Recent content by Walter1982

I suppose you're right. A few consecutive fluid changes in a short amount of time would almost equal a proper "flush" I suppose, by getting as much of the old fluid out as possible. Is my math correct though? If the transmission holds 7 quarts, and I drain 3.5, then fill 3.5 of new fluid, I...

I drained out 132 FL OZ, which is about 4 quarts. The transmission holds about 7.1 quarts. So it's roughly a 50/50 mixture of new/old fluid. After filling it with new fluid, I then ran the engine, and opened the fluid level check plug to drain out the excess, it was very disappointing to see...

I completed the drain/fill today. Here are my thoughts. I didn't take any pictures or videos, even though it was my first time doing it, I don't believe there's anything about this procedure that needs to be seen to be understood, there's a few youtube videos I used as a guide that helped to...

Happy Memorial Day everybody! What better day to get under the car in this 90 degree heat eh? I finally figured out how to use the car scanner app to monitor transmission fluid temp. Even though it says ATF fluid temperature, it does mean IVT in this case. Today I can finally do this job.

I suppose you're right !

When he goes to drain his IVT, not all the IVT fluid will pour out. Roughly half the fluid remains in the IVT. When he goes to pour in the Valvoline CVT fluid, it will mix with the Kia IVT fluid in his transmission. That would make me very anxious, even if the Valvoline bottle says it meets...

I Meant to say 2021 Kia Seltos.

It looks like Kia and Hyundai use the same IVT fluid. Hyundai/Kia SP-CVT1 fluid (Part Number 00232-19081 or UM018-CH130). My 2020 Kia Forte EX has the same engine and IVT as a 2020 Kia Seltos EX. But you should find a parts website just to confirm is the same for a 2020 Kia Seltos. It most...

Oh wow, I was worried about that. I'll try the Car Scanner app.

Someone said Car Scanner also will tell you IVT fluid temp.

I'm having trouble getting CVTz50 to work. I put in the password 1234, and it says paired, but I'm not sure if it's connected. When I press on ODBII, it doesn't move forward with connecting, like you would see with any other bluetooth device.

This will be the third drain/fill for my IVT. I had the first done at a dealership around 60,000 miles. A second one was done by my neighbor at around 115,000 miles. I also want to open the transmission oil pan and clean the magnets, and possibly replace the 2 filters but that may not be...

I need to make a correction, in my previous post, that the other guys reply was from "and here is what he wrote" to "Edit: here's the website", all of that was his quote, not mine. He was the one who said he's moving from 5W20, to 10W30, not me. I myself am obviously not going to start using a...

I've been having this discussion with the fellas in the Forte Forum group, and someone responded with something very interesting, and it's the manufacturers oil recommendations for the same engine but from other countries. Here is the picture. And here is what he wrote: @Walter1982 Got...

ugh you are correct. I'm not sure why I thought otherwise. "On a 2020 Kia Forte EX (2.0L engine), the middle point between the 'L' (Low) and 'F' (Full) marks on the dipstick typically indicates that the oil level is approximately 0.5 quarts (half a quart) low" So this is even better news. All...