Zingo Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 our 1998 Legacy. The owners manual states that the system my not be working properly. How critical is this warning? Any suggestions would be apprieciated. Thx Zingo(A new member) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAWalker Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 our 1998 Legacy. The owners manual states that the system my not be working properly. How critical is this warning? Any suggestions would be apprieciated. Thx Zingo(A new member) It should come on when car is started, then go out. If it flashes after start up, that means there are trouble codes stored in TCM memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingo Posted December 24, 2004 Author Share Posted December 24, 2004 Hi Thanks for responding. The light blinks at startup 16 times and hasn't come on while driving at all. I did attempt the handshack procedure with no results and was wondering if it works only with certain models. Is the 16 blinks a code and how can I find out if it is critical at this point or can we drive the car and have it looked at later. Someone posted that this indicates a problem with the torque converter. Is this true? Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coloradosubarules Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 Have you tried pulling the codes??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOMAD327 Posted December 25, 2004 Share Posted December 25, 2004 My kids 98 Legacy did the same 16 blinks most of the time on startup, once in awhile, It would go away for a few starts and come back. He had duty solenoid C failure which is common. There's a lot on this board if you do a search, but basically that is the valve the transmission brain controls to proportion torque to from front to back in the AWD system. It can be a wiring problem or a connector, but it seems to always be the valve itself, which is in the very back of the transmission. It's not real bad to fix, a couple hours labor and the part, but is almost always a dealer performed service. If the solenoid was always on, you would have FWD only, but since it fails to being always off, you would now have a constant transfer of torque to the rear, which will probably cause a jerkiness when making tight turns on pavement. I would search over other posts regarding duty c solenoid for more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountain sam Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 Thank you I had not slept in three day wondering if i was about to replace a tranny or a rear end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friendly_jacek Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 Thank you I had not slept in three day wondering if i was about to replace a tranny or a rear end. ??? Dude, get some sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumbs Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 i have the same problem. AT oil temp light flashes 16 times when I start. I have ignored it till now. I hope it is not a serious problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright1 Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Any suggestions would be apprieciated. Yo, Zingo, Welcome to USMB, we were all new members once... :-) In case you haven't gotten this fixed yet, your symptoms are a road I went down some months ago and wrote the full details about it at "AWD binding problem solved in '96 Legacy with transfer case solenoid replacement." Apparently, 16 blinks of the AT temp light just means "Hey, pay attention to me" but it isn't more meaningful than that. Other knowledgeable members added useful information about testing codes to the thread I started, see: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=21669 Cheers, Bright1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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