AT oil temp & stalling
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 1:06 pm
I have a 95 Subaru Legacy which has around 140000 miles. A few years ago, the AT oil temp light would flash several times when the car was first started. The engine would idle fine in Park, but when put into any gear, the car would give one big jerk and then die. It might do this a few times and then run fine, or it might do this until I gave up and let it sit for a few days. It does not appear to be sensitive to the temperature outside as I first thought it only happened in cold weather.
The car has been looked at by a Subaru dealer and a couple of other mechanics. The dealer cleared out the code in the computer (but couldn't tell me what it was) and said it was a fluke and shouldn't happen again. Of course the took my money without hesitation.
Another mechanic looked at it and replaced something near the torque converter. The car locked up again with in the week. As usual, the mechanics had trouble getting the car to act up. Eventually they said they did not know what else to do.
I have purchased a third vehicle for my wife, and used the Subaru as a backup. I got in it the other day and after several months of not being started, it ran great. I do not know the next time it may act up. It have acted up on cold starts, and it has acted up when the engine was hot, but it only acys up immediatly after it has been started. Never when it is going down the road.
Any ideas?
The car has been looked at by a Subaru dealer and a couple of other mechanics. The dealer cleared out the code in the computer (but couldn't tell me what it was) and said it was a fluke and shouldn't happen again. Of course the took my money without hesitation.
Another mechanic looked at it and replaced something near the torque converter. The car locked up again with in the week. As usual, the mechanics had trouble getting the car to act up. Eventually they said they did not know what else to do.
I have purchased a third vehicle for my wife, and used the Subaru as a backup. I got in it the other day and after several months of not being started, it ran great. I do not know the next time it may act up. It have acted up on cold starts, and it has acted up when the engine was hot, but it only acys up immediatly after it has been started. Never when it is going down the road.
Any ideas?