Bought a 98 Forester for a daughter and swapped a 2.2 I had in.

Swap went easy enough.

I've searched, many places, but cannot find a fsm for the Forester.

DTC says circuit fault with TC lockup solenoid as in grounded or open circuit.

Removed T pan, not dented .

Was beginning to go crazy trying to diagnose with no specs.

Then I noticed the dip stick was touching the tube leading from the solenoid.

Checked for continuity and sure enough grounded.

Cleaned pan, etc. Resealed and prayed.

Cleared code and started. Yes, no more CEL !

The dip stick is too long.

My solution. Cut a second dipstick to keep the tube closed and will leave the full length in the trunk storage compartment for check purposes.

just thought I'd share.

 

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Seems kind of odd. It wasnt just bent on the end? Trans dipsticks are usually pretty flimsy and get bent when people try to cram them back in the tube.

 

Check the bustedfingermotorsports.com forums. I don't have a link handy but I know they have the 98 Foz FSM in the downloads section.

Seemed odd to me also.

The second dipstick is exactly the same and no ,they aren't bent.

Can only surmise that way it is inserted makes it take a bend so that at the end it leans against the tube.

I lubed the handle end but it was still tight and with the limited room to pull, just took the easy out.

The Foz link in Busted.... no longer loads. I tried .

 

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did the d'stick's tube get bent during the swap?

 

this seems very odd.

Ohhhhhh good. Seems like a lot of those links on BF are broken now. Let me check, I know I have 99 foz, I think I have 98 as well but it may not be complete.

Ok, it seems both dips were slightly bent.

Not really seen by eye. Got another from a local yard and no contact, so she is good.

Wasn't bent in swap though, as it was never removed.

PM me if you find any Fozzy fsm parts.

Thanks in advance.

 

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