[HELP ME] Transmission failure SVX

Pierre-Olivier · #1 04-12-2013, 11:50 AM

Hi all,

I have still a problem with my automatic transmission. I changed the resistor and the green power light is not flashing more. Great !

But the problem is still the same for the transmission.

I changed the filter too (and the oil of course). What do you think about ?

Which sort of transmission is it ? Do you think I have to change it ?

When I go up to miles the RPM is at 6000...no 4th gear.

When I want to brake the SVX is like swinging... and it looks very dangerous.

HELP ME !

Dburger · #2 04-12-2013, 12:53 PM

Most of them fail due to overheating. I found this info on transmission types:

http://www.subarusvx.com/faq/transmission.html

Pierre-Olivier · #3 04-12-2013, 01:22 PM

Not found...my ID transmission is 517628. My SVX has 90 000 miles.

Tapani · #4 04-12-2013, 09:50 PM

P-O,

I think you need to re-explain your problems in detail.

1) Are you saying the transmission will not shift into fourth at all? Not even when the selector is in "D" and you lift off the accelerator?

2) In your previous post you said that during a shift the revs go to 4000 and then return to 3000? During all shifts or just 1-2, 2-3 or 3-4? Are you talking about "flaring"? You may want to search that and see if that is what you have.

3) Is your car a "VTD"? On gravel, if you try to spins the tires which tires spin first :-)? Front or rear? If you look from the drivers side, close to where the starter is there should be a sticker on the torque converter housing with a transmission id code. Something like "TZ102Y.....". If the sixth digit is "Y" then you have a VTD transmission. If it is a "Z" then it is an ACT4 transmission.

4) Please explain the braking issue. Are you saying the car "floats" or is hard to control under braking?

Kind regards from Finland,

Tapani

Pierre-Olivier · #5 04-13-2013, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tapani

P-O,

I think you need to re-explain your problems in detail.

1) Are you saying the transmission will not shift into fourth at all? Not even when the selector is in "D" and you lift off the accelerator?

2) In your previous post you said that during a shift the revs go to 4000 and then return to 3000? During all shifts or just 1-2, 2-3 or 3-4? Are you talking about "flaring"? You may want to search that and see if that is what you have.

3) Is your car a "VTD"? On gravel, if you try to spins the tires which tires spin first :-)? Front or rear? If you look from the drivers side, close to where the starter is there should be a sticker on the torque converter housing with a transmission id code. Something like "TZ102Y.....". If the sixth digit is "Y" then you have a VTD transmission. If it is a "Z" then it is an ACT4 transmission.

4) Please explain the braking issue. Are you saying the car "floats" or is hard to control under braking?

Kind regards from Finland,

Tapani

Hello Tapani,

1) Yes, the 4th does not work anymore.

2) 1-2 : RPM >4000 return to 3000, 2-3 : RPM >4000

3) My SVX have a VTD transmission.

4) When i brake on the highway, the car is like swinging.

Best regards from France,

P-O

92 SVX · #6 04-13-2013, 07:24 PM

Does the back tires lock up and skid when its.... like swinging?

overheating seemed like a ACT-4 problem it would be strange if that was the case with the VTD.
I dont know if the VTD has the brake band in the transmission like the us cars do but if that is out of adjustment, or bad that could account for the problem.