Ok thanks guys u have a long way till 145,000
Easy to drain, even has a plug. easy to fill, has a plug also. trans has to be pulled for the filter.
Pulled and disassembled.
When you say …lovely…, is that a good thing or bad. I’ve heard it used sarcastically often. As in “lovely weather “ when it is stormy. Just not sure how you meant it.
There's no way I'm going 140,000 miles before changing fluid and yes u can drain n fill on jeep compassI'm suspicious of lifetime claims on regular maintenance items. The CVT was supposed to go to 120,000 miles before the first fluid change, and many (including my 2008 Patriot) did not make it that far.
Cynically, the "life of the vehicle" is probably when the transmission fails.
It's gotten allot of bad remarks, driving up and down steep hills it does allot of gear searching. It's great on highway..
Yeah, on a hill mine will usually drop down 1 gear then almost immediately drops another. The ratios are probably too close but the plan is for the engine & tranny to always deliver the optimum fuel economy.
I see. That is the intention of a many speed automatic. To keep the engine in the most efficient RPMs. It should be barley noticeable though. In hilly terrain I shift manual nearly always so I haven’t noticed anything peculiar about it. I don’t understand why they have the shift directions opposite of every other car that I have driven.
I've not seen transmission reliability be an issue on this site. Mine has been fine so far, but I'm only in the mid 80s. These days a tranny ought to make it past 150,000, even 200,000 miles. I'm only half way there.
That's why I'm askingI'm suspicious of lifetime claims on regular maintenance items. The CVT was supposed to go to 120,000 miles before the first fluid change, and many (including my 2008 Patriot) did not make it that far.
Cynically, the "life of the vehicle" is probably when the transmission fails.
