02-15-2016, 10:33 PM
Racer X wrote:
[quote=Octave Doctor]
Subaru put a lot of CVTs in the little Justys. I hear they designed it to be a five year disposable, but people kept them up and they lasted as long as real Subarus.
That's the key with an AT of any design. This movement to filled for life autos is a bad idea, if you ask me. Change your fluid every 50-60K with fully synthetic is my recommendation.
When my partner's Mountaineer transmission crapped out the bottom of her truck (huge failure), the amount of debris in her pan from routine wear and tear was appalling. The fluid looked burnt too. No dipstick, so no way to inspect fluid quality without going under and messing with a piggyback drain/fill plug.
I wish I could change my gearbox fluid more easily. It requires putting the car in gear, getting the fluid within a temp range and adding more until it starts pouring back out. Can you imagine putting my car on jack stands, then putting it in gear and crawling under it in my garage? Neither can I.