@TMC8404 Are you towing on a regular basis, are you tracking the vehicle on a regular basis, do you drive the vehicle hard?

 

Here are a few threads on the CVT cooling topic I had bookmarked. Might be something there to help.

I considered this at one time, but since I don't tow and have other things to occupy my time , I decided against it.

('14-'18) - 2018 - CVT Temperature and Cooling?

Hi all, new to this forum since I purchased a North American 2018 Forester 2.5i about six months ago. Been interested in learning about the CVT transmission and curious about the temperatures it operates at for fluid change intervals, etc. I purchased a Vgate iCar2 OBDII reader and have been...

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('14-'18) - 2018 - Thermostatic CVT Cooler?

Hello. I wish to install a inline thermostatic CVT cooler on my 18 FXT. Would like to know what the critical CVT fluid temp is? And at what temp does the warning light come on. Thanks.

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('19+) - 2019 - Transmissioon Cooler Lines - Type?

Regarding the addition of an external transmission cooler to a 2019 Forester, I'm sure that many people just unplug one hose from the stock heat exchanger and barb it to a longer piece of 3/8" hose, then out to the radiator area & then back again with another hose. Has anyone used a steel...

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@TMC8404 I’ve been meaning to do a write up on my CVT cooler install. It’s been working great. In the meantime:

 

That’s a well narrated and produced video. Is he a member we here? Mr. Subaru (aka the rambler) could learn a thing or two.