Justcarolynn

Just to update... Tranny fluid now mixing with diff fluid. Tranny is toast :-( thanks for the help guys

Just to update... Tranny fluid now mixing with diff fluid. Tranny is toast :-( thanks for the help guys

It does have that filter. How do I bypass it. Believe I'm the one that burnt the fluid. Had to get it home from work. Had it rapped pretty high.

I made sure the levels were good. It worked just fine and decided to have an outing with the bf yesterday up the side of a mountain (yes paved, actual road) but a lot of down shifting. He took it half a mile to the store... Everything was fine. I got in it an hour later to go to work.. Would not go over 20 mph revved up to 7k. Changed the knock sensor. Check engine light went out. YAY. Read the tranny codes after I figured out how and its throwing the duty c.... But everything I see says this won't be an issue of shifting. My parts store didn't have Chiltons nor could I find anything out about the "atf filter" that is mounted on the radiator. But everything is pointing me in the direction that its that filter that is probably clogged causing a lack of fluid to the tranny. Can I bypass that some how??

135k miles, 1990 legacy L

Thanks... Yes its a 1990 Subaru Legacy L.... Thanks I been reading this too... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH then what is it. This is driving me crazy... Everything I read says the added on "twist on" atf filter but I can't find a part number or anything so I can see if my parts stores even have it. All I can find is the internal pan filter.

My car finally gave out. Will fight to shift up to 3rd gear but will NOT go into D. I changed the knock sensor... It was def toast.. But didn't fix the issue. Checked fluid.. Was low but is not anymore... Is red but dark red.. Don't see nothing sparkly in it. I checked codes again this time getting the "duty solenoid C". Does that code mean that the sensor is for sure out or could it be something else? Also what would that be listed under for the part because ive have searched and searched and can't find the part at o'riellys. I do live in alaska so my options are limited. I went ahead and put in the "lucas" oil in the tranny. Took it for a drive.. Still nothing.. Not sure what to do here... Have to report to work tomorrow night and I am carless. Trying to get this figured out before then. PLEASE HELP :-(

So I guess no one has any suggestions??

Mine is doing the same. Can't seem to find why. But to save on ur tranny for a little bit take it up to 4k hold it for a min then slowly let off the gas and see if it will go to 2nd.

That's what mine is doing (revving high) from what I'm reading and input from others it's a plugged transmission filter or transmission coolant line.

So the only codes I got was the knock sensor and the canister purge solenoid valve... Neither of which has to do with the tranny from what I understand...

The tranny has recently been flushed as has everything else

I just bought the car the other day. Like an idiot I didn't do to much test driving cuz it was from a "friend". Some friend huh. I will go read codes today and see what I come up with.

Ok cancel that comment lol... Didn't know you could do it without a computer

The light won't stay on long enough to have it read.

It will shift to second after I bring it up to 5k rpms, but it doesn't like to at all! The check engine light is on. Could that just be a sensor? All other gears shift perfectly!