sirtokesalot Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) so i got this forester for free they said the transmission was shot but when i jump started it the thing drove. i was driving it around my yard for about 10 minutes and all a sudden it stopped engaging all gears. i hosed the transmission down with a power washer to cool it off and it drove another 20 feet before dropping all gears again. fluid is full. im gonna assume its the transmission is shot but is there anything els i could check before commiting to finding and replacing the transmission? would it be worth trying a fluid change? Edited September 13, 2021 by sirtokesalot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirtokesalot Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 (edited) i have a transmission i can get basically for free but it has an issue. its attached to an outback with a seized engine. i will not be able to get the torque converter. could i use the converter from the transmission thats currently in the forester? and is it possible to get the transmission off the torque converter with the engine still in the car? Edited September 13, 2021 by sirtokesalot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 checked the trans fluid while idling right? fluid look OK? it someitimes happens that a trans gets the wrong fluid put in it. should be reddish - maybe very clear read if changed recently. is the trans pan dented? did the previous owner change the trans or engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirtokesalot Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, 1 Lucky Texan said: checked the trans fluid while idling right? fluid look OK? it someitimes happens that a trans gets the wrong fluid put in it. should be reddish - maybe very clear read if changed recently. is the trans pan dented? did the previous owner change the trans or engine? engine was idling fluid was dirty looking but full. pan was not dented car has 205,000 i beleive its the original transmission. Edited September 13, 2021 by sirtokesalot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirtokesalot Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 (edited) so about removing a transmission from a seized engine. is it possible to pull the transmission out without unbolting the torque converter? everything is still in the car as well. and if i cannot get the torque converter is it ok to use the converter from the foresters current bad transmission? going to be heading out to the car this transmissions in in a few hours. Edited September 13, 2021 by sirtokesalot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 sure the engine is seized? I think sometimes,- like rod failure? - you can wrench them in one direction but not the other ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 In the junk yards, I have pulled engines were I could not get all the TC bolts out. It's been years and I did not care what damage was done to the car/radiator support. Try pulling the plugs and rotating the crank in both directions with a large breaker bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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