Hi all, I've been dealing with transmission issues with my 99 outback wagon for an eternety' since the engine was pulled for a head gasket job and the mechanic crushed the tranny pan, it shows at temp flashing and reading codes indicate bad solenoids. My last tranny guy replaced the valve body and all solenoids and nothing changed. In addition to the codes, the car is in I assume limp mode,. shifting immeadiatly from first to third or whatever that entails. I read an older post that warned about connecting the green diagnostic connectors that shouldn't be done. My question is (I don't have the car right now to check) if they have been connected by mistake, could this be the source of my problems? It's currently at an auto electric shop since two tranny guys are sure it's not a problem with the tranny but don't do much with the electrical end of vehicles. Also the ecu has been replaced with no change. If the connector theroy doesn't make sense, any insight would be appreciated. Sorry for the leanth of the post, thanks, Bob

I'd take it back to the shop that caused the problem and tell them to fix it! If it was damage done by the shop they should correct it. If its a wire issue inside the pan, a new valve body may not fix it. What code are they getting from the TCU? A good trans shop or you Subaru dealer should be able to isolate the fault. Wiring can be very time consuming to troubleshoot.

I'd take it back to the shop that caused the problem and tell them to fix it! If it was damage done by the shop they should correct it. If its a wire issue inside the pan, a new valve body may not fix it. What code are they getting from the TCU? A good trans shop or you Subaru dealer should be able to isolate the fault. Wiring can be very time consuming to troubleshoot.

I apologize for not including more details but I didn't want to go on and on. The original mechanic who did the head gasket was unfortunatly moonlighting so I have no recourse other than I haven't paid him for his labor. The codes, i'm not sure but there has been more than one indicating different solenoids were bad. The tranny guy did pull out the complete wiring harness that runs through the tranny and checked for continuity etc. I don't think anyone has checked out the ecu, could something there be the problem? Thanks again, Bob

OOps, I meant the tcu had been replaced,not the ecu