November 22, 200718 yr Well i got the impreza back on the road, but it's developed a very smell leak of tranny fluid, i THINK it's coming from the very top of the rear extension housing.. and i have no desire to pull down the exhaust, driveshaft, etc.. again. Is that leak seal stuff ok to use in the 4eat? Im mean, i suppose it can't hurt.. since it did run, while missing 2.5qts of ATF Oh yeah, if you see it drivin' around, southern NH, wave, it's my dad :-p
November 22, 200718 yr I have had a good experience using Lucas trany seal. I am not sure that is the exact name of the product, but if you ask a parts guy in an auto parts, he will figure it out, and get you the product. The product is thick like STP with the red/purple color of ATF. It really helped a leak in my Audi a couple of years ago. I really like Lucas products.
November 22, 200718 yr It was probably standard old Lucas tranny stuff in a 24 oz bottle. It's one of the most popular Lucas products I think. They do actually make things like a hydraulic leak fix additive but I think it's meant for heavy equipment hydraulics. I use the Lucas tranny stuff in all my high mileage vehicles and towing vehicles. Sometimes when you buy an old car/truck/van you have no idea of whether the tranny has ever been serviced. Sometimes it seems servicing a tranny that has been neglected makes things worse. I bought a Pella and suck out whatever I feel like (usually 2 quarts per summer in my Astro van), dump a bottle of Lucas tranny in it and top off with regular fluid. Seems to be working well for me. I like their fuel injector/upper cylinder lube product as well. I serviced my girlfriends 96 Impreza about every 30k with the suck and fill method from probably 160k until 240k when it was totalled. Tranny ran fine. I have no idea of it's history before that (and she certainly didn't) other than to know that it had never been replaced. Dave
November 23, 200718 yr Miracle tranny fix does work. We mudbogged the snots out of a chevy truck with 200+k miles on it, and the tranny started spewing ATF out of the TC seals on the way to work the next day. Little too much mud in the bellhousing I guess. A quart of miracle tranny fix in it, and it held fluid long enough to sell it. If it's only leaking a little bit, I would ignore it.
November 23, 200718 yr Author I'll give that stuff a try, thanks you guys! And i normally wouldn't worry about a small leak, but my dad's going to be rollin' in the OBS all winter, and i don't want to leave him with the car's issues :-\
November 23, 200718 yr The leak seal stuff is made to stop leaks from seals, not gaskets or anything sealed with a sealant. But it can't hurt anything to try it.
November 23, 200718 yr I'll give that stuff a try, thanks you guys!And i normally wouldn't worry about a small leak, but my dad's going to be rollin' in the OBS all winter, and i don't want to leave him with the car's issues :-\ Wow you finally fixed it?
November 23, 200718 yr Author Wow you finally fixed it? Yup It's a little toned down from before, lacking the snorkle, and lights. It was sort of funny, i got a call the other night with the question: "What do all of these switches do?!" That was an entertaining convorsation.... "well that WOULD turn on, blah blah blah, if it was on there..." It has several other problems, a slight vibration somewhere, the engine still has the tick... (not the tick of death, just the lifter tick..), and i think there still might be an exhaust leak, at the flex joint.
November 28, 200718 yr No it could be a sign of a Subaru that needs a oil change or oil PERIOD! LOL or a Subaru that needs it yearly dose of seafoam
November 28, 200718 yr Author No it could be a sign of a Subaru that needs a oil change or oil PERIOD! LOL or a Subaru that needs it yearly dose of seafoam Oh it's been seafoamed, and it's gotten plenty of oil... i take it as a sign of it coming back to life ATF on the other hand....
November 28, 200718 yr Author Or its just nervous, remeber it was Andyjo's car nipper Hey there, it loved me, we went through alot together! and the Black one hasn't broken yet... well... broken horribly... just a little... Now mind you, i treated the kia 1000000000% worse than the impreza
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