timstu1

Just another follow up endorsement on the benefits of the Trans-x: I posted in mid 2009 that my 2000 Outback had a delay of 30+ seconds that I had been dealing with for over a year. I've now put 25,000 miles on it since adding trans-x and it continues to work fine. I have changed the fluid about every 8-10,000 miles though - the delay slowly grows over time but with a drain, fresh fluid and the trans-x it improves again. Even at its worst point with the trans-x it was only a very small delay versus the 30+ second delay in the past. In fact I just drained and added it last weekend and the small delay has completely disappeared. Thanks again to Rooster

I want to thank Rooster2 for figuring this out - and posting it. I have a 2000 Outback I bought with 65,000 miles about 3 years ago (now 120,000 miles). I've been dealing with what I would call a moderate to severe case of delayed start when trying to get into drive from park for about the last 2 of those years. With a mechanic I trust we've tried different things over the past year - including flushing the sytem and adding an additive -but I don't know what it was he added. It did not really change anything. I told the mechanic I wasn't going to take it to a tranny shop as long as I could reasonably get it going in gear. I really didn't feel it was a bad tranny, and neither did he. It always ran fine - as long as I could get it into gear. It had become bad enough that I would not let my wife drive the car now for about a year - I didn't want her stranded somewhere. And I was careful where I parked - I always wanted to point forward so I didn't have to back up and then try and put it in drive, and I usually tried finding a spot rolling downhill. Also wanted to be away a little in the parking lots. People tend to look at you a little strange as you sit there and rev the engine before moving... Anyway, I read this last thread last night, and went to the local auto store and bought some Trans-x and Valvoline maxlife at lunch today. Completed the drain and fill tonight, and I am completely amazed. It just doesn't seem possible that something so simple can fix this, but at least right now it has. Again, I am just amazed. I'm going to take the empty can of trans-x over to my mechanic tomorrow. I hope you guys keep updating how long it continues to work for you. Thanks again.