{"id":11082,"date":"2024-05-06T20:03:13","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T03:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=11082"},"modified":"2024-04-01T20:58:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T03:58:15","slug":"cvt-servicing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=11082","title":{"rendered":"2015 Crosstrek CVT servicing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZR3eZZcgoZ0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Should you service your Subaru Crosstrek CVT with a fluid change? There&#8217;s lots of conflicting information, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MrSubaru1387\">MrSubaru1387<\/a> gives us a great skinny. Long story short:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CVT fluid does not perform the same purpose as fluid in a regular transmission &#8211; so many arguments on the internet are not correct.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Subaru of America says the fluid is lifetime and you do not need to service it with a fluid change unless you&#8217;re doing towing or severe driving off-road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some groups say every 30k or 60k. His shop recommends every 125k, my local shop in Oregon says 105k<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He recommends not touching it until 100k miles and then changing it every 100k (unless you&#8217;re doing severe driving &#8211; which he would recommend every 50k-ish)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video of him doing a CVT service on a Forester with 189591 miles that was having some hesitation off the line. Afterwards it <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/awsTvL1CReM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Should you service your Subaru Crosstrek CVT with a fluid change? There&#8217;s lots of conflicting information, but MrSubaru1387 gives us a great skinny. Long story short: Here&#8217;s a video of him doing a CVT service on a Forester with 189591 miles that was having some hesitation off the line. 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