u/MaleficentAnimal1565

Just picked up a 2019 Ascent Premium with 99k on it. After buying I got the full repair history from the dealer, and it turns out the CVT has been replaced twice, both times under recall:

- Jan 2020 at 8,359 miles under WUV07
- Aug 2022 at 42,254 miles under WRK21 (the one with the TCM reprogram, SSM data check and oil cooler)

So the unit in it now went in at 42k and has about 56,000 miles on it. Nothing transmission related since then except a TCM software update at 73.5k that the tech found on his own during an unrelated repair, no fault attached to it. Drives great right now, smooth, no shudder, no slips that we have noticed.

What I'm actually trying to figure out: for anyone who got a full CVT replacement under WRK21 in 2022, how has that replacement held up? Are the post-recall units going the distance, or are there people who had one replaced and then had the replacement fail later on?

Did the 2022 updated CVT units actually go in with the fixes already programmed and installed? Does anyone know if there were updates to the internals or programming that went in to address the early problems with the replacement units in 2022?

I ask because I'm at 99k miles and about to roll past the 100k warranty extension, so from here it's on me.

Also, the tech recommended a drain and fill soon. Curious what people are running for fluid intervals on the replacement units. This one is coming up on 60K miles without a service from what I can tell.

As the title says I am thinking about swapping out the stock Coleman 196cc for a Ducar 212 Hemi and remove the governor and install the rev limiting coil they sell to keep rpm under 5250 rpm. I have a 24mm nibbi carb ready to install. Would this set up be a solid step up and I want to be able to take off the rev limiter in the future and do billet internals for a stage 2 with a cam.

Anyone have experience with this engine or the rev limiting coil? I’ll be putting it on new Coleman B200RSV.