yesyeah Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Hey, Glad I found this site. I bought a 99 Legacy wagon a couple months ago - it only had 62k on it and it seemed like a nice buy for the money. I have noticed the transmission has a quick squeak/squeal going from first to 2nd or 2nd to 3rd, if under high acceleration. Meaning, if I am just cruising around the neighborhood at a low speed, don't really hear it. But if I push it from stop, going to 2nd or into the 3rd, I'll hear that burst of a squeak RIGHT when it shifts. Now, I must say - this is my first subaru AND it's also my first 4 cylinder. The car has always seemed "strange" on the shifting - it's just not smooth at all. But, again I will add, I am used to bigger engine 6 cylinders and the whole car just feels strange to me when driving (I bought this for my wife). I just replaced the Timing and drive belts and water pump. I looked through online and some people have said it could be a belt, but those are brand new. Guess it could still be that. Is this a normal situation? Does anyone have any clues? I see there are issues with tranny's on these cars. I basically want to get an idea of what to do, cause I dumped $1k into the car for front brakes, timing belt and other belts and water pump - and if I am going to have to replace/rebuild a tranny, I'd rather just go find another car, and trade this in and add $2k to something that is better than this. I don't know if it's just THIS particular car, but I am not a huge fan right now. Nothing sounds solid on this car - but again, it may be a situation of me not being used to a 4 cyl go cart. Any help is GREATLY appreciated - this site has been awesome so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 if it is your trans it's the first time i have ever heard of this. but that doesn't mean much i learn new things all the time. i bet it's the power steering / alt belt. mine squealed at start up after the timing belt change. you may be able to get it to do it with a very hard turn from a dead stop. in theory you could remove the belt and take the car for a drive and the sound would be gone, but that would be very dangerous since you would have no power steering. try tightening the belt a little. how much flex is in the belt now.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yesyeah Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 Thanks for the reply! I actually have noticed that it now squeaks occasionally, but before the car shifts. Before it seemed always at the exact time of a shift. I am not even close to having the mechanic knowledge to know how to tighten the belt, or how much play it should have. I can certainly take it back to my mechanic, who's always been good at fixing anything that is due to a repair they did. I guess I thought it was the tranny cause it seems to shift hard - but maybe that's just how that car shifts (and me not used to the 4cyl engine go cart). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 This is an auto? Does it do it with the AC on or off or both? nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yesyeah Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 Good question about the AC. It's so hot here, we have had it on so much (and I don't drive the car much) but I think it's both with the AC on and OFF. I'll have to double check that. Yes, it's an auto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Im going with either a loose belt of a heat shield. You can adjust the belts to see if it changes. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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