Accidently drained 05 Sub Forester auto trans and put gear oil in the hole 2-3 inches above the drain hole. Drove twice, 50 miles total, initially was a hesitation in rolling rev and fwd. Now doing three power flushes and filter change. Would there be any likely perm xmission damage?

Colin Stickland

• 22516 Answers
• Posted on Apr 12, 2009

SOURCE: wat fluid do u put

is vehicle FWD ?? if it is then is diff part of front gearbox ,or does it have a seperate filler ??if seperate filler then its hypoid EP90 .

SOURCE: driving with parking brake on

More likely than not you wore the parking brake pads down. The parking brake pads are seperate from the rear disc brakes. They are a drum style. The rear rotars are designed to work as both drum and disc.
I would say in 20 miles you did little no no damage to drivetrain.
Typically when you get a brake job they will adjust the parking brake shoes. It is extremly easy if you have already gone and removed the brake calipers. Essentially you pull off the rotor (you would need a tool for this called a puller. not expensive, maybe $10. Something somone doing your brakes would have. Once the rotars are off you just turn a star gear.
This might add $15-20 to a standard brake job. Maybe $50 if the shoes need to be replaced.

SOURCE: '05 Forester " binding ' transfer clutch

No, they are wrong. It has nothing to do with the transfer clutches. You have a worn parking pall.

SOURCE: lost manual can't find oil filter location and drain plug

remove bottom cover under car the filter is at the bottom of the engine as is the drain plug for the sump ,very easy to do

SOURCE: No power to rear wheels on a 98 Forester w/ auto

just looked up the 1998 Legacy, and the all wheel drive is a constant drive system, so if you don't have any drive to the rear, there is no electrical switches or solenoids to turn the rear drive on or off the system is all mechanical, so you need to take a good look at the drive shaft going to the rear wheels, Jack the car up all 4 wheels and install jack stands under all four lower a-frames then have some one start the car and put the trans. in gear and watch the rear drive shaft to see if it is turning, if it is not you will have to have the trans-axle checked out for a bad rear drive gear, if the drive shaft is turning but the rear wheels are not you will have to have the rear differential checked for a broken ring or pinion gear, but what you may find is that the drive shaft may have a broken u-joint and that you can fix yourself, pay very close attention to were the drive shaft attaches to the trans-axle and the differential.......i hope this helps let me know if there is any thing i can help you further with.