Elgrand E52 CVT Service (Intro)
When my E52 arrived at Southampton docks a year ago I was very enthusiastic about making sure the car was serviced and checked over so that it would last forever. Once I began looking at the car it seemed that I had been extremely lucky and had bought one that had recently been serviced. (I bought it from a Japanese dealer who wasn't even advertising the car outside of Japan, and not from an auction so found one that was well maintained) My mechanic who checked the car over described it as 'mint' and when we checked the oil, it was the cleanest I had ever seen in a used car. Anyway, fast forward now and its 12 months later and now I am keen to show my car some attention. The big headline item as I'm sure you all know, is the CVT gearbox. Let me just summarize what I have picked up so far from the various Facebook groups and forums: People often claim the CVT gearbox is bad or prone to failure (especially E51 owners!). I haven't seen one post anywhere ...