[2008 Outback 2.5i LTD]

Hi Rverdoold, 

 

It was diagnosed by a mechanic here in Torrance who builds Subaru race cars. He said it was totally shot. I could even can tell by the way it drives. The mechanic said he's only seen a transmission fail on this car once before. But, like I said, I did have all snow and mud tires on it for a time and I believe my mechanic switched out two of them so that could be the cause. I would have to look at it and it's at the shop now. I have resigned myself to having it rebuilt. 

 

It does drive forward and backwards but has big issues switching gears. I didn't see any sprockets falling out.

[2008 Outback 2.5i LTD]

I don't remember any bucking or jerking but they were extremely loud. 

[2008 Outback 2.5i LTD]

Thank you for the advice, GD. I understand that the 2008 OB Limited transmission is hard to find since they didn't make very many of them, and it's also complicated but I'll look for one.

 

1 Lucky Texan  - I don't know what happened to it, but my old mechanic did put the wrong tires on it (snow tires - in Louisiana!). Could that have done it?

[2008 Outback 2.5i LTD]

Hi,

 

The transmission in my 2008 Outback 2.5i LTD is completely shot. (It failed as soon as I arrived here in Redondo Beach, CA after driving from New Orleans with my two kids!) . My trusted mechanic is back in New Orleans. I am told that this transmission is hard to find, and that it will run about $3,300 to rebuild it, but that he doesn't recommend doing that. He recommends getting a new transmission from the dealer and having him install it for a total of about $4,200. Does this make sense? First of all it seems really expensive, and I am also not sure how much longer I should expect to be able to drive this car, although I have loved it so far.