Transmission whine? normal...? vid included

[clyons]

So i've been getting a bit of whine but I don't think this is a normal sound that should be coming from the tranny. I can't distinguish if this is due to bearing failure or just some else.

 

Here is the video, has anyone had something similar from their legacy?

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1fqUI8ig5I]YouTube - MVI 7428[/ame]

[Max Capacity]

Yep, tranny bearings. That's what mine sounded like for about 5 months until I spent $1600 to have the tranny bearings replaced. That included all the parts and labor.

 

Another way to check. Drive next to a big truck on the highway with the window down and apply power...

 

Mine was fairly quite in 4th and 5th until I did that test. Most of the whine was in 2nd and 3rd.

[coldradio1]

I thought all legacy's had tranny whine. Mine has since I've gotten it. I hope its not serious. LOL. I really don't want to be forced to do a 6 speed swap. I really don't have the money to drop right now.

[Chameleon]

Hate to say it ... but Yup as Max Capacity said tranny bearings ... had mine done about 2k miles ago.

[Max Capacity]

I would say you have time, start saving your money, they don't just explode, you have time.

[kongzilla]

Are they covered under warranty if you still had warranty.

[robitrice]

that would be cool if they were covered under warranty.....my car does it but on noticeable in 1st.

[Biggu]

my car does it only in 2nd gear.

 

i need to see if it is covered under warrenty. but I guess that could be why the previous owner traded it in if i had to guess.

[Max Capacity]

my car does it only in 2nd gear.

 

i need to see if it is covered under warrenty. but I guess that could be why the previous owner traded it in if i had to guess.

 

 

You should try the driving next to a semi with the window down and apply power in 4th gear and see if you can hear the tranny whine. If not now...it's coming.

 

Hey, I just remembered when mine first started it in Nov of like 06 or 07 the dealer told me, "look you have the 100,000 mile warrenty, drive it until it get's really loud then bring it in". I think a went a year later and had them rebuild it.

[Biggu]

I just scheduled an appointment with Subaru on Thursday to have them look at it.

[cypher0117]

my car sounds just like that. I always thought it was the turbo, but now that I think about it...I only hear it under load. Thought it was the turbo because I could hear it in all gears with my windows up. maybe it's related to my randomly dissapearing gear oil, and leak by my shift shaft seal.

 

I've driven the car ~12000miles (car has 53k miles total) and it's made this sound since the day i test drove it. What can happen if I just ignore it?

[Max Capacity]

You lose the 60,000 mile power train warrenty. It should be covered till then. There is also a small grace period because the Judge said that Subaru Legacy's odometers read faster then they should.

[BoozeRS05]

I've had a similar noise since I can remember, like for 50k miles.. Mines never gotten worse/louder (now with 110k miles) and my buddy who owns a AAMCO tranny shop and did my clutch replacement @ 80k miles (drove the car overnight) said it was likely the turbo and not to worry..

 

Also, I drained my tranny fluid at 90k miles and there was no significant signs of tranny issues based on the fluid and drain plug grime (no larger metal particals, ExtraS fluid looked pretty good, level always is at 'full')..

[JoeFromPA]

My tranny whines under load (and decel) pretty substantially, and has done so since brand new. Differing fluids/temps have changed the whine, but it's always whiny

 

It's one of the reasons I consider this to be the worst sounding car in the history of my car ownership - between the car sound at cold start, the trans whining all the time, and worn out re92s....I'm always thinking something is about to fall off the car.

[-The Boss-]

+ 1 to bearings

 

15k for trans fluid is just too long

[cypher0117]

You lose the 60,000 mile power train warranty. It should be covered till then. There is also a small grace period because the Judge said that Subaru Legacy's odometers read faster then they should.

 

the time period on the factory warranty is already gone on my vehicle. I do have an extended aftermarket warranty that is essentially the same thing as subaru's standard 6yr/60kmile powertrane warranty.

 

After work today I drove around a bit to see if I could replicate this noise. Because I was in the city I couldn't rev much past 3krpm safely, but I can definitely hear this whining in 2nd gear under the 3krpm mark. So can I safely say that is not my turbo as it shouldn't be spooled yet? I can hear it faintly in 3rd and 4th whenever I step on the gas and slowly accelerate (between 2k and 3k rpm).

 

If nothing catastrophic is going to happen, maybe this would be an excuse to actually take my car to the Subaru dealer to see if they will see/hear something for a 60k service.

[kongzilla]

I just scheduled an appointment with Subaru on Thursday to have them look at it.

 

I have an appointment for Tuesday at 7AM. I'll let you guys know if its covered or not and what the problem actually is.

[Max Capacity]

the time period on the factory warranty is already gone on my vehicle. I do have an extended aftermarket warranty that is essentially the same thing as subaru's standard 6yr/60kmile powertrane warranty.

 

After work today I drove around a bit to see if I could replicate this noise. Because I was in the city I couldn't rev much past 3krpm safely, but I can definitely hear this whining in 2nd gear under the 3krpm mark. So can I safely say that is not my turbo as it shouldn't be spooled yet? I can hear it faintly in 3rd and 4th whenever I step on the gas and slowly accelerate (between 2k and 3k rpm).

 

If nothing catastrophic is going to happen, maybe this would be an excuse to actually take my car to the Subaru dealer to see if they will see/hear something for a 60k service.

 

Didn't we have a bunch of PM's a few months back about this ?

 

Someone above posted about changing the tranny fluid more often...I think I'm going to give that some serious thought.

[kongzilla]

Got back from the dealer and they stated that its normal for the Turbo Outbacks to have that whine. They also stated that its the cut in the gearing that makes that noise.

 

They also tested another earlier turbo Outback with more miles just to make sure it wasn't a gearing problem and that car had the same whine.

[Max Capacity]

Just keep an eye on it or in this case a ear open for the noise to get louder. It takes time.

 

Yes the manual tranny's do make a noise, but if it begins to get really loud under power then you need to begin thinking about bearings.

 

I was looking through the manual last night and noticed the turbo cars use a different style bearing on one of the shafts. FYI the tranny is at around page 3600 in the book.

[cypher0117]

haha...yeah Max we had a bunch of PMs a while back. Good times.

 

anyways...i made a video of my noise. I still want to say turbo but then again i'm not anywhere close to an expert on transmissions...or turbos.

 

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/Cypher0117/?action=view&current=wat.mp4

 

sorry...1st video i've ever made so I don't know how to properly link like the 1st guy

[kongzilla]

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/Cypher0117/?action=view&current=wat.mp4

 

 

 

Sounds exactly like mine.

[elaforest]

Ya, have that to on a 06 GT, happens only in 1st and 2nd. One dealer said it's normal. hhhmmmmmm. Had XT turbo awd, legacy's, 2 WRX's before and never heard this. Clutch shutter, plenty of that lol.

[kongzilla]

I also mentioned my WRX never had that problem. The service guy said he's not sure why but he does know that they are both two completely different trannies.

[Biggu]

Well just got off the phone with Byers Subaru and they said that their is definitive something wrong with the second gear in the car and they will have to pull out the transmission and pull it apart to see what the issue is. they stated that it will be covered under power train warranty but they cant get it in till Monday.

 

heres to hoping they rebuild the whole transmission. I should be able to tell rather well if they replace it or rebuild it since the original owner of the car must have lived on a dirt road and the transmission is covered in dirt.