bennon

thank you very much for the information. I'm almost sure I have that torque bind so it is probably not an electrical thing. searching similar messages in this forum, other people suggested putting in a fuse that cancel the AWD (I assume as a temporary solution that prevents further damage). is that a good option? also, I have been driving like this for around 9 month (with no problems at all) and around 20k miles. have I caused a lot of damage? maybe now I have to replace other parts such as the differential which are more expensive. anyway, it seems like I need a new solenoid and a new tailshaft assembly. do you recommend coming back to the dealership (who gave me incomplete information in the first place, which may have caused some damage) or searching for other places. does anyone know a good place around tucson for those kinds of things, maybe a good transmission place? maybe searching for these parts in a junk yard (I'm a broke grad student)? thnak you very much. Ben

Hi. I have a subaru legacy station wagon, L, 1996 with 115k miles. the light that says AT OIL TEMP flashes 16 times every time I start the car and than it turns off (it does not turned on while the car is on). I understand it indicates some type of a problem. in the dealership thay told me that the problem is with the duty solenoid and that the car will just stop working in a year (they told me that a year ago). they also told me that they don't deal with such problems because it's very expensive to take out the transmission and because you always find more problems when doing so. does anyone have a suggestion regarding how to take care of such problem. I appreciate your time. oh! I forgot to mention that so far the car is driving perfectly and I haven't had any major problems. Ben Shachar