justinae

Called my mechanic and he said I could try a friction modifier. If that doesn't work then it may be time to hang it up. Can't seem to find much info about the TCU online.

Is it an easy swap? I'm relatively good at mechanics. Just not a lot of time. thanks!

The TCU or TCM actually sounds like an easier fix. Is it? I wouldn't be doing it myself, but any repair more than $200 is not worth it considering the mileage.

I believe the tranny fluid was changed somewhere near 50000 after the tranny job.

Hi. I'm new to the forum. I've owned my 1991 Legacy Wagon for over 12 years. When I bought it I had the transmission almost 100% rebuilt. Now, 120,000 miles later (245,000 total) the transmission is behaving very strangely. Randomly it will disengage at all different speeds. If I stop, turn the ignition off and restart, it will re-engage. It doesn't do it every day, but when it does do it I might have to turn off and start several times on the way home. The first time I check tranny fluid and it was low. It was also dark. I didn't change the fluid but did add new fluid to appropriate level. That seemed to help for a while, but now behavior is the same but tranny fluid is fine. I'm not sure it' worth investing in repairs at this point, unless it's something simple, which I doubt. Thoughts? Thanks!