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I Think I found a partial answer to my question Provided by Our Friend grossgary during surfing other threads. here is a list but is hard to decifer. bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&p=410885#p410885 can someone clarify it for me?

Here is a quote from another thread: Question #1 What is the difference between Phase 1 and Phase 2 4eat transmissions ? Question # 2 What years on Legacy outbacks did they install Phase 1 and Phase 2 and or was there overlap on production years ? Question # 3 Why did Subaru install rear drives with different gear ratio's ? Thanks

"People have been successful correcting this with trans-x, but in my case it didn't work" Jarl. so what was the final fix?

would'nt just replacing the ingnition switch be easier?

Just a follow up. My daughter wants a Legacy wagon, with a AT. Also, I already have two Legacy wagons. one is a 1992 with a 2.2L engine, the other a 1997 with a 2.5. The 92 was my first and i got it for $1500 it had a great body and interior but and it drove ok but i soon realized that the guy i bougnt it from was a crook. he had put black tape over the CEL and since I was a subie newbie i did'nt know where to look until i got a manual. once it did a check i got multiple codes and ended spending over $700.00 in parts alone. I did most of the work my self and bought lots of parts from Rock auto. but now the trans it jerks when shifting from 2nd to 3rd. (see my privious posts) I drive like a old lady and don't have to drive it very much or very far but know eventually will have to have it replaced but is in california (where I work, Long story) and don't want to pay the outragious prices of repair there in the bay area. the second subie like i said is a 97 and about 9 mos ago my son was driving it and it deveoped a leak at the bottom of the radiator and he overheated it and you can probaly guess what hapened next. yea, i had to have the heads removed and machined. Cost me $ 2500.00 So, even though I still believe subare is a good car, I just don't want to get stung again. so, i'll ask again if there are any PROFESSONAL MECANICS WHO WORK ON THESE CARS EVERY DAY Who can tell me what to look out for on a 1990 -1999 subaru and how to weed out the crap from the ok that being said i know no car is going to be perfect and i willing to spend some money on it. Thank you very Much!!

I am looking at buying a used subaru for my daughter, was just wondering if any of you Professional Mechanics know the average life span of a 90's transmission. thanks

Yes, I have tried car-part dot com and sent several messages to yards and as of yet got no respose. However, as I mentioned before, I went to a local yard, Pick n pull (on west coast only) and they had 1 1991 Legacy wagon but the drive train+ the rear differential was gone + it had 267K on it :-\ but the next one was a 1990 Legacy sedan with only 134K on it and it had a rear end of 3.900:banana: so I'm gonna try to remove tomorrow. if anyone has any quick down and dirty techniques on quick removal of a soob tranny I'm all ears. thanks to all.

So what you are saying is that a trans from a 1997 with a ej25. as long as the trans is a tz102xxxxx with a rear differential that matches mine would work. By the way, I checked my rear differential and I confirmed that it is a 3.900 Thanks

deerhunter, Check here http://www.surrealmirage.com/subaru/trans.html Also, I would be helpful if you would provide a little more info on what exactly what's it's doing or what it's not doing.

Ok everyone, After reading several posts here and many others on other websites and forums I think I have I have found the solution to my dilemma. I have a 1992 Legacy Wagon and am trying to find a compatible one from a donor car in a wrecking yard. When I got to the wrecking yard I found several Legacy's there. One was a 1991 Wagon but it had 267K on it so I wasn't so keen on it so I didn't write it down but the other one was a 1991 with a vin # of JF2BC67C3MH601589. The Transmission code on the same Vehicle is TZ102ZJ1AA. The code on my vehicle is TZ102ZA2AA. According to the information below, it would seem that both would be compatible, excluding the differential component of the equation which I will address in another Thread. " some magic to read your transmission id." 1234567890 <-- place in TIN (transmission identification number) tz102zj3aa <-- my AT ty752vj1aa <-- my 5 speed MT 1: t=transmission 2: A=2wd AT, M=2wd MT, Z=Full Time 4wd AT, Y=Full Time 4wd MT 3&4: distance between gears 5: 2=series code 6: A=2wd 4at, R=2wd 5f(75 distance between gear), V=full time 4wds/R(center diff & viscuss type) Z=full time 4wdd/R(Multi Plate Type) 7: A=2200cc EMPI, J=2200cc TURBO 8: 1=1990, 2=1991, 3=1993, 4=1994, 5=1995, 6=1996 9&0: no meaning This was posted on this website: http://legacycentral.org/library/transmission/intro.htm

ok, so It's the same procedure as replacing a windsheld or the rear back hatch window?? http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=619230

It is the L/H side window just behind the 2nd door in the "cargo" area . It is on a 1997 Legacy outback wagon.

The refrence was made that if you change your tb at 100K your ok, but that unless your mechanic is a idiot or is greedy and charges you for parts they did'nt change. I had a conversations with a customer who had their belt done and one of the new idler failed about 5k into the belt changed and trashed the engine. Lesson learned don't buy cheap parts!!

Thanks:headbang:

Is is possible average mechanic to change a rear side window?? i see that I can get the 3m sealant from several locations but when you change the glass do you always have to change the seal also?