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Hi Josh, the problem got solved: We turned the Outback in at the local Subaru dealership. Although even the boss of the workshop did not know shit about automatic transmissions, we did change the automatic transmission fluid, replaced the filter and flushed the oil cooler and voila: The AT is runnin...

Thank you for your reply.
I will have a look into if and when the hydraulic fluid got changed.
Getting the fluid here should not be any problem.
Well if that approach does not work out, it is likely, that I will come back to this great forum.

Thanks again for your help,
Jan.

Josh, no, as far as I know, the transmission fluid never got replaced. Does one have to do this on a regular basis? And, yes, that is what I wondered. Could it simply be a sticking solenoid. That should be servicable, right? I wonder, if I could do this by myself. I just ordered one of those replair...

Hi there, I have the following problem on a 99' Legacy Outback with automatic transmission, about 80k miles on it: When the shift lever was in N and you shift it to D the clutch will not close until the rpms reach about 2200rpms. Then of course, the car yanks forward... This problem persists indepen...