Here's how you can care for your CVT gearbox & prevent big bills

I am going to be following Honda's recommendation and changing the oil and filter every 20K KMs. Its expensive, but better than replacing the entire transmission unit.

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Summarizing CVT oil change for Jatco JF015E - unit which is equipped in Baleno and the Magnite. This is all you need to know for CVT oil changes!

Recommended interval that I am following - oil 20K KMs(see Honda amaze interval) and filter change recommended at 20K KMs, but you may stretch to 40K KMs. India falls under extreme driving conditions. Remember: filter cost is a fraction of the transmission assembly!

MSS service centers are not trained on how to change the CVT oil and its filters. You will have to do some research and guide the team on how to do the same. I was present with my car through the process.

Videos you should checkout on CVT replacement:

• CVT Fluid change on a Baleno CVT
• CVT Gearbox disassembly on a Nissan Sentra

Only the first 5 minutes will suffice. Notice how they remove the other cylindrical filter. You have to guide your mechanic on how to do this.

Refer my old post on how to change the CVT oil and main filter

Follow the procedure in step 4, and order the other filter which is not available in MSS. I used this amazon link, procured two, one for next oil change. Could not find this on boodmo either
Amazon link to the filter

Replace the two filters every 20K or 40K per your comfort along with oil changes and you should be good to go!

Now let the pictures do the talking

Location of the filters:

Old filter vs the new filter

New transmission pan filter, link in the other post

Condition of the oil, previous oil change was around 20K KMs before

New oil, around 3.3L went in - we measured the drained oil.

I am going to be following Honda's recommendation and changing the oil and filter every 20K KMs. Its expensive, but better than replacing the entire transmission unit.

If anyone wants to know where you can get this done in NCR, head to MSM Okhla or drop me a DM, will share the details!

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