[Advice needed for transmission concerns]

7 hours ago, Subirex Automotive said:

@adamp. first of all welcome to the forum. you can get a lot of useful info about your car from here. members are great with lots and lots of knowledge. now if you need your car scanned than just pop in and see me, we dont charge scan fee for club sub members. as far as you are an active member here in the forum, you will get all the benefits from us as the rest of the members get. Cheers. AJAY

 

Hey Ajay, thanks for the message. Would you have anytime available tomorrow to scan my car? I was planning to visit Supercheap tomorrow morning, but I'd definitely rather save the money and get it checked out by you. Cheers!

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2 minutes ago, SpeedySub said:

Ive got a Wifi reader I brought for my outback, but it doesn't really work as I wanted (due to the model year I believe). 

It should work on yours though, if you are keen then I'm happy to sell it to you, with this and Torque pro then you can monitor lots of stuff and have it on a phone or tablet.

I paid $100 , you can have it for $40

its similar to this:

https://www.jaycar.co.nz/obd2-wi-fi-engine-code-reader/p/PP2146

 

Wait till you read other posts!!!!

 

Cheers speedy! I'll probably do a bit more homework first and then get back to you re the device. Haha! I think it's pretty impressive how responsive and informing people are on this forum

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Just now, delta said:

You can buy a device like the one listed by willisnz and read the error codes by yourself. Then look them up on ClubSub/Google and decide what you do from there. Personally, I find it really handy to have a device to read error codes and it will probably be useful again in the future.

 

Just check the level while in P with the engine running.

 

Good point! I don't have a PC computer, so I know I'm going to have issues with software drivers and what not, but I like the idea of taking the code to supercheap auto to be read. Man this forum is full of geniuses lol!

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Just now, delta said:

Yep agreed with @willisnz , first thing to do is read the ECU error codes.

Regarding your transmission oil level, this one is a little tricky to read. With an AT you have to cycle through all positions (P, D, N, R) and keep the engine running before reading the level. If you don't do it that way the level you read doesn't mean anything.

 

Thanks Delta! Would you recommend I get a professional to help with the ECU codes? That's interesting regarding the transmission oil level, makes complete sense though. Is there any gear which is should be in while I check the dip stick? Cheers

2 minutes ago, willisnz said:

Any decent mechanic should have a code reader. Subaru specialists in AKL that ppl on here use are Subtech, Highbrook Automotive and club favorite and all around GC @Subirex Automotive.

 

Otherwise, buy something like this from TradeMe and install FreeSSM (drivers are sometimes a pain in the ass for recent versions of Windows). Or pop into a supercheap auto and they will charge you $14-$28 to read your codes (http://www.supercheapauto.co.nz/services/in-store/diagnostics).

 

 

 

 

Awesome mate! Thanks for that, I feel like it's probably easier in the long run to take it to a pro, so I'll try contact one of those places you recommended. Cheers

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1 minute ago, willisnz said:

That's the check engine light I think? So not necessarily anything to do with transmission. Get someone to read your ECU error codes or buy a cheap VAG-COM cable and do it yourself.

 

Oh true? Whoops! Ok I'll try figure out a way to get the ECU error codes read. You wouldn't happen to have any recommendations in Auckland by any chance?

Thanks for your help!

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Hi there,

 

Firstly apologies if I am posting in the wrong part of this forum and if this is a re-occuring issue, feel free to point me in the right direction if so.

I'll try keep this post short. So I own a Subaru Impreza 2008 1.5L N/A, done 60,000kms and auto transmission. I've just started getting the orange transmission light come on when I've been driving for approx 30mins. It will usually go away after I've left the car to cool down over night. Not really sure what it means regarding my transmission. I've checked the transmission oil colour and it doesn't seem to be dirty and has a pink tinge to it. One thing I have noticed though is that the oil level is way above the High mark on the dipstick, I'm also using the "warm" measurement of the dip stick. So can anyone please give me some advice as to how I should approach this issue? I prefer to do all the work on my car myself to save money. Cheers yo!