I recently bought a 97 Legacy Outback Limited with no engine in it. The tranmission was still intact with torque converter restranded with some wire. I bought a seperate engine to install 2.5, after install the engine runs perfectly but the trans acts like the older cars did when they were low on fluid. It slips when shifting gears and just acts slugish without snap like my 95. Is they any electrical or vacuum conections that i might have overlooked? Any ideas would be great, i really don't want to take it all out again so i'm hoping it's a connection. is there any vaccum lines going to or from the transmission that could cause slipage or electrical connections.

 

Thanks Steve

I recently bought a 97 Legacy Outback Limited with no engine in it. The tranmission was still intact with torque converter restranded with some wire. I bought a seperate engine to install 2.5, after install the engine runs perfectly but the trans acts like the older cars did when they were low on fluid. It slips when shifting gears and just acts slugish without snap like my 95. Is they any electrical or vacuum conections that i might have overlooked? Any ideas would be great, i really don't want to take it all out again so i'm hoping it's a connection.

 

Thanks Steve

 

Only thing I can think of would be a brake band adjustment but I would doubt that's it. It does have fluid in it right?

what would be the side effects if the converter was'nt put in all the way. what things would start to happen? 96 legacy outback 2.5

what would be the side effects if the converter was'nt put in all the way. what things would start to happen? 96 legacy outback 2.5

i asked the same question a while back. and got a good answer, but i'm not very familiar with internal trans terms so this is what i learned.

 

when you bolt it up the TC crushes the/a oil pump something. you'll be very lucky if the trans even engages. the fix is trans replacement or repair, the repair involves removing the front diff and a shaft(?). apparently it can be done but not by me. my sloution would be trans swap.

 

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showpost.php?p=548229&postcount=14

 

 

has it happened or are you trying to prevent it from happening.?

 

john

if your car ran at all, it likely wouldn't make it very far. usually they just don't do anything. maybe there's an unlikely possiblity of a partial failure where it "hurts" it but doesn't destroy it...but i doubt it.

there could be a very good reason why it had no engine, and that was it. Someone bought the engine becuase the tranny is shot.

 

You can try the brake band adjustment, but that only takes care of one gear (2nd i think).

 

If your slipping all over with fresh fluid you need a tranny.

 

 

nipper

Usually most torq. conv. installs are simple ...turn the convertor (facing the convertor)clockwise until you feel three clicks as it engages the splines properly then it wil be seated . You might get lucky and slide the convertor back out and then try again. However, damgage to the pump may occur if installed incorrectly . The seal may be damgaged as well. If you haven't ran it yet you may get lucky.

is there any vaccum lines going to or from the transmission that could cause slipage or electrical connections.

 

thanks

 

I recently bought a 97 Legacy Outback Limited with no engine in it. The tranmission was still intact with torque converter restranded with some wire. I bought a seperate engine to install 2.5, after install the engine runs perfectly but the trans acts like the older cars did when they were low on fluid. It slips when shifting gears and just acts slugish without snap like my 95. Is they any electrical or vacuum conections that i might have overlooked? Any ideas would be great, i really don't want to take it all out again so i'm hoping it's a connection.

 

Thanks Steve

Since the transmission is electronically controlled, it has no vacuum connections.

there are vent hoses on the top of 4EAT's, but they are not vacuum hoses and are not meant to connect to anything. try unplugging the shift resistor temporarily- usually on the passengers side strut tower. see what that does (i disconnect them permanently on mine, i like the way they shift better). try inserting the FWD fuse and see how it drives. these are all shots in the dark so to speak, just curious how it acts.

 

might want to check your transmission fluid lines to the radiator. is the radiator original? if there's any blockage in the lines or radiator it could impede fluid flow. another long shot, but who knows if the system was opened up when the engine was removed. has the fluid been changed at all? how many times and how was it done? can you contact the previous owner and ask them?