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it started out on a wet 3 hour drive. I went through a clover leaf freeway entrance, about a n hour into drive. in the turn motor rpms went high and car slowed. as i intered freeway things returned to normal. driving at freeway speeds couldnt tell there was a problem. exit of freeway into city and car was really slow to move. rpms seemed normal. slowly parked it as it was barely moving and it smelled hot. not an engine oil smell but i figured trans oil. later drove it 20 min. home and it was impossible to park it. the trans oil looks clean and not burnt on inspection. I'm guessing it the gear box but assume it easier to replace whole thing. thanks again

Yep I stand corrected. sorry to question. I guess it was hopefull thinking. Looking closer last night proved that it aint gonna work. The replacement trans TZ102Z2DCA (97-98 Legacy GT) has only one speed sensor. My current bad trans has the three sensors and more wires coming out of it. Plug looks simmilar but not so easy to see. So i guess that trans will go back on craigslist. Thanks for saving me a ton of head scratching and flustration. really really big thanks

Thanks for the fast replies. I'm thinking that my 1999 is more like a 1998 outback. phase 1. Im just learning about phase1 and phase 2. I understand that external trans filter is phase 2. I pulled moter and trans out of a donor. Should have keep my original trans. however, the TZ102Z2DCA (97-98 Legacy GT) electronics fit perfect. I know that 99 was a change over year. I think im living in the past. I found lots of trans code info on the TZ102Z2DCA (97-98 Legacy GT). and not so much on the TZ1A2ZJEAA They look very similar. As for the final gear. 4.44 was used on most outbacks? and GT's? In the past i have jacked up the back end of a 4 runner and counted wheel rotations to get rear diff gearing. Does anyone know if that trick works on subaru?

Hey doing my 2nd trans swap. Dont kmow original trans code. However, the bad trans is TZ1A2ZJEAA-WY. I THINK IT CAME OUT OF A 98 GT. NEW ONE ALSO A GT I THINK. TZ102Z2DCA-KE. Its a outback body. Thanks