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Today is something different! We have a bad CVT out of a 2014 Subaru Outback with only 108k miles, just 8K miles outside of the extended warranty through Subaru. This was a freebie from a friend and there’s no goal of fixing, repairing, or salvaging any components for reuse. These transmissions are not as reliable as the standard automatic transmissions they replaced, and have been the reason many of these cars end up scrapped. Fortunately for those who are inclined, you can buy the individual components if you wanted to attempt to fix one of these transmissions. There aren’t a lot of places offering a “remanufacturing” service however.
The goal of a CVT is to keep the engine at its most efficient RPM while accelerating and cruising. On paper, they are better on fuel. In reality, they aren’t always better on fuel. They are cheaper to produce, and easier to control emissions on which is why some manufacturers prefer them.
My experiences tell me they aren’t as reliable as their automatic transmission counterparts, and because they are typically less repairable when they fail, it becomes a financial burden on the owner of the car. Not all of them are unreliable, and many of them are very good depending on what kind of vehicle you buy. For instance, the 6 cylinder Subaru CVT seems to be very reliable compared to this one. That being said, do your research before you jump into a car with a CVT.
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I don’t even trust Toyota or Honda CVT’s
If the only issue was diff noise, if, then you would have thought they’d service or replace just the diff. Doable.
Honda CVT HCF-2 smells like a dairy farm lol
appears well built!
I like this CVT just fine. You don't drive exactly how you want like with a manual, you drive more how IT wants to work. But when you do it's very smooth and the shift points make sense for a grocery getter.
That's a big fucking transmission.
Subaru fixed the valve body on my Outback with 150,000 on the clock. I don’t know of any manufacturer who would have done the same. Still driving it today with 225,000
CVTs are great in powersports because the amount of weight they have to handle is little and so is the amount of power. They can keep the little engine in its power range all day long where it runs the best. Win-win for scooters, dirt bikes, ATVs and side by sides. When they put CVTs in full sized sedans and crossovers and expect them to handle all that weight plus 150-200hp on top of that is where you start running into problems
Also, powersports CVTs are far, far simpler than THAT monstrosity. V belt, clutch pack with a few springs in it, two piece pulley for manually adjusting the range coming off the engine.
Was that "planetary" the centre diff? Or were one of the clutches used for the centre diff?
Neat to see a transmission dismantle
It looks like a pregnant 6 speed