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Old 08-27-2005, 12:12 PM
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Default Re: Synlube, Inc oil alternatives

Hi RIHCH:
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Originally Posted by RIHCH
Idaho National Laboratory conducted a reliability test on four 2003 HCH. Two cars racked up about 25,000 miles and the other two about 160,000. Two of the cars had CVT failure around 96,000 and 99,000 marks and out of those two, one had another CVT failure at 157.000 miles. Price of repairs was around $2,500 a pop and both cars need new catalytic converters at $1,100 a pop which let go around 100,000 miles.
___Please consider reviewing the following thread with a bit more detail and postulation as to why those CVT’s possibly failed …

Dept. of Energy HEV mpg test results

___Good Luck

___Wayne R. Gerdes
___Waynegerdes@earthlink.net

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