Labguy1970 Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Hi,my name is Jason and live in Asheville NC, I'm an Organic Chemist and car hobbiest. I've owned many a subaru from my 84GL wagon to my 2000Outback Limited, and I think they are great cars. I also restore 1st generation Toyota Celicas(1971-77), so I've got a fair amount of mechanical know how. I'm posting for two reasons; to say hello and to ask about a problem I'm having with my 2000 Outback's auto transmission(wife's choice on the A/T:-\ ). The problem I'm having seems to come and go. I'll drive around for a while, stop and turn off the car, do something, get back in the car to go somewhere, and the transmission will not go into forward gears(it goes into reverse w/o problem). I've checked the fluid and it seem to be foamy, so I had it flushed, and it worked fine for about a month. Now it is doing it again. I can put it in gear and rev the engine to about 4k and then it will slowly engage and I can drive(this happened to me @ HomeDepot yesterday). Has anyone had this problem and/or have info on what might be happening? Thank you. Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Welcome to the forum Jason. Lots of good help around here and friendly advice. We even kick the tires a little around here. Your transmission problem sounds like it may be a sticky valve. There is a product on the market called Trans-X. You might try adding that to the fluid and see if that helps stop this problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Labguy1970 Posted September 20, 2004 Author Share Posted September 20, 2004 Thanks for the welcome Glen and the info on tans-x, I'll check it out. I've noticed, after doing a search about transmission problems, that I have a common problem that should be addressed by Subaru. Every time I say something about my transission to the guys @ my subaru dealership/service shop, I always get that; "it must be a unique situation" or " I've never heard of anyone having problems with those transmissions". I think they know about the problems, but have not been told to do anything about it. I like my OB and hope it has a simpl/cheap fix. -Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Your welcome for the help. After doing some checking there is another product I would try first. It is made by Gunk and called M15/12. It comes in a small plastic bottle. The Tans-X may be a little too aggressive on the seals. Definately check out what Subaru says about this problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legacy2.5 Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 find a shop that has a tranny flush machine, i made a post about this a few weeks ago. fully flushing the tranny is the first and cheapest place to start.[ QUOTE=Labguy1970]Hi,my name is Jason and live in Asheville NC, I'm an Organic Chemist and car hobbiest. I've owned many a subaru from my 84GL wagon to my 2000Outback Limited, and I think they are great cars. I also restore 1st generation Toyota Celicas(1971-77), so I've got a fair amount of mechanical know how. I'm posting for two reasons; to say hello and to ask about a problem I'm having with my 2000 Outback's auto transmission(wife's choice on the A/T:-\ ). The problem I'm having seems to come and go. I'll drive around for a while, stop and turn off the car, do something, get back in the car to go somewhere, and the transmission will not go into forward gears(it goes into reverse w/o problem). I've checked the fluid and it seem to be foamy, so I had it flushed, and it worked fine for about a month. Now it is doing it again. I can put it in gear and rev the engine to about 4k and then it will slowly engage and I can drive(this happened to me @ HomeDepot yesterday). Has anyone had this problem and/or have info on what might be happening? Thank you. Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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