Just got my notice in the mail; extends to 1 year from date of letter regardless of mileage, or 10 years / 100k for all others under 100k. Seems like they should just start selling them with 10/100 B2B….
Subaru now extending CVT warranty on nearly all 2019-2020 models now
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No requirement to show service of fluid?
I assume that the letter is what it says: extends the warranty; and if you read the warranty, it'll require maintenance per the manual.
Now whether the dealer/Subaru district office will deny claims due to no maintenance documentation, one won't know until they make a claim
Wow!
Ive extended my cvt extension of existence by boutique pao cvt fluid and 10k interval services.
The mentality of these auto makers. Simple solution get rid of CVT's. In the long run huge savings.
Cvt's are fine if they have a regular drain bolt at the bottom and a dip stick tube up top and can take universal cvt fluid without issue like the cvt in the outlander sport which is the easiest transmission I've ever serviced and is going strong at 102k with not much metal on the first pan drop at 92k just lots of spill and fills.
Honda is a similar story too.
I wanted to change the CVTF on a friend’s 2021 Forester but I told her let the dealer do it. The fill bolt was next to the rear cat, and it filled up like a Toyota 6/8 speed - but this makes the U660E/A761E in the Camry/Sienna/Highlander/RAV4, Tacoma/Tundra and Lexus LS430/GS/IS seem like child’s play.
I've rebuilt them, so know them well. They are a constant slippage transmission how is that fine?
You will never see a truck with one, why is that. But----"they are fine".
Cvts are just fine now days, but I can’t comment on a Subaru. Neglect service on any trans and your pressing your luck. My 18 rogue is closing in on 110k and I’d drive that suv across country and never bat an eye. Of course it’s had 8 spill and fills and a pan drop that minus a couple of shavings, was a waste of time. My son in laws f150 has been in the shop for just about every issue you can imagine while i’ve never turned a bolt for an issue that wasn’t maintenance related on my crappy Nissan. Plus @ 110k I have no body rattles, not a spec of rust and minus a slight adjustment to the front right am still running on the factory alignment. If people complain, and or don’t perform a cvt service that takes 20 minutes and cost $40 they’re probably the ones screaming from the rooftops about how bad cvts suck!
Despite Subaru claiming lifetime CVT fluid I regularly change mine under severe service. Works flawlessly.
Yeah they're fine if they're used in suitable applications and taking care of but it's undoubtable that they are low torque only. Yeah I know that they're in a constant state of not wanting to slip but in a little regular car it's not an issue. I'm not saying It can replace a proper geared transmission, it can't and likely never will.
Are you saying that your first servicing was at 92k?
Where do "lots of spill and fills" come in?
The first pan drop to check the magnets was at 92k and I was surprised to see how little was on them. Never saw the oil pour out sparkly. But I did many spills before only because it has a drain bolt and refills easily but I did replace the paper filter in its own housing once at I think 56k. If it didn't have a drain bolt making me drop the pan then I would have done them less frequently and i would have checked the magnets sooner.
Do you have a link that says the belt is constantly slipping? that goes against what I thought I knew about cvt’s, but perhaps I was wrong.
I own two CVTs now, a Kia and a Subaru. The Kia CVT fluid was changed at 30k miles and will be changed every 30k miles. I'm thinking of doing the same for the Subaru but haven't made up my mind on the interval yet (probably severe service interval after that) and I'm only at 5k miles. Overkill? Maybe...
The severe service schedule is in the owners manual so no disadvantage using it. Warranty will remain intact.
The CVT in my Corolla only lets out 2L on a D&F (out of 7 or 9L?). I'm thinking of doing that every 10-20k going forward, started at the 50k mark (when I bought it used). I wish I could exchange more, and had a dipstick, but eh, it is what it is.
They are NOT constant slippage, they are infinite ratio. They “slip” way less than a torque converter. As a matter of fact, the Subaru high-torque CVT has a torque converter in front of the CVT.
As a matter of fact, CVTs can be so amazing, that in F1 racing they were outlawed back in the 1993, before the only F1 car with a CVT was even allowed to race!
Did jatco make the cvts for Subaru or was it another company?
