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WHAT, a transmission? Ok look, this won't be a regular thing, but a failed late model CVT for FREE? Too hard to pass up! I've got a few out of the normal box videos for this Summer and this is just one of them.
This is a CVT from a 2015 Honda CRV allwheel drive. This was given to me by a local Honda dealership and curiosity decided it was time to tear it down this week. I, for one, am not a big fan of CVT type transmissions. They're typically(not always) less reliable, less efficient, and not very serviceable. Lets not even get into the strange driving dynamics they create. That doesn't mean they're all terrible. Heres a short list of CVT's I would avoid, and CVT's that don't seem too bad (yet). This list is just my opinion being in the used auto parts industry.
Reliable list:
1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation Toyota Prius
Nonhybrid Honda Civics and Accord
3.6L Subaru

Less than reliable list:
Nissan. All of them. ALL
Late Model Toyota RAV4(as soon as they went CVT)
any nonturbo 4 cylinder Subaru
Ford 500/Mercury Montego/Freestyle
2015+ Honda CRV and HRV

There are others of course with varying degrees of "Good" or "not"
My name is Eric and I own and run a full service auto salvage operation located in Saint Louis Missouri. Part of our model is acquiring core or bad engines and selling good parts from them. Getting a core transmission was just a circumstantial situation but Im glad I did. I actually enjoyed tearing this town, figuring out how this worked, how it was assembled and how to disassemble it. Unlike a lot of my recent engine teardowns, this CVT teardown wore me out. Definitely a learning experience.

As always I appreciate any comments, feedback and even the criticism.
Catch you on the next one!

Eric