LegacyUpNorth

I would've thought that the torque converter would've been replaced when the transmission was replaced on the vehicle 50k km ago.

One thing I have noticed three separate times in the Legacy is the throttle drops down just after coming to a stop. So if I'm coming down the road pretty quick and come to a quick stop, and after being stopped for a couple of seconds the RPMs drop from a bit over 500 to a bit below 500 and I feel a bit of vibration. This is completely random and I have been unable to reproduce unfortunately. Now I've read of something similar to other users on this forum (and in this thread). Is this the CVT? Or is this possibly a vacuum issue? Or is this the TC locking up on downshift?

So So true. I think I'm going to get the tranny fluid done at the next oil change in a couple months. The SOC site recommends oil changes at 8k km or 6 months. Seems a bit long for an oil change. I think I am going to stick to what I do with my Odyssey ... 5 months or 6k km I realize many people have differing opinions, but I'm just a stickler for maintenance

I'll be very curious to see the results from Blackstone. Depending on those results, I may choose to do the fluid sooner rather than later. A part of me wants to do the transmission fluid any way. I don't get why they don't recommend doing the transmission fluid more frequently? It is a major component of your vehicle that works just as hard as the engine. I would rather see auto makers change to a transmission fluid drain/fill interval of every 2nd or 3rd oil change - would drastically improve transmission life.

My 2011 Legacy had the CVT replaced at 85k km and now has 134k km on it. So, the new CVT only has 49k km on it. The maintenance page on Subarus web site recommends doing the fluid at 96k km as part of the major service. I've had 4 Honda vehicles before this and always changed the transmission fluid once a year. Yes, I know it's overkill but my transmissions have been running smooth and thankfully without issues thus far - (178k km on my 05 Odyssey). Anyway, my question: Is there any reason to not do the transmission fluid in the CVT before the major service at 96k km? Would there be harm if I wanted to do the transmission fluid once every year? Or once every 2 years? Thanks.