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Old 12-10-2009, 10:31 AM   #21 (permalink)
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No, Amsoil doesn't make one and they are pissing me off.

The thing is, they are one of the few companies who proudly post all of their ASTM results on their stuff.

Other companies sell crap, so all you can do is buy from the people who do slick marketing. Good marketing doesn't mean best performance.

I see way more commercials for Hyundai's than I do Porsche's. Does that mean the Hyundai is better since I never hear anything about Porsche's?

Amsoil took a while to come out with the European fluid. I almost bought a Jetta TDI a while back but their fluid wasn't ready then.

I've heard good things about the synchromesh fluids with Amsoil. I haven't had a manual tranny in a while, so I've had no need to buy that kind of fluid.

I wish they would still sell Geo Metro's brand new. I am so pissed that they stopped making them. $8,900 for a brand new car that gets almost 50 MPG? Where can you go!!! These cars were the answer in 2007 or so when gas was north of $4.00. I read about people paying top dollar for used ones and also a lot of money for diesel cars since people were making grease cars out of them.

So now I need option #2 for a top of the line CVT. But I want to solid facts as to why it's better than Honda's CVT fluid.

I see that Red Line has a CVT fluid. But then it says, "This product is not recommended for use in Honda vehicles with wet-start clutches, clutch-type CVT in Audi applications, torodial or dry units".

What is this Eneos CVT fluid all about?

When doing a Google search on "Best CVT Fluid", that's what comes up at the top. Will that work in our cars?
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Old 12-10-2009, 01:19 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Ive only noticed the bouncing when leaving work. Its a level surface, car sat for 5 hours since lunch where it got to op temperature.

The way the rpms fly off the handle when floored made me wonder too about the belt slipping and stretching.
I wonder if a OBD-II can record this and we can see what's different itneh two situations.. Anyone know what to look for? I'm not sure if I want to subject my car to considering the 30 seconds to warm up usually does the trick just fine.
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I wonder if a OBD-II can record this and we can see what's different itneh two situations.. Anyone know what to look for? I'm not sure if I want to subject my car to considering the 30 seconds to warm up usually does the trick just fine.
I think it's the battery doing it. I'm sure if you drive a golf cart before everything is warmed up, it probably does something similar. I think I know what you guys are talking about. When you take off it has sort of a wobbly feel to it on acceleration?
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I think it's the battery doing it. I'm sure if you drive a golf cart before everything is warmed up, it probably does something similar. I think I know what you guys are talking about. When you take off it has sort of a wobbly feel to it on acceleration?
Come to think of it, it might make sense.. It could be where the electric assist kicks in, I'll need to look at the OBD-II to see what it records around that area.
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Old 12-10-2009, 03:34 PM   #25 (permalink)
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I've only felts it a few times. I drive my car like 3 to 6x per day or so. It's never cold here, so I don't know if the weather has anything to do with it or not.
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