My dealer's $135, but then again I'm not really in NoVA, I'm out in the Valley. Even $200 is much more reasonable than what Ford charged in the past, so I'm good with it.
I'd do mine myself but apartment + neighbors with nothing to do but watch = no dice
Well the car has a standard warranty for the power train if you are not killing it in acceleration it should be fine. I'll admit I had no idea the Prius CVT was different I assumed it was similarOkay, have to admit this thread was making me panic... LoL But I guess time will tell. I'm not overly hard on my car, occasional little sprints but not frequent and not for long periods of time. So driving it as an average car, I hope to get a long life out of it. Too late to panic now, I'd surely take a huge loss trying to get out from under it at this point anyway. And what would I get? I happen to like the car. LoL
I've heard this on the forum and I don't understand how the CVT (or any other transmission) can produce a lag when starting to move the car. Could you explain how exactly the logic of the CVT keeps the car from starting immediately? It could only happen if it held a high gear ratio initially, but this would be silly and would lead to lugging the engine after stepping on the pedal. To start like a rocket the transmission doesn't need to do anything, just be in a low gear ratio. It doesn't control the throttle.My biggest gripe with it is the lag when you go from light throttle to heavy throttle. This is not the turbo lag, that's different. It seems to "confuse" the CVT logic for a second.
I am not an expert BUT...So how can a transmission produce lag when taking off?
This must be something Ktuner has accounted for and "fixed", because even the slightest pedal press and the car is ready to jump forward.I am not an expert BUT...
The CVT, Fuel injection and throttle are all electronically controlled.
They are all programmed for high mileage.
The gear ratio in the CVT is determined by inputs such as speed, load (up a hill or towing? ), and how hard you are pushing down on the accelerator.
I believe that the "lag" in NA engines comes mostly from the fueling. The injectors only slowly add fuel to the combustion chamber when the accelerator is depressed. This saves fuel.
In turbo engines, you get two "lags". The turbo spooling up and the fueling delay.
So, the CVT isn't creating the lag. The fueling is. Although the fueling delay also helps the CVT durability. So in an effort to make the CVT last longer, there may be lag programmed into the fueling.
Maybe a mechanical/electronic engineer could pipe in to correct me if i am wrong.
Because it's not a true Civic unless it's a manual, supposedly.Considering the thread title is CVT, I cant' imagine how manual transmissions should even be part of this conversation....