Aubrey Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 Hi again, Well turns out that I don't have a real seal leak as I orginally thought but I have a tranny fluid leak coming from the front of my transmission. The dealer service guy said it's probably the tranny front seal, or maybe the bushings, and that they'd have to open it up before they knew for sure. So even if it's just the front seal, that's almost $500 (CAN). This transmission is a rebuilt one with only 3 years and 35000kms on it! The previous owner had it done but the warrenty is over and the garage that did it doesn't even seem to be in business anymore! (phone number was out of service). Apparently they didn't do a very good job! The funny part was the service guy said: "Strange, we don't usually have problems with the auto trans." Then he looked at the invoice and said "Oh, its a turbo. Yeah... Surbaru doesn't even rebuild these anymore. They have an entirely new transmission and it costs $5200!" It's certainly no secret that this tranny wasn't designed properly to handle the output of the turbo engine, but is this thing about Subaru only offering a new transmission true? I'm not sure if I even want them to pull it. I'd rather burn a bit of tranny fluid then have to get it rebuilt again, or even worse, get a whole new transmission! I wish my car was a standard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoobySchmitty Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 First off, I would verify what that mechanic is saying. Perhaps there is a reinforced auto tranny more able to handle the higher loads. However, consider the fact that you are looking at a power difference of about 30 horses, between NA and Turbo EJ22's! Unless you REALLY tuned out your engine, I don't see how an extra 30 horse umph is going to make much of a difference. Second, a brand new transmission would be a waste of $$, especially if it costs more than what a student could expect to pay for a good vehicle! I would find a good rebuild shop (where you can kill two birds with one stone, find out if there is a "new" and "old" type of auto tranny for the turbo), and get some prices. THEN, supply the mech with the part, IGNORE his tales of gloom and doom, and get that thing going! PS, if you do have the mechanic replace the tranny, MAKE SURE YOU GET THE OLD ONE BACK! Rebuild shops have core charges! About letting the tranny leak fluid, it depends on how bad a leak. If you are adding fluid on a pretty regular basis, I would get the rebuild. OR, if it's add a little bit every month or so, I wouldn't worry about it just yet. But I would be doing the research now. Just my $2.00 worth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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