guyc

Oh yeah, why not make me jealous!

Dear all Let's think otherwise. 1. Subaru has a market share in the BeNeLux (Belgium-The Netherlands-Luxemburg) of less than 0,3%; in the USA it's almost 2%. In Belgium, I think 95% of the cars are manually shifted; in the USA it's almost 1%. So finding a Subaru automatic car here is as rare as seeing a dolphin laugh. 2. I read on this forum the succes of Trans-X with '98 and '99 4EAT's; so why testing other brands and perhaps doing damage to the transmission? Unless this whole thread is one big commercial for Trans-X, it's my choice to go for this product and not something else. Like I wrote before, the reason why Trans-X can't be sold in Europe, is because of European environmental regulations (with the name "REACH"). 3. The transmission has already been to 2 revision centres! The problem was solved for some weeks, but not for longer. 4. My dealer is already trying for more then 4 months to get Trans-X here; so it seems he is not succeeding. If you would sell Trans-X to me, I would be your first customer! SO PLEASE, HELP ME GET TRANS-X IN MY SUBARU LEGACY III WAGON 2.0 GL BEFORE SOMEONE HERE GETS AN ACCIDENT! THIS SITUATION IS DANGEROUS AND WE ONLY HAVE ONE CAR! LIKE I WROTE BEFORE, THIS SITUATION IS TAKING TOO LONG. And another question: Thanks for your understanding Guy, Belgium

.

What is "a dim view"?

Thanks for your reply, Hendrik. I asked you in a PM how you got Trans-X, but this resolves my question. Perhaps you can let me know (in a PM) who this person was, and is he willing to do the same for me? This is all taking too long! Groetjes Guy

Officially, it will be a gift!

Hi all Here's a sad story. I'm following this thread for several months now, but as I live in Belgium (Europe), it's impossible to import Trans-X to Europe because of environmental regulations! I think that this might be the reason why my dealer is unable to get the Trans-X: maybe the customs don't let this product pass the European borders. But our car is sometimes dangerous to drive with, and we only have one car! My question to anyone of you: is there someone in the USA who can buy me a can (or two) of Trans-X and send it to Belgium? PLEASE? I'm willing to pay with PayPal or Visa. See my eBay Feedback profile here: http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=guy-pc&ftab=AllFeedback Or is someone of you travelling to Europe? Or do you know someone who will? As you can understand all, we are getting pretty desperate. So PLEASE I hope to receive positive feedback. And also another important (but easier) question: as we (in Belgium) are not at all familiar with "fluid oz", "pints", "quarts" and other measures of volume that are non-metric, could you (Rooster2) please convert the measures in metric values? So, how much ml (milli-liter) of ATF do I have to drain and refill with Trans-X? That is, when and if I can get my hands on the so much desired Trans-X? Desperate guyc from Belgium thanks you very much

Hello @ Rooster2 and others: as I'm living in Belgium (Europe) and English isn't my mother tongue and I'm trying to buy Trans-X, can you please explain if I have to buy the earlier mentioned "Trans-X Premium ATF" http://www.crcindustries.com/auto/content/prod_detail.aspx?PN=402132&S=Y or only the "Trans-X Automatic Transmission Slip-Stop & Leak Fix" http://www.crcindustries.com/auto/content/prod_detail.aspx?PN=402033&S=Y and add this last one to the ATF they use in my garage? Rooster2, can you please let me know which product you used, because I want to be sure to order the right one... (see http://www.crcindustries.com/auto/content/search_results.aspx for different products). N.B. The Partsamerica-link doesn't work anymore! Thanks and greetz Guy

Hello Rooster2 I am looking for it here, but meanwhile: is your transmission still working normally? And can you give an answer to the questions below: Thanks Guy

Hello One question concerning this 4EAT problem (see previous post): I sometimes shift to "3" or "2" to use the engine break. Could this be the problem? It's not that I live in a very mountaneous area, and I'm not playing with it like a manual shifted car, but just asking if there are any "forces" that provoke the problematic behaviour? Is there perhaps someone of you who is willing to try to brake on the engine just to check if that could be the problem? Of course, you must be willing to do so; I hope it will not wreck your transmission. I always do it very gently. I am thinking this way because before I bought the car, the problem didn't arise. So does it have anything to do with my driving behaviour? Thanks again for your feedback and greetz Guy Cornet, Belgium

Hello 2 months later now... Are there any new things happened? Every transmission still fixed? Having the same problems here in Belgium (Europe). Read my story here below. Glad to read your feedback. Greetz Guy Cornet, Belgium *************************************** First of all I need to say that I’m living in Belgium (Europe) so sorry for my bad English. Our car is a 2000 subaru legacy III stationwagon 2.0 GL AWD automatic running on LPG. We own it since last year. We are the third owner; the previous owner was the service station owner’s son and the first owner was one of their customers. They always maintained the car and our problem never occurred with them. From the beginning the car sometimes didn’t drive off when putting the gearlever in “D”. In “R”: no problem, but no moving car in “D” or “3” or “2” or “1”. Shutting down the engine and starting again doesn’t help. The only way to drive off is to step on the gas until the engine roars at (at least) 3000 rpm; after some shocks the car is moving forward, but you clearly feel that it isn’t “healthy”. From then on, the car drives completely normal. Recently I found a way to reproduce this rare but dangerous problem. I was driving at some 60 km/h when I saw that the gated grade crossing was closed so I got my foot off the accelerator. By mistake I also shifted from “D” to “N” and as a result the car was slowing down very gently until a full standstill. When the train had passed by, the car would only drive off when I brought the accelerator at 3000 rpm. Again some “unhealthy shocks” but the car moved and I could continue my trip. For a good understanding: this way I can always “provoke” the problematic behaviour, but in real driving conditions it occurs rather seldom and unpredictably, e.g. while doing a manoeuvre (and then it can be really dangerous). I completely can’t find any logic in occurrences of this problem. Heat, cold, humidity, dryness, … : sometimes it occurs frequently during a week or so, and sometimes the car drives trouble-free for some three weeks. The problem doesn’t arise when the gearshift stays in “D” or “3” or “2” or “1”. Last year they checked the automatic transmission; there was some defect but it has been repaired. The problematic behaviour disappeared for a rather long while but gradually and slowly it came back. Could a bad contact in a plug / socket cause this? Or a dirty diode? I’m only thinking… What is clear to us is that the car, when being parked for some while (can be two hours, can be a night), then most of the times needs some seconds to drive off from standstill. This is only the first time; once the car has driven some meters, it is fine for the rest of the drive. Furthermore we notice that the car, exactly while shifting automatically from second to third gear, for a short time peaks to 3000 - 4000 rpm. This is rather often, but certainly when I’m driving calmly and I’m not accelerating quickly. Is there someone who knows about these problems or recognizes it? It that case I would appreciate your help. In the service station they are in good faith, but they don’t know about these problems and until now they weren’t able to solve it. And here in Belgium (and the rest of Europe) there is less experience with automatic transmission than e.g. in the U.S. or Australia. I’d like to receive your constructive feedback, that I will pass on to the service station. Myself I’m not very technically skilled but I’m good at thinking logically, maybe that can help too! Greetz Guy, Belgium