[rlouie]

I know what needs to be done for the fluid change. I would fill with Subaru fluid at the specified temp range with the engine running. I never heard of a CVT needing a relearn so I was checking here to see if anyone else did. It sounded like BS to me. And I also thought that price was high.

It's possible that during the fluid change that the dealership may reflash the CVT programming (depending on the generation of the car and the version of the firmware) and thereby need to 'relearn'. I do know for a fact, that if you remove the power from the ECU, certain settings are lost (ie returned to defaults) and the engine needs to relearn those settings over the next tank of gas or so. Maybe that's what the dealership is talking about - ie. not the CVT but the ECU due to disconnecting of the battery during the service.

 

[rlouie]

Yup, that's the one I'm going by. Have the pump, tubing and IR thermometer. When I get the Amsoil CVTF, it will get done.

artosa

Don't forget to tape it. I'm sure that the 18+ owners would love to have a video of the event for them to refer to.