brus brother Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 2008 Outback suggests alternative Transmax J ATF. It is a part synthetic auto tranny fluid. I'm trying to stay clear of SOA fluid prices but it may be unavoidable as I can't seem to locate the alternatives on retail shelves. Anybody do their tranny drain and fill yet? I'm just shy of 33K miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avk Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 (edited) I understand you need fluid that meets "JASO 1A" standard. A cursory search shows that "multi-vehicle" ATFs sold under various brands, although not designated as semi-synthetic, fall into that category. I don't know how old this standard is, but suspect that if it had been applied earlier, there would have been fewer occurrences of torque bind. Edited July 26, 2009 by avk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Nearly all automatic trans fluids are part synthetic. I have been using Amsoil products in my Lincoln for the past two years and have been very pleased. I think their ATF is around $10 a quart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brus brother Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 Car still under warranty so I went for the Subaru Fluid at $6.30 per quart. The other fluids recommended in the manual aren't available. Castrol Transmax-J is only available to Ford/GM/Subaru dealers. Penzoil-J never went into production. Captive audience for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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