Crankypunjabi

Thank you!!! I have trans code but I did not know where i could go to compare it....you are a life saver, thank you so much!!!. I wish you guys were closer I would have bought you beers or coffee. Something.

Thank you for the kind words. I am sorry to hear about yours, you can't choose family unfortunately. I was very lucky with my Father. That is correct, he did work on cars that lasted 200k. I have kept cars alive as far as 289k with my own hands, where I fail is transmissions. I just did not learn enough about them Thus, I am asking you. So thank you for the knowledge. I did not know about the frequency of fluid changes for Subaru's. I had it changed at 100k, as I would expect it to be changed. Good to know, Thank you. The cost of getting a new transmission is ridiculous. So I have to weigh my options carefully. I found one 23K, legacy trans. But the Trans codes don't match. So I am not sure what to do here. I have been told the valve differences and all electronic bells and whistles may make it difficult to get it to work. Thank you again! @m sprank I learned what I did by watching, asking and doing...yet I claim no expertise. You are the experts, that is why I am here. Please forgive any agitation that I may cause, I mean nor have any hubris in the matter. But as a side note, you actually mean "diffusion", "osmosis" most commonly refers to concentration gradient in water. This I know about, I am professional Chemist....LOL. Thank you for your help.

Not trying to sound arrogant, but my father, now passed, was a master technician studied in Japan at Toyota. I saw him do it my whole life. I just dont know how to match trans code between transmission in subarus. The reason why mine is failing is because my wife used to drive it 200 miles a day to work l, in moutain area and it the terrain was very taxing. Thank you for your help.

I understand your hesitation, but I have been doing it my whole life with cars, never had a problem.

Thanks Guys. Thats the thing. This transmission cannot be rebuilt. I have spoken with transmission techs. I really need to figure how I can compare trans codes to find a match. I have a few transmissions that match according to their vins compared to my cars vin. But the trans codes are very different. Does anyone know how to match the trans codes for a transmission?

Hello All, I have a failing transmission on my legacy and I would like to get another one put in, but I am not sure if there is deal with the transmission code matching between this generation of legacy transmissions. Does it matter if the transmission code is compatible between the same model of legacy? How do you know if it is compatible? Has anyone changed their transmission for this model and generation of legacy? Subaru doesn't help, tried dealerships and even Subaru USA number. They want me to tow the car in to the dealership pay for a diagnosis and they won't answer my question about the transmission code compatibility. Thank you.