Probably easier to just paste in my other post from the CVT Dipstick thread.
Sparky.....I'm very curious....what are the levels on your dipstick? Reason I ask is I'm using a 36" zip tie marked at 24 1/4 inches which I believe is the same length what you have. I'm thinking the sump has only 2 qts in it by design. Can you measure fluid level when vehicle is stone cold and level?
Thanks
Following on from Sparky's updates. Hopefully you are still on the forum. I did an extract at the weekend and can bore you all with the before and after results if you want them. Main points.
I confirm Sparky's dipstick length of 24-1/4 inches is what I required to get sufficient fluid onto the stick for a sensible reading at various temperatures, stone cold, driven to op temperature, engine running, engine off, cool down then check etc.etc.
The dipstick on Amazon was nowhere near long enough for my Rogue Sport. Either the factory fill varies considerably or that dipstick on Amazon is not long enough.
I ended up using a 36 inch zip tie with masking tape placed at 24-1/4 inches from the end.
Fluid was a mid chocolate brown and smelled like heavy industrial oil, not burning smell. Smelled like it would still do the business. Car as 56K miles on it.
I extracted through 'charging port' and once the extracted fluid was at the same temperature as the new fluid, I replaced exactly what I had pulled. I then went through the same warm up process using the same road route I had used on the initial warm up and dipstick readings to match the original readings.
Just FYI this would not get anywhere near a fluid reading.
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