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Yeah. I'm still confused about this.

So when you flush the fluid, do you just pull the drain plug on the bottom of the tranny, drain, and then refill through the dipstick? Or--? On my dad's Volvo 850 they have you remove the AT cooling lines and flush through those while the car is running...

So it is...or it isn't. Hmm.

Hi, I'm just curious...I know that both EJ22 and EJ25 motors were converted to solid lifters by the time my 1998 Impreza was produced. Did this design change make them into interference engines? I've seen information that shows the EJ25 is an interference engine, but the EJ22 isn't...but that was for the older hydro-head EJ22. -Jon, worrying a bit about the possibly 75,000 mile-old timing belt...

Hi all, I'm inheriting a '98 Impreza, and am in the process of doing some routine maintenance. This weekend, I'm doing front brake pads/rotors, and would also like to flush the AT fluid as it smells 'off'. Car has the EJ22/4EAT and is at 75,000 miles. No real service history, so I don't know if the 60k service was performed or not... What is the proper type/brand of fluid to use (if there is a good OEM substitute, that is)? And how many quarts? I understand that MY 1999 and later cars have an external filter, but this car most likely does not? (Sorry for my ignorance...I did a search here and read the articles on End Wrench, but I'm still confused :-\ ) Thanks for any info you might be able to give me! Jon