After having worked all day fixing john deere tractors I attempted to pull the engine on my wife's 2010 outback. Got it out, pulled heads...Wich looked pretty crummy and sent parts to machine shop. Here in lies my faults when pulling the engine the torque converter was dislodged enough to drain fluid. I'm sure this is different than a john deere back so what is the best way to get the torque converter back in...and how do I fill the transmission with what it lost, and what kind of fluid did I actualy loose. Thanks Chris

Fluid - read owners manual

 

did you pull the entire TC with shaft out or did the TC come off the shaft? A picture is ideal here

 

In general you just slide it back in and rotate and push until it's fully seated. There are more threads with specific instructions.

 

The TC does not touch the flex plate when the engine is installed. There's a small gap and the TC to flex plate bolts draw them together

 

Knowing that you can measure the TC to engine bell housing mating surface distance and compare that to the flex plate to trans bell housing mating surface distance. If they're going to touch, the TC isn't fully seated.

I didn't actually pull it out it just moved enough to make a mess and drain some fluid. How do I refill it and what should I fill it with? Cause what came out sure didn't look like atf.

the front diff uses GL-5, viscosity should be in your manual. it fills through its dipstick tube - took on the right (US pass) side - low and rearward.

one of these helps when filling;

Edited June 6, 20169 yr by 1 Lucky Texan

Thanks guys

Careful guys, a 2010 Outback with a 2.5L would have a CVT transmission.

 

I *assume* (I do not know) that the torque converter will seat back on just the same as it would with a conventional automatic.

 

 

But DO NOT use regular dexron or similar ATF in it. Your transmission requires a specific, dealer-only CVT fluid.

 

It has to be pumped in from a plug on the side of the transmission, and then run up to temperature and checked again.

yikes! - good call!

 

thanx

Careful guys, a 2010 Outback with a 2.5L would have a CVT transmission..

+1 that's why i said read the owners manual. 

 

i am also assuming it's like most subaru transmissions regarding the TC seating, from the minimal blips of information i have seen on them, i think it's the same. 

So what I'm under standing is it will have to go to the dealer to get oil put in? Yes it has a cvt tranmission. Or is there a back door way to fix the issue?

It can be purchased by the quart (I said "dealer-only", but it can be ordered online from many sources. But the correct fluid is only available from Subaru). Part number SOA427V1660

 

Transfer pumps can be purchased almost anywhere, some will thread right onto the top of the bottle.

 

Fill procedure

 

Edited June 6, 20169 yr by Numbchux

Thanks numbchux