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Post by DeathBy240 on Aug 29, 2004 13:03:17 GMT -5
I was driving across the coutry last week and my old rusty 88 DL decided to snap its CV shafts, so rather than repairing it, it went to the junkyard. It was $350 to fix and I only paid $500 for it. Anyway I have come across a '91 Just with 111,xxx km's on it. Its from an older lady in her 70's and it has always been dealer serviced. I took it for a spin and when I was driving it the "Clutch Temp" light flashed on for a second but then went off. Its the auto ECVT tranny, that I hear is far from great. Is there any major things I should be looking for? I have a turbo Nissan 240SX and I need a car to get me around in the Canadian winter. Has anyone had problems with the clutch overheating? Thanks in advance.
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Post by Justyracer on Aug 29, 2004 13:21:09 GMT -5
if its a automatic....i dont think there is a clutch ?.... i have never heard of a clutch temp ligth would be cool to have...but this would be for furious racing use... its probably the oil temp or the coolant temp... or the check engine....wen flashing it mite be a code telling you the "problem" like morse code...somewere in this forum there is part of this code...but i dont know were...
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Post by DeathBy240 on Aug 29, 2004 14:17:46 GMT -5
Yeah I thought the light was odd too, but I dont know much about that crazy tranny or the 4wd system. It wasnt the check engine light or the oil light as they had separate lights for that. It only flickered on for a second but then it went off and didnt come back on. I cant imagine anything being hot anyway as it was only running for about 30 seconds. Thanks for your input. Anyone else?
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Post by Justy4x4 on Aug 30, 2004 16:31:52 GMT -5
The ECVT Justy's use an electomagnetic powder clutch between the engine and trans. The tranny computer moniters the resistance of the windings in the clutch to calculate the clutch temp. If the brushes that send power to the clutch get worn down too much and fail to make good contact, the light will come on. It would be a good idea to remove the starter and pull out those brushes for inspection!
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Post by BigChief on Sept 7, 2004 21:03:31 GMT -5
it would be an even better idea to pass on the ecvt car all togather. I would look for a justy with a 5 speed tranny. not too many service techs are competent with the ecvt's and repair could easily excede the cars value.
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Post by justyfanatic2 on Sept 15, 2004 13:36:05 GMT -5
I agree. The ECVT was a Subaru mistake. Servicing the tranny costs more than the entire value of the car.
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Post by justled on Oct 30, 2004 20:09:03 GMT -5
my 2 cents is change the evct to a 5 speed trane
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