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bird_man
#11 Posted : Tuesday, June 10, 2014 2:49:31 PM
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@goldenberg ....and how many litres of the CVT oil would you need?That 8K one is for which car?
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Apricot
#12 Posted : Tuesday, June 10, 2014 7:19:17 PM
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Bought a Nissan Rogue (North America) straight from showroom in 2010 and so far so good. My preference was Honda CRV, but wife thought it was ugly and preferred the Nissan's curvy look. Toyota's were on recall then.

The noisy whining get's your attention when accelerating but settles down once the car has picked up speed. And off course you don't feel the transmission shift as mentioned by others. It's a smooth progression. Haven't seen much of the downside on this transmission yet and I have seen that newer vehicles (Subaru) have joined the bandwagon.
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quadc
#13 Posted : Tuesday, June 10, 2014 7:20:00 PM
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@bird_man I have had a 2006 Nissan Sylphy(ex japan) with CVT tx for more than 1 year & it still drives comfortably. Never changed the fluid(dip stick fluid level still within range) though planning to do it in a few months. I guess the recommended interval change is 8 years for normal usage although seen recommendation for 100K but I guess it also depends on driving habits and locale. I can't comment on fuel efficiency, I have never done a comparison.
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#14 Posted : Tuesday, June 10, 2014 8:12:22 PM
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jaggernaut wrote:
People will always be afraid of new technology. I remember guys sending huge sums to Japanese exporters to have their cars changed from auto to manual before shipping. There was also the fear of efi, vvti, D4, and now CVT. Even the fear of electric windows!

I believe Japanese manufacturers thoroughly test new tech (which is meant to make cars more efficient) before deploying it in new cars and have to get approval from govt regulators. Moreover the cars Kenyans import are not new but mainly 8yr old 'jalopies' meaning the tech in the cars is also quite old, and if the cars have run for so long with the tech while in Japan, then there's nothing to fear about.

I posted a similar post ikapotea hata I thought hii ni yangu. watu wa toyota walichekelea Mits GDI ati ni engine mbovu saa hii wanaendesha D4.. think about it 1998 Mits has GDI, kweli toyo wako nyuma
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Money Whisperer
#15 Posted : Tuesday, June 10, 2014 8:16:12 PM
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halafu @jaggernaut, no company wants to risk a government sanctioned recall and being asked to appear before senates and parliaments the world over like the case of Toyota's accelerator pedal kwamaring huko chini and refusing to break causing accidents. I saw Toyoda the owner crying tears before US senate sub-committee. Cars are good shida ya GDI and D4 technology is that they are designed for high level refined fuel that lacks in Kenya juu ya wakora wa kuweka Countryman kwa ngata
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bird_man
#16 Posted : Tuesday, June 10, 2014 9:30:32 PM
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Good insights right here.So nobody has changed that transmission fluid yet?
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jaggernaut
#17 Posted : Tuesday, June 10, 2014 11:02:27 PM
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bird_man wrote:
Good insights right here.So nobody has changed that transmission fluid yet?

Noted that cvt fluid MUST be replaced with cvt fluid and not ATF. Talking of ATF, i recently changed mine after 40k km even though there's the car manufacturer's sticker on the ATF dipstick that says that ATF need not be replaced. Maybe it's the same case with CVT.
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goldenberg
#18 Posted : Wednesday, June 11, 2014 8:30:05 AM
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You actually never need to change the CVT oil. Only when if it is contaminated with metal or it is white in color. You test the oil by smearing the oil on a white piece of paper and checking for the metal particles from wear and tear of the belt.. Nissan CVT oil is called NS-1. Used by Tiida, Wingroad. The New Rav4 is also now a CVT :(
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Odec
#19 Posted : Wednesday, June 11, 2014 10:56:28 AM
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goldenberg wrote:
You actually never need to change the CVT oil. Only when if it is contaminated with metal or it is white in color. You test the oil by smearing the oil on a white piece of paper and checking for the metal particles from wear and tear of the belt.. Nissan CVT oil is called NS-1. Used by Tiida, Wingroad. The New Rav4 is also now a CVT :(



CVT fluid should last the life time of the car no need to change the fluid s synthetic
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Impunity
#20 Posted : Monday, June 16, 2014 1:36:32 PM
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Odec wrote:
goldenberg wrote:
You actually never need to change the CVT oil. Only when if it is contaminated with metal or it is white in color. You test the oil by smearing the oil on a white piece of paper and checking for the metal particles from wear and tear of the belt.. Nissan CVT oil is called NS-1. Used by Tiida, Wingroad. The New Rav4 is also now a CVT :(



CVT fluid should last the life time of the car no need to change the fluid s synthetic


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