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Old 08-05-2006, 09:36 PM
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I have a 94 Emerald SVX FWD. 3rd and 4th began to slip on me about a week ago. i went to the Family Values tour across town last night, and on my way home i heard my engine over my radio with the windows down. This being odd, i glanced down at the RPMS and it was about.. 5,5k doing about 70. upon further driving "diagnostics" I have found out that the Tranny won't hold 3rd or 4th, at least not when you give it gas. It will shift into them, just when you give it gas it'll rev up til it redlines then will drop down into 2nd.

Do i fear the inevitable of a rebuild? or could this possibly be something else less major?
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Old 08-06-2006, 05:51 PM
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I have a 94 Emerald SVX FWD. 3rd and 4th began to slip on me about a week ago. i went to the Family Values tour across town last night, and on my way home i heard my engine over my radio with the windows down. This being odd, i glanced down at the RPMS and it was about.. 5,5k doing about 70. upon further driving "diagnostics" I have found out that the Tranny won't hold 3rd or 4th, at least not when you give it gas. It will shift into them, just when you give it gas it'll rev up til it redlines then will drop down into 2nd.

Do i fear the inevitable of a rebuild? or could this possibly be something else less major?
As it has been slipping the high clutch, for a while, it may be too late to save it. If the ATF is dirty or burnt, it could be the pickup screen in the auto pan that is blocked preventing full line pressure being developed. Removing the pan and cleaning,or replacing the filter screen may fix the problem. Though by now the clutch facings may be too worn to come good.

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Old 08-06-2006, 06:12 PM
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Yea, i was babying her for the week. Poor car only has seen the road for 58K miles. She had some dirty ATF and I had her flushed, she seemed pretty good for about... 25-35 miles? then began the slippage again like before. Would the filter screen still be a possiblity?

As soon as i realized what was going on, i took it to the back roads and stayed under 50, and usually pretty close to 40. I had her jacked up today, and was taking a look. The tranny has a good amount of fluid and such around it, as if the gasket is gone. but the pan shows nothing as far as leakage. Unfortunately, I don't have a day off until thursday to get a good look at her, or take her up to a transmission shop...

As far as fixing, possibly the filter as you mentioned, but if more is developed within the transmission, could a shift kit possibly work? or would it require new clutchpacks and rebuild, then possibly a shift kit?

Part that sucks, i really dont have the $ to fix it, but it's not a car i want to get rid of. If i did sell her it would be cheap cuz of the tranny issue, but if i rebuilt it i would have no reason to sell it... unless something else happens.

I appreciate your help Harvey. I think that's going to be my first step.
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Old 08-06-2006, 06:32 PM
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Yea, i was babying her for the week. Poor car only has seen the road for 58K miles. She had some dirty ATF and I had her flushed, she seemed pretty good for about... 25-35 miles? then began the slippage again like before. Would the filter screen still be a possiblity?

As soon as i realized what was going on, i took it to the back roads and stayed under 50, and usually pretty close to 40. I had her jacked up today, and was taking a look. The tranny has a good amount of fluid and such around it, as if the gasket is gone. but the pan shows nothing as far as leakage. Unfortunately, I don't have a day off until thursday to get a good look at her, or take her up to a transmission shop...

As far as fixing, possibly the filter as you mentioned, but if more is developed within the transmission, could a shift kit possibly work? or would it require new clutchpacks and rebuild, then possibly a shift kit?

Part that sucks, i really dont have the $ to fix it, but it's not a car i want to get rid of. If i did sell her it would be cheap cuz of the tranny issue, but if i rebuilt it i would have no reason to sell it... unless something else happens.

I appreciate your help Harvey. I think that's going to be my first step.
Yes Pat, I'd have a go at the screen filter in the pan. As long as it did not burn up the high clutch with the slipping, and as you reconised it and took it easy, it may be OK. It is an easy job, there is a good write up by Chike in the "How to".

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Greetings Patrick,

The first item is surely to get the line pressure checked so that you are not working in the dark. The condition of the A solenoid seat is a also possible alternative cause, e.g. wear or obstruction, neither will show as a code.

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Old 08-07-2006, 07:28 PM
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Think the subaru dealer would rape me if i took it in? Its the only Subaru Dealership in town that i am aware of. Same place the car was bought 12 years ago. Or would a tranny shop like... Cottman be a better place for estimates? i would love to take it to the dealer and get them to fix it all tho for free. LoL god that would be awesome.

But in the meantime, its time to research the price of parts.
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Old 08-07-2006, 07:44 PM
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You mentioned that you had the transmission flushed, and then it was good for about 25-30 miles. Was it power flushed? There have been a number of cases where people have an SVX transmission power flushed, and then they fail almost immediately afterwards.
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Old 08-10-2006, 03:32 AM
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You mentioned that you had the transmission flushed, and then it was good for about 25-30 miles. Was it power flushed? There have been a number of cases where people have an SVX transmission power flushed, and then they fail almost immediately afterwards.
not 100% sure to be honest, i work next to a valvoline. Asked them to flush it for me while i was working. tomorrow i get to spend some more time lookin at her.. well today?... Hopefully it's not as bad as i fear.
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I have a 95 Emerald LS Svx and almost the same thing happened to mine about a month ago and last week with the tranny.

The difference in mine was the first, second and reverse gears would not would not run. when i gave it gas on D, it went up 20mph at 2200 rpms only and would stop until the 3rd gear finally caught then it run as the 3rd gear would normally run. I had this happen to me before about a month ago and the technician who i took the car too said that it went into a "fail safe" mode to prevent damage to the tranny. I was told that it was the line pressure that just needed to be readjusted and the solenoid had to be cleaned. After i got it back the car was in good condition again and it was fine up until last Saturday when it failed again when I raced a wrx on the highway going about 135mph. Just take it to a Nissan or Subaru Specialist and have them check it out. They'll probably say the same thing too.
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...when I competed with a wrx on a closed circuit track going about 135mph
Fixed post since we do not tolerate street racing in any form on this site.
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