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Originally Posted by speednjay
Long time ago I took my gf(exgf) Subaru Forester to get an oil change.. somehow they drained the trans fluid and put oil in there. I’m not even 100 percent exactly what they did. The oil filter was changed and there was also fresh oil in the engine. Got home and the trans was slipping like a motha. Took it to a real mechanic to get that all straightened out. Went back to the oil change place and they refused to even talk about it. Was going to sue them for the $500 it cost me to fix the problem
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Its very common on older subarus as the transmission and oil pan are very close to each other and use similar drain plugs, Lots of vehicles got a transmission drain and doubled up engine oil that way.
It was also later fixed by Subaru, they installed a T-55 bolt for the transmission drain.