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Question about 1996 legacy trans pan gasket


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Hey guys, this is my first post on these forums, but I have a 1996 Legacy GT-B that is leaking ATF from the sump seal. I went to my local dealership to buy a new gasket but was informed that there is none and to use gasket sealer.

 

Today I removed the pan and found a 1mm thick gasket between the mating surfaces. What's the deal here? Is there supposed to be a gasket or has Subaru changed to just using sealer instead?

 

Cheers guys

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Welcome to USMB.

 

You might try the search function.

 

All the 95-2000 Subaru engines I've seen (2.2 and 2.5) use a sealer for oil pan and tranny pan. Here I use Permatex Ultra Grey for EVERYTHING on a Subaru including the oil pump and corners of valve covers when doing HG's.

 

I'd say yours was replaced by someone tha tdidn't know. The main problem I see with this is that often these same kind of folks tend to overtighten the bolts and warp then pan. But still sealer rather than a gasket I would think would be more forgiving.

 

Perhaps someone else here has a different experience.

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