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This activity was completely unrelated to my tranny woes. My old battery had been leaking, so I had parked the car in a place where I could wash out the battery compartment. The nose-down position (slight) was selected to minimize the spread of the acid/baking soda/water mix in the engine compartment. My transmission continues to shift quickly.

I have a 1999 Legacy Wagon, 30th Anniversary Edition. Engine Type EJ223AXAWL, Transmission Type TZ1A2ZAEAA, currently at 100,345 miles. Transmission fluid was original. It started having significant delays shifting into D from P or R, similar to all the other stories in this post, in the last 3-months. I had not researched this subject on the internet prior to going to the Subaru dealer. The week before going to the dealer saw many occurrences of the delay. The day before going, I had the battery out and the car in a slightly nose-down attitude for over an hour (cleaning out the mess left by the last battery...I didn't want to pay the shop to do this easy task). After that, I experienced no delays and the shop technician saw a perfectly-behaved transmission as well. The dealer performed an AT & Torque Converter flush & devarnish and filled with new fluid. I have driven 93 miles since having the battery out (65 miles since picking it up from the dealer) with about a dozen delay-free shifts (plus however many the technician performed). I am mentally prepared to replace some fluid with Trans-X, but am waiting for the delays to return first.

I was horrified to read guyc's 12/25/09 post in which he stated: "At last he sent me a bottle, which he labeled as "car wax"." My mind immediately jumped to the crash of ValueJet Flight 592 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ValuJet_Flight_592) due to illegal shipping of chemical oxygen generators in the cargo hold. I truly hope that nothing horrible like that results from guyc trying to save $306. The laws are created to keep people alive.