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Isophorone 12-15-2014 12:03 PM


Originally Posted by JRK5892 (Post 306201)
went great actually... was just as simple as draining the oil, 4.89 qt came out, the fluid that came out was actually really really clean. it took 5qt to fill back up, smooth shift, better MPG, all around nice. much easier than i was expecting. i think next time i will still drain at the cooler as well to get that last qt out of there, but i saw how clean the fluid was in there this time and i was not to worried. thanks for all your help

Which fluid did you put into the CVT system, genuine Mitsubishi or something else?

JRK5892 12-16-2014 11:20 AM

i did valvoline CVT, it is good for mitsu trans. I called a few dealer and spoke to the service mechanics that said it is basicly the same stuff also the reviews that it had where really good. I like the idea of hitting up the local auto store for the fluid rather than paying out the ass at the dealer for it

Tib_mastiff 09-21-2015 01:51 PM


Originally Posted by Isophorone (Post 306202)
Which fluid did you put into the CVT system, genuine Mitsubishi or something else?

Before I start, let me state that I drive 2009 Mitsubishi Outlander ES 2.4 L AWD with CVT transmission. Yesterday, I did transmission change by drain and fill method and I used 4 Qts of genuine Mitsu CVT fluid (J4) which I bought from the dealer. I think I might have to add another qt later on since 4.5 qts came out during drainage.
Most folks on forum and experts strongly advise against using other brands of CVT fluid. Hell, even Amsoil recommends that we use Genuine Mitsu CVT fluid.


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