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My AT Temp, Break and Vehicle Dynamic Control lights all come on when I place the car in reverse and drive. It seems to shift okay, but I took it to my independent mechanic. He said it through some codes for the transmission and he thought it probably needed the valve body replaced, but that...

Well I finally did it I got a subaru. I just got a 2011 outback and ran into a couple small issues. First one is the Christmas tree of lights flashing after driving for a while. Brake light cruise lights traction control light awd light. All of them I assume it’s the common issue of the valve...

I have a 2010 Outback that I bought used. I live in NW Montana and 2 weeks ago after consistent below zero temps, the car wouldn't start. I charged the battery, got it to start but then the same thing happened the following 3 days. I changed out the battery to a cold-temp battery, the car...

So I've been desperately trying to get the valve body fixed on my 2013 Subaru Outback that's throwing a P0971 code (checked by the dealer). The dealer is only willing to change the entire transmission which is egregious obviously since it's probably actually only a single $150 solenoid that's...

Hey everyone, I'm planning to replace the valve body in my 2011 Outback and wanted to get a few quick opinions before I jump right in. I recently followed Brucey's awesome solenoid replacement guide after getting the P2764 error code. After going through the reassembly twice (I neglected to...

Hey everyone, 2011 CVT model with 150k miles, otherwise in pretty good shape. Driving through El Paso on the way back to Austin, I had the classic Gen. 4 transmissions issue while at cruising speed. At oil temp, check engine and brake light simultaneously flashing, accompanied by some weird...

This series of videos has very few views, but I found it very informative, leading from diagnosis to repair, from the perspective of a Subie guy who isn't a professional mechanic, sharing his experience, and hoping it helps someone else in the spirit of information sharing and DIY.

Hello Outback friends, Main Question: Can a bad torque converter and/or valve body damage the main CVT? ( 4th Gen 2012 Outback 2.5 with 130k miles) My symptoms are hesitation / lurching from a stop to drive. I've read through many posts about torque converters and CVTs but none quite answer...

Hello everyone! I have a 2008 Subaru Outback 3.0 Bean with a bad Turbine Speed Sensor 2. It is going to be relatively expensive to replace the valve body (around $800), and I don't even know what it'll cost to get a new transmission. I have been searching for a used replacement transmission...