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Code came back. $1500 from a Trans shop! Ouch.

Auto Trans is a heavy BEAR! You know about ensuring the TC is fully seated. Good Luck, it's a job for sure.

It's tight on my Daughters 2018 Forester. I use a wrench like this.

Glad you got it. Pretty easy job.

105K initially and then I usually go every 80K after that. Cheap insurance. Make sure the pulleys are also changed. The cogged one usually goes first!

Duct tape will not last. Yes, coolant bypass hose. It pretty easy any 90 degree hose bend will work. In total it's about 4" long. Sorry I don't have the Dia. I'm in PDX so out of the garage. Pull it and take it to Subaru or an auto parts store. They will be able to match it.

Thanks. I recommended Jim at Cascade Subaru. Great one man shop in Cascade CO.

Interesting. Thanks

GD can the TC lockup solenoids be tested? Can I do it or does it need to be a good transmission shop? Thanks, Larry

Thanks. Napa brake parts. Not sure on the history. Looked fine underneath. Passenger side Brake backing plate is torn across the bottom. Still trying to figure out how something shot up in there going down the freeway. Tire and rim are fine. ABS no visible damage.

A friends Legacy sedan broke a rear brake rotor a few weeks ago. I 4" section of the rotor broke off and jammed up the drive line. He had the brakes replaced and it drove fine for a few weeks. Yesterday he got the P0700 code. He cleared it and it has not come back. I suggested a full inspection of the driveline to make sure it's OK. Brake rotor breaking is very strange. Did that cause the Transmission Control CEL?

Good Plan. 26 R Rear, might be worth looking at that sensor.

I have an intake with EGR if you need it let me know.

Yes the bracket that bolts to the engine and the tensioner are a matched set. You can swap them out as long as you have both. I have spares of both types if you need them.

Yes there is a black single pin connector under the drivers side kick panel. You have to connect the pins and then turn the ignition switch on, but don't start the car. Count the CEL light flashes. Lots of videos out on youtube, here's one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y55wdRsa3Q Larry

GD have you seen benefits of using Amsoil coolant? Which do you use, Passenger Car and Light Truck or Heavy-Duty Antifreeze & Coolant PRODUCT CODE: ANTHD1G-EA Thanks,

My 2000 Impreza has the same issue here in CO when the temps reach 95+ F. Temp starts to climb if the AC is on and I'm going up hill in the mountains - heavy load. If I turn off the AC till the load is reduced, the temp will come back down. I have a aluminum aftermarket radiator in it. About 210K miles on the Impreza, Auto trans. The radiator does have the trans cooler built in. I had to adapt older Subaru fans to the radiator as the stock 2000 did not fit. Works well 99% of the year, so I have not pulled the thermostat or water pump.

Yes, I suspected the engine was changed at some point. I was surprised to see the DOHC, but she had already purchased the Forester. It got her from OR to CO and has been a pretty good Subaru for her with some TLC. Larry

Did an oil change yesterday and the engine up front is dry as can be. Sweet. Little oil from the passenger valve cover and I think the rear breather plate. All good to go and using much less oil.

Outback - here you go. Good ones go Fast. https://cosprings.craigslist.org/cto/d/colorado-springs-1999-subaru-outback/7333368477.html

I've had to replace several hubs and axles as the old one would not come out. PB Blaster, Heat, BFH. No luck, even after having the hub off the car I could not beat it out. So when I go to the junk yards in CO, the one thing I always check is to see if the axle move freely inside the hub spline. The long hub bolt can also rust inside the bushings making it almost impossible to get out.

Glad you got it going!

They come up once in a while. Good Ones go Fast. 99 Outback with 2.2 swap is a great combination. For Family and Friends I have at least 6 Subaru cars back there. Here you go: https://cosprings.craigslist.org/cto/d/colorado-springs-2004-subaru-forrester/7332406338.html

Best of luck. If you need me to pull one from Rust Free, CO. Let me know.

Pics Sent. Larry