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Carfax gets my vote. I bought a 30 day unlimited subscription to Carfax late in August. Ran it on a number of cars & always had very current data. When it ran out I discovered that you could only get one 'unlimited' subscription every 6 months. So I picked up a 60 day Autocheck unlimited subscription (for about the same cost). None of the cars I ran had the same level of detail & few contained any data later than 2002. I e-mailed autocheck about it over a week ago & they have yet to respond.

Yep - tested that one too. According to the instructions I had (from an SVX manual someone posted) the diagnosis was a faulty solenoid - but the reading would have been the same if the wire was faulty...so i figured replacing/jumping the wire would be easier/cheaper first. I still don't know which lead heading into the tranny is for solenoid c & following the wiring down from the plug in the engine compartment looks nearly impossible... anyone know of a good photo/diagram on the web somewhere?

Thanks, I've tried it & it doesn't have any effect. I've also tested all the relevant voltages coming from the TCU & they look to be ok. The wiring I'm suspicious of is the harness that runs from the top of the tranny & down to the solenoids/sensors/etc. Pin 11 connects to the solenoid, but if that wire (from pin 11 to the solenoid) is bad, then neither the TCU or the FWD fuse will be able to actuate it.

I have a 96 Legacy automatic - AT oil temp lights flashing / binding in turns / dealer says the TCU error code is 24 & wants $500 - $1300 to repair (depends on the conditiion of the clutch pack when they open it up). With 122k on the odometer, I'm not sinking that much into the tranny... Anywho - a non-subie mechanic was supicious of the wiring harness & I've read a few postings of folks with similar symptoms who found the wiring was faulty. I'd like to try jumping 12v directly to the Solenoid C connector on the tranny, but haven't got clue where it is. If anyone has a link/diagram/good description, it would be a big help. Thanks, Matt