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tranny whine
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 4:17 pm
by patcal
I think I may have a problem. I am getting gear whine when I am in gear & let off the gas. It is most noticable in 3rd gear but it is there in all gears. I only notice it when I am off the gas. I have changed all the fluids when I bought the car in September. Any ideas? Am I doomed?
Pat Callaghan
95 Legacy Outback
2.2L, 5-spd, AWD Wagon
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 5:43 pm
by vrg3
What kind of fluids did you use in the drivetrain?
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 6:50 pm
by patcal
Valvoline GL5 80W-90 I believe.
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 6:58 pm
by vrg3
Hmm. Subaru specifies 75W90, I think, but I don't see how the slightly more viscous oil would cause whining. And I don't think it would increase wear too much.
When I changed my gear oil out for Redline MT-90 (which is GL-4, not GL-5), I started hearing gear whine when coasting in gear as well. I guessed that the sound was coming from the differential which was complaining about the reduced EP additive level of the oil, but I don't know for sure.
Have you checked the gear oil level since September?
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 7:14 pm
by patcal
I had checked it twice about 2 weeks apart after I changed it. Not since. Maybe time to check it again. I have no signs of leakage but maybe I will change it again & look for anything in the oil. The oil that I originally drained out was not bad but my tranny drain plug was leaking so I figured to just change everything while I was there.