Definitely use the proper CVT oil for that transmission, preferably Subaru, or at least OE. Regular ATF is not compatible with CVTs.
On Sat, May 6, 2023, at 10:35, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > AFAIK changing fluids can't void your warranty as long as you put in > the right amount of the right stuff. Keep receipts to prove that it is > the right stuff. > If Subaru fluid is used I'd keep my yap shut about it at the > dealership, how are they going to know? > I suspect the proper Subaru stuff has a tracer in it so they can test > it for warranty purposes. CVTs are known to be sensitive to fluid > quality and change interval. > Curt > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > On Sat, May 6, 2023 at 11:31 AM, Bob Rentfro via > Mercedes<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Oh boy….we have a marriage on > the rocks in Illinois. > My brother-in-law, in an effort to change the oil on my sister’s new > (5900 miles) Outback Wilderness, drained the CVT fluid by mistake. > I’ve been coaching him via FaceTime on getting it filled back up while > I’ve been encouraging my sister not to plunge a spade thru his sternum > as he’s laying under the car. > As you would expect, this is a temperature dependent thing (CVT @ 100 > degrees F) to ensure proper level. I’m not sure how or if Glenny will > mind the temperature that closely. > > Will this void their warranty? On these things the CVT fluid gets > changed at 30K miles. Do I really need to drive home to him that > getting the temp of the CVT to 100 degrees F or ensure proper level is > a big deal? My sister is, as the kids say, flipping her shit, thinking > that, at the very least, Glenny has voided their warranty, and at the > very worse, “ruined the only car I’ve ever loved.” > > AZBob > > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
