Hello,
I made a bonehead move and mistakenly drained about 1-1.5 quarts of CVT Transmission fluid from my 2013 2.5 Outback. I called the local dealership and they do not sell the fluid. They also recommended that I do not drive the vehicle (tow it to them). I think they are being overly cautious for only 1-1.5 quarts being drained. My questions:
1) I know the manual says you can only use Subaru CVT transmission fluid. Since this fluid is not available does anyone know if there are after market alternatives? The dealership said that the fill process involves hooking the car up to the computer, is this really necessary if I know exactly how much fluid is missing?
2) If I do need to have the dealership do this, does anyone have thoughts on driving the vehicle 15 miles into the dealership versus towing.
Thanks!
I made a bonehead move and mistakenly drained about 1-1.5 quarts of CVT Transmission fluid from my 2013 2.5 Outback. I called the local dealership and they do not sell the fluid. They also recommended that I do not drive the vehicle (tow it to them). I think they are being overly cautious for only 1-1.5 quarts being drained. My questions:
1) I know the manual says you can only use Subaru CVT transmission fluid. Since this fluid is not available does anyone know if there are after market alternatives? The dealership said that the fill process involves hooking the car up to the computer, is this really necessary if I know exactly how much fluid is missing?
2) If I do need to have the dealership do this, does anyone have thoughts on driving the vehicle 15 miles into the dealership versus towing.
Thanks!