Originally Posted by
Fummins
What are your coolant temps compared to Cvt fluid temps? These things only have the tiny heat exchanger as far as cooling goes. Adding a Nissan type heat exchanger along with an external transmission fluid cooler might help keep temps down but you might need to run a thermostat inline if you ever get cooler temps?
Engine coolant temps sit solidly at 194-195F even in the heat, Kind of strange to me they don't regulate the CVT temps a bit better, Id preferably like to see it about 20 degrees lower (170F) range at the hottest under normal driving conditions. Most of my commute is mostly flat ish highway at no more then 70mph, Makes me wonder how itl do during the winter. It does take quite a while for it to warm up and the cvt temps usually start to steady out at 185-190F But if you ask more of it in the heat acceleration wise it'l pass that 200F mark decently fast. I know regular autoboxes id worry if the transmission was over say 215F, I just have no idea what the "safe" range is for a CVT.
Last edited by MrMPG; 08-04-2022 at 09:04 PM.
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