Help! power loss as higher speeds

subaruadrian · Post by **subaruadrian** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:55 pm

Ok, so recently my subie has been losing power at higher speeds. I.E. Cruising at 70 mph, the car will begin to lose speed reguardless of how much more I roll on the throttle and in some instances, the revs will rise, but the power continues to bleed off. It happens off and on, sometimes going several weeks before happening again. Also, only occurrs early in the drive. Any ideas????

scottzg · Post by **scottzg** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 1:50 am

Your clutch is worn out and slipping. You will eventually lose 4th, 3rd and soforth. Replace that biznitch.

Post by **Legacy777** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 6:02 am

Does the engine sputter or miss......or is it just a loss of speed?

subaruadrian · Post by **subaruadrian** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 2:57 pm

Nope. Just a loss of speed. And it's an automatic, not a manual. I don't think it's the clutch because the issue is so intermittent.

Post by **Legacy777** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 6:11 pm

hmmm, have you checked/replaced the AT fluid?

I'd probably start there.

subaruadrian · Post by **subaruadrian** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 9:18 pm

Yep. It's done. Did that and replaced the front diff gear oil. Could it be the band on the tranny? I was thinking it only applied to 2nd gear. (now let's move this thread to transmission!

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Post by **Legacy777** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 5:50 am

Hmm.....I'm not really sure what's going on.

The band shouldn't really cause this.

sorry about the moving around of your thread.

subaruadrian · Post by **subaruadrian** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:19 pm

Oh, no worries. I see that this is a better spot to get my questions answered. I heard back from the technical trainer for Subaru. He sais he's fairly sure it's the high clutch. Yippee. No to pricey, but the labour.. yeee ouch!!

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Help! power loss as higher speeds

Help! power loss as higher speeds