transmission problems??
#11
Re: transmission problems??
Originally Posted by psyshack
When a CVT starts jerking and complaining,, change the fluid in them. They are fringe trannys. They have been around for years but have never gotten anywhere cause they break alot.
One would have expected that Consumer Reports (at least) would have picked up this at some point in their reviews of the cars, instead of constantly giving the Hondas such excellent marks.
#12
Re: transmission problems??
Originally Posted by zimbop
I get that in my CTV occasionally too. It seemed to happen at least once per trip for a couple weeks, then it all but disappeared. I sometimes think it's a delay in the car re-engaging the tranny after coasting, decelerating or stopping. Like it's running free for a half second before engaging, maybe a little like dumping the clutch or revving in neutral and dumping it into D. Something like that. It hasn't happened for a while though and I can't think of anything that changed to blame it on.
psyshack, I think you have a good point about wearing a groove. However, I differ in a couple points. First of all, in the cvt both pulleys have to be variable. If one were fixed and the other variable, then the length of the belt would have to change to change the ratio, and I am pretty sure that's not happening.
Second, small cars have been using CVTs for years in europe. While it is new to the states, they're not a new idea for cars and that's one reason I wasn't afraid to get one. There may be some growing pains as the technology develops for larger vehicles, but that will only come with using them, so I'm all for it.
psyshack, I think you have a good point about wearing a groove. However, I differ in a couple points. First of all, in the cvt both pulleys have to be variable. If one were fixed and the other variable, then the length of the belt would have to change to change the ratio, and I am pretty sure that's not happening.
Second, small cars have been using CVTs for years in europe. While it is new to the states, they're not a new idea for cars and that's one reason I wasn't afraid to get one. There may be some growing pains as the technology develops for larger vehicles, but that will only come with using them, so I'm all for it.
#13
Re: transmission problems??
Originally Posted by nimbus2k
Odd that I've never read anything about this anywhere before. You have any reports to cite that, or is that op-ed?
One would have expected that Consumer Reports (at least) would have picked up this at some point in their reviews of the cars, instead of constantly giving the Hondas such excellent marks.
One would have expected that Consumer Reports (at least) would have picked up this at some point in their reviews of the cars, instead of constantly giving the Hondas such excellent marks.
I just hate to see folks have trouble with them. I got rid of the CVT driven lathe in my shop at work. If I ever have one in my life again at any level it will not last but as long as it takes for me to run from it.
#14
Re: transmission problems??
Originally Posted by zimbop
I get that in my CTV occasionally too. It seemed to happen at least once per trip for a couple weeks, then it all but disappeared. I sometimes think it's a delay in the car re-engaging the tranny after coasting, decelerating or stopping. Like it's running free for a half second before engaging, maybe a little like dumping the clutch or revving in neutral and dumping it into D. Something like that. It hasn't happened for a while though and I can't think of anything that changed to blame it on.
If I, say, stop at a stop sign, it begins to auto-stop, then I give it a lot of gas for some reason (say I'm going up a hill, or want to turn onto a busy road or something), sometimes the engine will rev a bit before the clutch syncs, exactly the same as revving in N and dumping into D. If you give it very light gas, or say, coming out of a red light, release the brake early and let the engine idle for a moment, the tranny should engage fully with no problem.
Toyotas CVT if I remember right has two varible pullys which will spread the load over more of the surface area of the pullys. There both always moving looking for that perfect load curve and the tranny has less horsepower and torgue to deal with over all. So it may well last longer.
The Toyota CVT is actually a fixed-gear-ratio transmission using planetary gears as a differential to split engine power between the drive wheels, and a generator, which directly powers a second motor (in addition to some power coming from the battery as well). This produces a blend of the engine's torque at high RPMS and the motor's torque at low RPM. By varying this ratio, they get a CVT-like effect without actually any mechanical shifting. Ideally this transmission should have the least amount of problems, but the drawback is the inefficiency in the conversion from mechanical to electric power and back. This eCVT (iirc electric CVT) should also scale to work for just about any size motor as well, provided the electric motors are also scaled correctly.
Last edited by Double-Trinity; 02-08-2006 at 06:27 PM.
#15
Re: transmission problems??
Originally Posted by Double-Trinity
If I, say, stop at a stop sign, it begins to auto-stop, then I give it a lot of gas for some reason (say I'm going up a hill, or want to turn onto a busy road or something), sometimes the engine will rev a bit before the clutch syncs, exactly the same as revving in N and dumping into D. If you give it very light gas, or say, coming out of a red light, release the brake early and let the engine idle for a moment, the tranny should engage fully with no problem.
Yes this happens to me still. This seems like a normal occurrence, when the car thinks it should be disengaged and you step on the gas it takes a sec to get back in gear so to speak. However, I have experienced similar effects at times when it doesn't seem like the tranny should be disengaged, like pulling in the driveway or around a corner. It happened several times within a week or two at times that didn't seem quite right, so it made me wonder. But now that seems to have stopped and it only does it in situations where it seems appropriate, my concern has waned.
I think it must have just been a microprocessor confused momentarily... those things are only as good as the programmer, who usually can't think of everything. :-)
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