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Finished the work, and it seems to be working again quite well. This will become an annual maintenance for me now. Basically, I just drained the fluid entirely (well, about 2.5 qts or so), refilled with Dex II Oreilly brand ATF, drove about 5 minutes. Drained it all again, removed the filter this time (and alot more came out from there), refilled with 1 can Trans-X and the rest (about 3 qts) same brand oreilly ATF and put on a new ATF filter. The shifting delay fix wasn't noticeable right away, but after drivining 5-10 miles, parking and retrying, it hasn't delayed since. And that was about 5 days ago. Thanks to all for your help on this one!

Thanks Brus Brother...will try it out.

I tried this fix on my 2000 Outback about a year ago. The Trans-X worked quickly and amazingly well. A year later, the problem is back. Just yesterday, the car took 4 MINUTES to engage into drive. So I'm going to drain entirely, refill with ATF and add Trans-X again. Local automotive shop warned me against it when I asked them if they would do it to save me the time. Actually they just said they wouldn't do it for "liability reasons" and were trying to convince me they'd make it worse by flushing and refilling with ATF + Trans-X. I'm not buying it, but wanted to check here. I know there is no shortage of people on this forum who've done the Trans-X fix once, but are there others who have done this multiple times with no issues? Just want to check before doing it myself. Thanks in advance!