'01 VDC auto trans interchange?

[johnceggleston]

what other auto trans will swap into an 01 outback H6 w/ VDC auto trans?

 

is the VDC any good?

 

does the H6 burn oil? are the oil leaks the same as the ej25?

 

is the harness in the car the same as other outbacks of similar years? could swapping the TCU allow for another trans?

 

any info would be helpful?

 

thanks

[idosubaru]

i haven't seen anyone answer that question for sure. there's some discussion of it on subaruoutback.org but nothing conclusive.

 

for some reason the parts interchanges keep 2001 as a one year only transmission on the H6's (non VDC and VDC).

 

i bought a 2003 H6 non-VDC with a borked transmission and found a Subaru rebuilt locally from a 2001. someone on subaruoutback.org said they thought the new transmission in their 02 was from a 2001. i'm pretty sure the one i bought was from a 2001 and it's running and driving fine, i just did it a couple months ago.

 

i would think if the non VDC's are exempt from that one year 2001 on the parts interchange, then the VDC models have a good chance of being in the same boat.

 

of course it would be nice to know if the VDC and non-VDC models are compatible at all, but i've seen noone answer there - but the non-VDC trans are more available and less expensive around here.

 

All H6 OBW's have 4.11 final drive as opposed to the 4.44 of the 4 clyinder OBW's.

[CNY_Dave]

I *think* you could use any '01-'04 VDC trans.

 

Using a non-VDC trans would probably require changing the TCU and probably the ECU would not be happy as well.

 

 

Dave