Hello everyone,
As I've mentioned in other posts i bought a used CRV a few weeks ago. After initial issues, partially resolved by swapping the wheels around, I find the way the CVT changes gear (I know it doesn't have gears) quite crude. This is particularly noticeable when the car hasn't been driven for a few hours. It takes a long time to change up from 'first' and when it does it lunges into the next ratio. It's so bad it's almost like hitting the brakes!
I spoke with the local non franchise Honda specialist and asked him to change the transmission fluid. However, on the morning I was due to have the work done he phoned to say the Honda main dealer where he was sourcing the fluid said my transmission is the expensive one and the fluid is £51+VAT per litre and my car takes 2.3 litres. Add labour and the replacement filter and that's quite a lot of money. The fluid for a 'normal' automatic transmission is £40+VAT. He said the fluid doesn't need to be changed until it's done 70,000 miles (my car has done 33,000 miles). So I didn't go ahead with it.
He also said that the main dealer can update the car's software for a fee (around £90+VAT) and this can smooth out how the transmission shifts gear. I also read that issues with this gearbox (ZF 9 speed, I think) have been resolved through software updates.
So with this in mind, has anyone else experienced this issue and had it resolved through a software update? My car was last serviced at a main dealer in December. Would they have updated the software at that point or is it not done routinely? Should I just bite the bullet and pay for new transmission fluid?
Finally, I came across a page on the Honda UK website (Approved Car Parts | Fixed Price Repairs | Honda UK) that lists the CVT fluid change as costing a fixed price of £93 including VAT and labour. This seems too good to be true for a main dealer!
Grateful for your thoughts. 😊
As I've mentioned in other posts i bought a used CRV a few weeks ago. After initial issues, partially resolved by swapping the wheels around, I find the way the CVT changes gear (I know it doesn't have gears) quite crude. This is particularly noticeable when the car hasn't been driven for a few hours. It takes a long time to change up from 'first' and when it does it lunges into the next ratio. It's so bad it's almost like hitting the brakes!
I spoke with the local non franchise Honda specialist and asked him to change the transmission fluid. However, on the morning I was due to have the work done he phoned to say the Honda main dealer where he was sourcing the fluid said my transmission is the expensive one and the fluid is £51+VAT per litre and my car takes 2.3 litres. Add labour and the replacement filter and that's quite a lot of money. The fluid for a 'normal' automatic transmission is £40+VAT. He said the fluid doesn't need to be changed until it's done 70,000 miles (my car has done 33,000 miles). So I didn't go ahead with it.
He also said that the main dealer can update the car's software for a fee (around £90+VAT) and this can smooth out how the transmission shifts gear. I also read that issues with this gearbox (ZF 9 speed, I think) have been resolved through software updates.
So with this in mind, has anyone else experienced this issue and had it resolved through a software update? My car was last serviced at a main dealer in December. Would they have updated the software at that point or is it not done routinely? Should I just bite the bullet and pay for new transmission fluid?
Finally, I came across a page on the Honda UK website (Approved Car Parts | Fixed Price Repairs | Honda UK) that lists the CVT fluid change as costing a fixed price of £93 including VAT and labour. This seems too good to be true for a main dealer!
Grateful for your thoughts. 😊
