CVT Failure (at 304,000 km / 189k miles, delivery vehicle)

[Fummins]

I finally had a cvt fail in a Mirage. It has 304000kms on it. It looks pretty bad! Not worth trying to patch this one back together.

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[MightyMirageMpg]

Blow that cooler out mang


Edit: just followed your link...

So your suggesting that, that filter could be retrofitted? I would be curios why it's not there in the firstv place. Unrelated but Im reasonably sure there's no bushings in the door hinges, either. Lol

Great find if it works !

[MightyMirageMpg]

Oh haha

Your pictures had me thinking the mirage was filterless with magnetic donuts vs an actual filter.

Either way, 190k miles out of a CVT is great!

[Cobrajet]

How often was that CVT serviced? Nearly 200k miles is pretty good!

[Top_Fuel]

I just read through the CVT portion of the service manual and never saw anything explaining the removal and replacement of the filter?!?

[Fummins]

I just read through the CVT portion of the service manual and never saw anything explaining the removal and replacement of the filter?!?

I did too.

[Fummins]

How often was that CVT serviced? Nearly 200k miles is pretty good!

I missed your post. kms.

[Bernadine]

I missed your post. It was drained and filled every 50-80k kms. I last changed it about 6000kms ago.

This is probably a dumb question, but did you use Mitsubishi's transmission fluid? I read somewhere that using anything other than their fluid would cause issues. I don't know how true that is, but better safe than sorry.

[Fummins]

This is probably a dumb question, but did you use Mitsubishi's transmission fluid? I read somewhere that using anything other than their fluid would cause issues. I don't know how true that is, but better safe than sorry.

Not dumb at all. I should have mentioned that I used the mitsubishi stuff at first until I found a much

[Top_Fuel]

...I'm sure the cvt failed cause of normal wear and never having the filter changed.

With that much material in the pan, it certainly makes you wonder if a restricted filter was limiting fluid flow at some point.

I'm still somewhat stunned by the lack of mention of the filter in the service manual. I may have to put that into the same category with "lubed for life" ball joints that never need servicing...