i have a forester with the tz1b5lcxaa-mm automatic transmission. does the awd solenoid work the same as on a 2001 outback and can i use the solenoid and awd clutch pack from an outback transmission in the forester transmission?

well wish me luck then cause im going to attempt it.

You don't state the YEAR of your Foz, but I searched that TZ # and shows a 2005.

That MIGHT be what I've heard called Phase 2 Version 2 of the 4EAT, vs. the Phase 2 Vers. 1 in the donor OB. I'd bet the electronics are different, but maybe the parts are interchangeable. Good luck.

Edited February 23, 20224 yr by wtdash

4 hours ago, wtdash said:

You don't state the YEAR of your Foz, but I searched that TZ # and shows a 2005.

That MIGHT be what I've heard called Phase 2 Version 2 of the 4EAT, vs. the Phase 2 Vers. 1 in the donor OB. I'd bet the electronics are different, but maybe the parts are interchangeable. Good luck.

the clutch pack and drums were the same and in good condition but the duty c solenoid was not in the tail like i was expecting it to be. im guessing its the setup where its in the valve body? does anyone know what solenoid id need to order for the transfer clutch? are the solenoids basically all the same? and yes i forgot. it is a 2005 forester xt

 

Edited February 24, 20224 yr by sirtokesalot

so this is the solenoid setup the transmission has in it. and im suspecting the transfer clutch duty solenoid is the one i need to replace. are the other solenoids the same thing? could i swap 2 of them around to see if the issue moves with the solenoid to another part of the transmission? basically i want to find out if the solenoid is truely bad or not before tossing 100 bucks worth of solenoids in it. id like to swap 2 of them re assemble it and find out if it still binds or not.

Might pull a complete valve body out of a yard and swap it in.  If it does not work, return it.

1 hour ago, lmdew said:

Might pull a complete valve body out of a yard and swap it in.  If it does not work, return it.

i thoght about this as well but i dont think the yards around here would allow a return witch is why i was curious if i could swap those solenoids around for testing.

 

basing my findings off this picture i found in a pdf about torque bind in the 05-09 subarus i believe the solenoid is bad even though it activates fwd.the voltages seem in spec everywhere except drive cornering 2-5mph where it stays around 2.2v but this is without giving it gas. when i start to give it gas the voltage does go down some. i dunno really.

 

Edited February 24, 20224 yr by sirtokesalot

Why not go to parts.subaru.com and find the parts that are specific to your vehicle, then look at what other vehicles share that part #? There is always a link to vehicles with the same part number right on the part page.

A friend had a like problem.  I recommended a transmission shop check and they found a bad speed sensor.  He went to the yard and pulled it, put it in.  Problem fixed.

8 hours ago, lmdew said:

A friend had a like problem.  I recommended a transmission shop check and they found a bad speed sensor.  He went to the yard and pulled it, put it in.  Problem fixed.

how can i test for this? the cel is not on.

A friend had a like problem.  I recommended a transmission shop check and they found a bad speed sensor.  He went to the yard and pulled it, put it in.  Problem fixed.

 

Trans shop will have a scanner that will pull the data.

well im going to try to get to a junk yard thursday for some trim parts and figure while im there ill grap some transmission solenoids and a speed sensor as well to try. ill update later

i ended up going to the yard this morning and got the solenoids and the speed sensor put them in and no go. probly going to end up looking for a transmission.

can the metal gasket for the tail housing on the transmission be re used?

its fixed. i pulled the tail back off and took the clutch drum and transmission side drum from another trans that was having electrical issues and put it into the forester trans. no more binding.