Mine looks like any other trans for swapping purposes. I hope I never have to find out, they are very pricey....but as oldtimer said above, they don't seem to have many problems. You must use special fluid "CVT Chain Drive" only from the dealer. ~$15/qt
The repair manual states " do not flush the cooler, replace it instead". I flushed mine25K ago...time will tell.
Good luck and keep us posted. An R&R write up with a few pictures of the differences would be nice.