Bimble 7116 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Hi Guys, Just wondering whether anyone has any knowledge or experience of these possibly connected - possibly not - issues with my 02 Forester? The car came to me last year as the previous owner was advised the rear subframe was rusty enough to fail an MOT. I stashed the car in a barn for the winter and now in the process of sorting it out. I’ve changed the rotten rear subframe and done a service. I’ve noticed that whilst the automatic gearbox works absolutely fine - car has 107,000 miles - I have the ‘power’ light flashing continuously no matter what position the selector switch is in - and there’s a slight clicking/tapping/whirring type noise coming from the gearbox itself. This is not loud or alarming - but it is audible from underneath the car when the engine is running - very much less so from inside the car, though my ear is tuned to it! I’ve changed the autobox fluid and the filter - both very well overdue, the old fluid was pretty brown and the filter clearly hadn’t been changed in a long time - but no change. Wondering whether the power light flashing and the clicking/whirring noise may be linked...? Any ideas fellas? With best regards Andy H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenmamba Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Firstly there may/should be a code so if you have a code reader that an access TCM that will point to the likely suspect. Secondly, how much fresh tranny fluid have you used in the change thus far? A simple drain and fill only gets a portion of it. Thirdly, I assume the fluid level is OK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimble 7116 Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 Hi Greenmamba, Thank you for your response👍 I’ve put an OBD code reader on it - but no fault codes are recorded (apart from a knock sensor code which it records now and then - changing the sensor is on the do list). The gearbox has taken 5 litres and is showing just under full - I used Dextron III fluid and a genuine Subaru gearbox filter. The fluid now looks clean and bright red, but then the car has only done a few miles since the servicing work. Thoughts...? Best regards Andy H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenmamba Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 OK. Standard OBD code readers generally read engine codes but not necessarily transmission codes. I use Freessm which does TCM codes as well. I assume the tranny is a 4EAT which likely takes when full nearer to 10 litres if it's got a transmission cooler. Assume you're checking levels with engine running in neutral? Maybe someone else with more experience on Foresters can chime in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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