NWSubie Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 My 92 SVX is not going into power mode the green light on the dash will flash for about 8sec and shut off. The owners manual just said to take it to a dealership. Anyone have any ideas as to why the car wont shift into power mode? :-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB99W Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 16 flashes, by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWSubie Posted November 18, 2010 Author Share Posted November 18, 2010 It seems to only flash about 8 times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheinen74 Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 flashing power mode light indicates a code is stored, meaning for a code something has failed. could be a switch, could be a solenoid. SVX has problematic transmission from the get go, they all do, not a single one escaped a trans problem. - it can be fixed. prepare for some shock about the price to fix.....BIG TIME SHOCK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB99W Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 It seems to only flash about 8 times. Hmmm, only eight? Anyway, see the following to retrieve trans codes: http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/showthread.php?t=54004 http://www.svx-iw.com/svxiw/article/?article=79 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWSubie Posted November 19, 2010 Author Share Posted November 19, 2010 So after looking at the car again it dose flash 16 times. What dose that mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB99W Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 So after looking at the car again it dose flash 16 times. What dose that mean? It means that there's at least one trans code to be read. Look at the links I gave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torxxx Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 16 flashes = Duty C Sol error. Either your tail shaft solenoid is failing, or its stuck open. Is your AWD functioning properly or is the differential locking up on tight turns? either way, the back of your transmission needs to be torn into. And to bheinen74 about you saying this " SVX has problematic transmission from the get go, they all do, not a single one escaped a trans problem." Saying all SVX's had trans problems is just being ignornant. 95% of the 1992's had trans issues, about 50% of the 93's and 20% of the 94's had trans issues. They fixed/upgraded the transmission as soon as the problems came up. And a lot of the the trans ran for a LONG time with out any issues. my 92 has 179k miles on it and I JUST pulled out the factory 4EAT 2 nights ago because just the high side clutches/pump died. http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/ is a great resource for SVX's, thats where I've been spending most of my time since their knowledge base is formed directly around the SVX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB99W Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 16 flashes = Duty C Sol error. [...] The 16 flashes just indicate there's an electrically-related trans problem, and that one or more codes are stored in the TCU. While a C duty solenoid fault might be common, it isn't the only possibility, and reading the code(s) is the way to find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torxxx Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 my bad, I had the numbers mixed up. 24 is the duty C code Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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