2011 SX4 - First CVT Fluid Drain

[Ronzuki]

First drain of factory fill. 54,816 miles. Wife drives like a grandma. Same Jatco trans as the Kizashi however, the SX4 is much lighter and less powerful than the Kizashi.

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I will say it was much cleaner than the last of the 3 drain/fills I'd done on the Kizashi at ~80k miles last fall. I could see through the fluid as it was draining w/o too much difficulty. More of a pain in the azz to get to the cartridge filter though. Only doing a single drain fill on this one. battery and battery tray had to come out. ECM is attached to battery tray as well.

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[Tom Kizzie]

Nice job. Is it a 2.0 sx4?

[Woodie]

I'm pretty sure that in the United States the J20 was only engine available in the SX4.

[Ronzuki]

Yes correct, 2.0.

After letting it cool down overnight, post hi-speed / hi-R's / manual shift test romp, it appears I overfilled it a tad bit...setting the level from an overfill sucks...literally.

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I suppose this is how one can "inspect" the fluid's condition per service manual. I personally prefer just draining it, as this method is painfully slow and really, really...sucks.