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Old 07-26-2012, 11:12 AM   #3 (permalink)
jared1970
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CVTs on scooters are purely mechanical, using a rubber belt and weights that slide along a ramp as centrifugal force is applied. No lubrication needed. Plus, because there is no neutral, the engine is turning with the transmission; turning the engine "off" while moving really only serves to kill the fuel pump so that the injector isn't being supplied with fuel while decelerating (the C3 is fuel injected). As long as the engine is turning over, the oil pump continues to operate, it's just not being powered by gasoline but rather by the rotation of the rear tire as you decelerate. So, even if the transmission required lubrication, it would be able to get it.
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