and get very hot. This heat wears out the fluid. Think of oily food getting baked onto your bakeware. It turns into varnish. This wear also produces very fine metal shavings. Obviously, metal shaving aren't good. You're basically making a polishing paste that wears down metal. I haven't yet seen dirty CVT fluid in person, but steel shaving usually look like glitter. | |||||
| Answer to: Lubegard CVT Recharge & Protect Question | 18Relevance | 4 years ago | joshjaks | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Update for everyone here on trying to find the best CVT fluid and how to make a Nissan run as long as possible. I finally got my car back and it looks like they put a new transmission in the 2013 Quest I have. It shuddered twice on me bad, so before I even left SLC to drive back I did a fluid change. I found a shop that had Castrol CVT. Afterwards, I noticed another shudder, but it was noticeably less than before. I was told the trans axle seals were leaking. After about two hours, I stopped and check the level. It seemed like it was low, just borderline on the safe fill level. I had my Amsoil CVT I had and added a half a quart of it to get back to safe level. That last hour and a half of my trip back home, not only did the shuddering completely go away, but the transmission was feeling smoother as well! I don't tend to notice a dramatic change with fluid, maybe minor, but that Amsoil made a big change. I'm getting the Quest transmission fluid changed to all Amsoil, and I'm also adding a cooler. I found a good shop in Idaho Falls that's a member of the ATRA and they said that adding the coolers to the Nissans seemed to help a lot. Time will tell, but everything they diagnosed with their equipment and saw after dropping the pan indicated the tranny is in good shape and really clean. =/ Take it with a grain of salt, granted I didn't get to do official fluid wear testing and I may go 1000 miles and be back in the shop again. Let's just say that it wasn't Scotty doing the tranny replacement! That said, that experience with the driving improvement definitely makes me a believer in the Amsoil CVT. | |||||
| RE: CVT noise | 15Relevance | 4 years ago | Frostysv | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I have a older Mitsubishi but I believe we share CVT transmission manufactures I started to receive the same transmission wine at around 70 K I replaced my CVT transmission fluid as it was easier than a Oil change at least for my make and model and removed wine substantially just make sure to religiously change your transmission fluid with OEM or equivalent transmission fluid at 35k mile intervals it might not completely stop the whine but will greatly help and increase the life of CVT as they were not the best quality transmissions ever built | |||||
| CVT When Stationery | 15Relevance | 4 years ago | Graham EP | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hi Scotty. A CVT question - I'm in the UK and have a 2019 (Gen 5) 2.5 Outback with CVT. When driving I turn off the auto stop start. When I am stationery with the engine running eg at traffic lights, a junction, traffic jam etc should I shift the CVT from D to N or just keep it in D with my foot on the brake pedal - obviously I want to do the correct thing to avoid any damage / strain on the transmission? I can't seem to find a strait answer anywhere. You thoughts much appreciated | |||||
| Should I change and fix 2014 Nissan Sentra CVT oil transmission that is leaking at 122,000 miles?? | 15Relevance | 5 years ago | Jairo23 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Dear Scotty, I bought a Used Nissan Sentra 2014 with 87,000 miles and currently has 122,000 miles. I never changed the CVT transmission Oil and I Noticed a leak in the Transmission. Will it be safe to change the CVT transmission oil at that mileage? And is it ok to use CVT Transmission Sealer? # Great Fan of all your videos | |||||
| Should I change my Nissan CVT fluid? | 18Relevance | 4 years ago | camspann | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hey Scotty, not sure if you will see this but I hope you do! I recently discovered your videos on YouTube and have really enjoyed them. I was hoping I could ask you a question and see what your advice would be! Also, I have not been to this site before, but figured not to click "private topic" so maybe others can share their experiences. I recently purchased an extra car for my new job. I needed a daily for all the extra miles I am going to be driving. It’s a 2009 Nissan Altima S(2.5L) Sedan. I have literally taken apart the entire car and cleaned/replaced/serviced worn parts ( excluding the engine block and transmission for now). It is a one owner car and I personally know the owner. Car runs great and feels good. However, this has Nissan’s CVT transmission that “is not serviceable”. The car has 182,000 miles on the odometer and I have no clue if the transmission fluid or filter has ever been changed. The previous owner had the car serviced, but is not sure if any transmission service was done. He also doesn't remember paying a hefty bill for a service, which leads me to believe it probably hasn't had that service done. The service history with Nissan does not specify that service and neither does CarFax (however this was before CarFax started putting details about individual servicing on the car history). When I pulled the dipstick out it was basically seized to the channel that the dipstick is placed. After some finesse I was able to get the dipstick out and check the fluid. The fluid showed up on the dipstick but it was low (below the minimum line, and to note this was done "COLD"). The fluid didn't have any bad smell/odor, the fluid isn’t straight black or burnt looking, and I also didn't feel anything concerning when feeling the little bit of oil on the dipstick. I honestly couldn't tell if it was the color of the fluid was red or not. I checked because the factory fluid is not red, so if the fluid is red then I know it has been changed and could make my ultimate decision off that information. I thought it had a slight red tint to it, but was not sure. I tried sticking a borescope down the channel, but with it being so narrow and dark, the borescope didn't pick up much color. They have CVT service kits available for this car (fluid, gasket, filter), but I don’t know what I should do. This was the one item I didn’t want to mess with. The “internet mechanics” always seem to have crazy/dumb input with just about zero knowledge and I am not going to go off that. My friends that are Master Mechanics say that they would probably leave it be. Now, just like you know, there is no such thing as not serviceable. CVT's especially need to cared for correctly and they could last a decent amount of time. If not taken care of, a fluid flush could do more damage than good. I just want the car to be reliable for my job (as much as it can lol). What do you think is my best choice of action? Thank you! Also, another thing to keep in mind. I did check the fluid the "correct" way (drove the car around and warmed it up, then went back home and stopped at a level service, waited and let the car idle for 10-15 minutes, and the checked the fluid level with the engine still on and idling). The fluid did not even show up on the dip stick. I won't explain the process on how many times the fluid level was correct and then be low again after I would double check it a couple more minutes later. All in all, I had to add TWO FULL quarts of Nissan CVT fluid to get the fluid to the correct level. Now that is very concerning because that is A LOT of fluid missing. The time I drove it home was a long drive and there was no sound, smell, or feeling of anything wrong with how the transmission was preforming, which I find extremely odd with how low the fluid level was. Now that the fluid is at the correct level, it was surprising to me that nothing feels different/better or worse. I guess now I at least know the fluid level is correct. There possibly might be a very tiny leak coming from part of the gasket for the transmission pan, but I have not confirmed that just yet. Should I flush it and change the filter? What do you think? I want it to last as long as possible. ***Nobody has to explain the part of the fluid having the friction material in it and if you flush it, it might start slipping or acting up. Truly, the fluid shows no sign of that being the case (so far). I have an idea on what I should do, but curios what you think. | |||||
| Answer to: 2012 Nissan Rogue - CVT Fear | 18Relevance | 4 years ago | Dan | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hi, I'd worry about it too, We see a lot of Nissan CVT failures on this forum. At 69k miles, your car probably has at least another 30k miles of life left in the CVT. Compare how much buying a decent modern RAV4/CX-5 in similar better condition costs with how much cost to replace the CVT when it'll go bad. If both options cost similar amounts of money - sure why not, an upgrade would be a good idea. If upgrading to a better car costs 3x-5x more than just replacing the CVT once it goes bad (as it typically is) - I wouldn't recommend bothering with upgrades and would just hold onto the Rouge. Honestly, no one knows how exactly much life is left in it - but as I see it: I'd service the transmission very frequently (20k miles or less) and hope that it lasts. | |||||
| Answer to: Can I tow long distances with a CVT? | 15Relevance | 5 years ago | infinitifxfan | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Nah don't, it will strain the CVT and it will just wear out faster. Heck, the previous-gen Nissan Pathfinder had a CVT and even though they rated it to tow 6000 lbs., I wouldn't trust it considering it has a CVT. | |||||
| RE: CVT transmission purpose | 15Relevance | 5 years ago | Kaizen | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| IMHO, I don’t consider the CVT in the Prius a CVT. When I think of the term CVT, I think of two “gears/cones” that adjust accordingly to change gears using a belt or chain. A Prius uses a planetary gear set. No belts. No chains. Just good old fashion gears. I don’t quite understand how it works, I just know it is different. The Prius “CVT” is relatively resilient. Probably because of the gears and not chains or belts. | |||||