Subaru makes their own CVT, a rarity these days, so I misspoke in that regard. JATCO makes the Nissan transmission, and it’s also used by Chrysler, GM Mitsubishi and Suzuki, but not Subaru. That’s somewhat irrelevant, but I wanted to clarify. I would still go the dealer route and see if you can get Subaru to help you out on this. I expect you’ll get at least some cooperation.
If you do decide to go with a used trans, know that good independent transmission shops are a rarity. Do your homework and check references. Paul > On May 30, 2016, at 6:25 AM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@mac.com> wrote: > > This is not an old car, and Subaru's entire U.S. Marketing campaign is based > on longevity and reliability. They are likely to help you out on this. Don't > buy a used problem. Go to the dealer who sold you the car and work on him. > Don't throw money away on a used CVT. > > Paul via phone > > On May 30, 2016, at 4:17 AM, mike wilson <m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > >>> On 29 May 2016 at 23:36 Mark C <pdml-m...@charter.net> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Just so I understand - you're saying get a used CVT, have someone go >>> into it and look for common faults and repair as needed before >>> installing. Right? >> >> Precisely. But I would take it to a transmission specialist for the >> checkover. >> I recently helped a work colleague with a Volvo tiptronic style gearbox. It >> had been "serviced" before sale but developed a fault once out of warranty. >> After mucho searching it became clear that a seal had been displaced and >> probably gamaged during the servicing. Fixing it was not too difficult (took >> longer for Volvo to send us the correct seals) but needed the box out and >> dismantled. It didn't need a clean room, just making sure it was >> scrupulously >> clean before dismantling. A transmission specialist would, hopefully, >> obviate >> this scenario. At the very, very least I would empty the oil and ferret >> around >> in the drainings with a magnet. Flush, change the filter - there are two but >> one requires major dismantling if you look on youtube - there doesn't seem >> to be >> much else to do. I've seen no mention of the clutches needing replacement, >> unlike the ones in the wet clutch versions of the Gertrag tiptronic. >> >> Most of the problems I've seen online with the Subaru CVT seem to be linked >> to >> the oiling system. Either the drive to the standard oil pump fails or the >> electric auxiliary one for stopstart vehicles causes bother. It might be >> worth >> checking what failed on yours in case an external factor, which will repeat >> itself, is at the root. >> >>> >>> Interesting option - I might raise that with the shop that would install >>> a used unit. My thought now, though, would be to try to narrow the gap >>> between a used and a factory reman and the used CVT. The concerns that I >>> have with the approach you are suggesting would be that it would add to >>> the cost of a used unit and also could create warranty issues. Who would >>> offer a warranty on the CVT - the original parts seller or the person >>> who checks and repairs it? But this approach does address the worries >>> I'd have with a used unit. >>> >>>> On 5/29/2016 3:45 PM, mike wilson wrote: >>>> >>>> Depends what you are going to do afterwards. From a quick readaround, it >>>> seems >>>> Subara has dropped the ball with its CVT and faults are pretty much >>>> guaranteed. >>>> Mostly, they are minor but require major surgery for rectification. A >>>> cheap >>>> replacement allows you to go inside and check, fix or pre-emptively deal >>>> with >>>> those and you can then install and wave bye-bye. Which is what I would be >>>> doing. >>> >>> >>> --- >>> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >>> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow >>> the directions. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
