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@jgscott - I seriously doubt I'll ever reach 100k miles, no more than I drive the car.
I strongly suspect the GS 450h's eCVT will still be shifting perfectly (as it does now at only 12k miles) when it has ¼ million miles or more if it's still on the road.
Impressive picture of the GS 450h eCVT
Wow. That is the ECVT? Looks like something a rocket would utilize. I would hate to have to replace anything in there. Which really does beg the question. Is there any maintenance that should be done to this? I know the debate is endless on the “regular” transmission. But what about these? Aren’t they really the same transmission that goes in the Toyota Hybrids as well. Do people change the ATF and do other maintenance on those ECVT’s. I know. Lifetime is lifetime. My 2013 is now over 10 years old with 67k miles. I could go another 8 years until I hit 100k miles. Do I worry about it then or wait till the Hybrid battery goes, then I don’t have to worry about it at all as the car will be junk.
Wow. That is the ECVT? Looks like something a rocket would utilize. I would hate to have to replace anything in there. Which really does beg the question. Is there any maintenance that should be done to this? I know the debate is endless on the “regular” transmission. But what about these? Aren’t they really the same transmission that goes in the Toyota Hybrids as well. Do people change the ATF and do other maintenance on those ECVT’s. I know. Lifetime is lifetime. My 2013 is now over 10 years old with 67k miles. I could go another 8 years until I hit 100k miles. Do I worry about it then or wait till the Hybrid battery goes, then I don’t have to worry about it at all as the car will be junk.
@Hues10- Never is the word - at no time in the future; on no occasion; not ever...
I changed the headlight bulbs on my '14 f sport. I decided to do the driver side first. My front wheel was in the way so I had to remove it... This being my first attempt took me almost 2 hours for just the driver side. A few hours later I did the passenger side and it took less than 15 minutes. Now that I know what I am doing I hope it only takes an hour total for both sides next time.
I purchased a new battery tender and am charging my AGM battery up. Haven’t driven in 10 days due to my tire issue, so wanted to top off the 12V battery. And then I went to put windshield wiper fluid in, lifted the hood and saw dirt all over the underside of the hood. How does that get there. Had to spray it down and wipe it off. I just may take the felt cover off one day and totally doll it up by cleaning, polishing, and waxing. How is that for a complete waste of time for something that no one ever sees. But soon I will have gobs of time to do whatever I want as retirement is less than six months away.
huh? I didn't know thats something you need to do , can you give me more details?
Not a lot of people knows about this. I use a rubber seal dressing during every wash. It provides a good seal, keeps the rubber pliable and, in some cases, reduce wind noises around door frame and sunroof.
Is it just the di-electric one? I know I've used regular silicone grease used in brakes (Sylglide I think) on the door seals of a different car, and even after wiping it off, it left the doors making a slight "moist" sound when opening the doors.
04-14-23, 05:50 PM
