Xadamx1 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I bought a used 2002 Subaru Outback 3.0 H-6 about a year and a half ago, when I bought it there were about 118,000 miles on it. Now it has 134,000 miles on it, the transmission slips going from 2-3 estimates to get it fixed are around 3K. However there are other things that make me hesitant about getting it fixed, I can hear the air in the power steering system so there is a leak there somewhere. Also, since I bought the car it seems like the power in the car has had a significant decline, this may be related to the transmission issue, I am not sure.The interior was not very well kept when I bought it, so I am feeling like the car was neglected by its previous owner. Now it's making me wonder what else if anything is going to go wrong with this car if I do get it fixed. From what I hear the transmission in this car is supposed to be pretty strong, which makes it off that at 134,000 it has this problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzam Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Have you tried servicing the trans to see if it helps the problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xadamx1 Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 Have you tried servicing the trans to see if it helps the problem? Thank you for the response, yes I had the transmission serviced, still no change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibreakstuff Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 (edited) If it was me, I would go do the pick n pull hustle. Get the 1 year warranty in case you get a bad transmission (30 days is not enough, sometimes #%$@ happens). 4eat's *CAN* be bulletproof with upgrades (re knight motorsports 1000hp), but there is still a stock limit and the eg33 and ez# both push it. It would feel like pretty gutless with a slipping trans. Power steering issues can be fixed easily as well. Edited April 25, 2014 by Ibreakstuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 stuart?? where?? i know a fellow who has an 02 H6 LLBean auto trans for sale, 125K i think.. his car was wrecked. i bought my H6 VDC cheap with a bad trans @160k miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 the power steering niose is an o-ring on the suction hose on top of the pump. one bolt, 10 minutes, 1 o-ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xadamx1 Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share Posted April 26, 2014 stuart?? where?? i know a fellow who has an 02 H6 LLBean auto trans for sale, 125K i think.. his car was wrecked. i bought my H6 VDC cheap with a bad trans @160k miles. Woah small world. Stuart Florida. I'm actually in Orlando now though. the power steering niose is an o-ring on the suction hose on top of the pump. one bolt, 10 minutes, 1 o-ring. Yeah I've done it a few times, fixes it but it always comes back. Not sure why it keeps happening. If it was me, I would go do the pick n pull hustle. Get the 1 year warranty in case you get a bad transmission (30 days is not enough, sometimes #%$@ happens). 4eat's *CAN* be bulletproof with upgrades (re knight motorsports 1000hp), but there is still a stock limit and the eg33 and ez# both push it. It would feel like pretty gutless with a slipping trans. Power steering issues can be fixed easily as well. Yeah I'm not so worried about the power steering, I know I can fix it. Ill probably have the tranny rebuilt here in the next week. The guy I'm getting it done from offered me a year warranty on parts and labor so I don't have to be too worried about it for awhile at least. Thanks for the reply's guys, I've decided just to fix it. I'm 21 so I am still on my parents insurance for now, if I were to buy any car in my name and go on my own insurance it would be insanely expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY_Dave Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Just for fun try putting in some trans-x. 95% probability it won't help, but it does work on one other actual subaru trans issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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