Mike33

The car would not shift into any forward gear, unless I unpluged the transmission servo plug, then it would shift right away,no hesitation, drove it back and forth in my yard a couple dozen times, never failed to shift immediatly,and without hesitation. Next day I got some seaFoam as you mentioned and put in about half the can, and still with the transmission unpluged, I drove it forward and reaverse in my yard,about a dozen times, till it completely warmed up. Thinking this would lubricate whatever was sticking that activates the transmission. I then pluged in the Transmission harness, and " IT SHIFTED!!!!!!! ", Drove Back and forth in yard at least a couple dozen times. Never failed to shift at all. Is it fixed now":rolleyes: , I don't know, but the Seafoam aperantly got it to activate. I'm wondering if I dare leave the seafoam in it for any length of time?

Thank's nipper for the comback, I should also tell you I've conected a volt meter to the red wire ,I belive it to be right one, and voltage was correct. I also checked ohm's on red wire , seemed to me it was shorted did not return 1-4 ohms as expected. Do you with this new information still think it is most likly the seals .I'm no pro by by a long shot so I may be reading this wrong, cuz I have no idea how things are wired internaly. Sorry for not including this earlier:-\

The reving up idea dosen't work now, but unpluging transmission selinoid conector lets it shift, into what gear,I don't know,but if seals were out it shouldnt shift at all should it?

My transmission fluid is chrystal clear,can hardly see it to check fluid level,and filter is new subaru brand, that synthetic, is it thicker thann normal dexron 3, Ive been thinking of how to make the fluid thicker,cause I don't seem to have problems when cold:confused:

We've been fighting the hesitation problem for nearly 2 years, wanted to get it paid off before we woeried about posible overhaul. The worst thing is not knowing when it's going to totaly refuse to activate. Like now, it dosen't want to activate at all. Before it only happened when it was warm.

For a long time had a hesitation problem, now it refuses to shift at all into D321. Reverse has always worked fine. Though it hesitated,initialy, once it activated, it shifted perfectly with no sliping or rughness threw all gears,untill I took it out of gear,then the hesitation would come back. I unpluged it and it will shift then ,safe mode I guess you call it, so I'm guessing its' a servo problem. Am I right?, and how would I pull up the trans codes to find which servo would be causing the trouble. I have an OBDII reader, however the At Temp light is not flashing any trouble codes. It has stumped the only 2 Transmission Shops in my area. Is it nesessary to have Subaru run their diagnostic to find the problem? The closest dealer to me is nearly 100 miles away. Is it OK to run in safe mode "unpluged" if it becomes nesessary to take it to the dealership? Any helpfull ideas' would be apreciated