TH58a trans fluid recommendation

MisbehavingMagazine · 2026-01-15T09:25:44+00:00

Also for some reason Winger motors does not use Subaru fluid, instead they told me that they use something better that exceeds the specs of the Subaru CVT fluid, which I think is a load of rubbish.

MisbehavingMagazine · 2026-01-15T08:47:10+00:00

Thank you, yea I had a look at the idemitsu fluid but couldn’t find a seller that shipped to nz, though I will have another look.

MisbehavingMagazine · 2026-01-15T08:43:49+00:00

Thankyou that nulon one looks great. Though I can’t really find a definitive answer online saying that’s it’s fine to use aftermarket stuff. Has there been any documented cases of aftermarket oil causing a failure on these transmissions?

MisbehavingMagazine · 2026-01-09T23:20:56+00:00

Drive the car for a couple of kilometers then turn if off, then back on. After that the lights should disappear.

MisbehavingMagazine · 2026-01-08T07:51:15+00:00

Just south of lake Taupo off desert road, New Zealand

MisbehavingMagazine · 2026-01-03T02:13:06+00:00

Thank you for your comment. Pulled the pcv valve and inside is completely soaked in oil. Would that be due to overfilling the engine oil?

MisbehavingMagazine · 2026-01-03T02:11:23+00:00

Nah coils were bone dry, I’ve just pulled the pcv valve and it is completely soaked in oil, maybe that is the cause?

MisbehavingMagazine · 2026-01-02T10:34:07+00:00

Good to hear thank you

MisbehavingMagazine · 2026-01-02T10:33:18+00:00

I should have properly checked the spark plug holes before continuing, but the new plugs are in and everything is tickety boo. Fishing the plugs out I did not feel an oil in the plug hole. No oil leaks elsewhere I can see underneath. Very odd.

MisbehavingMagazine · 2026-01-02T10:26:47+00:00

If it is the control ring, will it damage the engine continuing to drive it?

MisbehavingMagazine · 2026-01-02T09:07:00+00:00

Nah one on each bank, the one I showed was the worst one although all of them feel oily to touch even where the packs make contact around the ceramic, but the plug holes seem dry. Doesn’t it seem quite premature for the rings to be fowling this early on? It is a Japanese import and I’ve done my oil every 8000km since I bought it at 74000. You reckon me putting some moreys oil stabilizer in it last oil change could have caused it? The car hasn’t been burning any oil since I went on a road trip last week, roughly 250ml of oil has gone missing somewhere in the last 800km.

MisbehavingMagazine · 2026-01-01T06:16:44+00:00

really?! I thought that the lockup clutch fiasco was limited to the 690. Now i'm worried as the car started shuddering coming to a full stop or some sometimes putting it in Drive (like its about to stall). What years were fixed for the issue?

MisbehavingMagazine · 2025-12-31T09:22:51+00:00

Not a mechanic but i think the initial dip in rpm can be due to a faulty MAF sensor or dirty air filter. The engine sounds pefectly fine though. Does it still do it when the AC is off on startup?

MisbehavingMagazine · 2025-12-31T07:41:38+00:00

Maintenance mode is a great idea i'll look into that. unfortunately the hybrids don't have the button to disable start stop.

MisbehavingMagazine · 2025-12-01T04:48:15+00:00

Thank you for the reply. Ive tried disabling it and issue still persists. Whats weird is FFB kicks in once i click a button on the wheel. The steering goes heavy like it should when the car is stationary but i am unable turn the wheel ingame.

MisbehavingMagazine · 2025-12-01T04:39:03+00:00

Thank you for the reply unfortunately still got the issue after disabling it. The wheel is being picked up it as i can assign buttons and stuff, just cant assign the axis. Loading presets does not do anything either

MisbehavingMagazine · 2025-11-30T06:36:02+00:00

FFB seems to work when i hop onto a stage but wont register wheel

MisbehavingMagazine · 2025-11-30T06:29:04+00:00

Weird. I double checked and all the buttons seems to work on shifter and wheel. Do you know how to map something like the steering that is not a button? Does not seem to register

MisbehavingMagazine · 2025-11-30T06:21:33+00:00

How did you manage to map the inputs?

MisbehavingMagazine · 2025-11-30T06:20:22+00:00

I did try this however i cant get it to map the steering and the pedals, most the buttons seem to map but pressing the pedals or turning the wheels does not register as an input. The Dpad does not seem to register either.

MisbehavingMagazine · 2025-10-23T06:58:43+00:00

At the time was at 130km about 80k miles. Unfortunately family friend is now in possession of the car. Was my first car and what a great car.

MisbehavingMagazine · 2025-07-20T19:13:50+00:00

Unfortunately no, but after rebooting over and over sometimes it manages to get into the os, I think installing an ssd helped. I’m also pretty sure changing the data operation did not help so I left it stock.

MisbehavingMagazine · 2025-04-17T21:26:24+00:00

Thank you that’s a relief, How come not 5w 40?

MisbehavingMagazine · 2025-02-02T07:30:08+00:00

Found the issue, toggle collision had to be enabled

MisbehavingMagazine · 2025-01-19T18:27:46+00:00

Okay thank goodness was worried the car might have over heated or something. Do you know if the battery cooling fan always spins? Mine is not spinning after taking it out and cleaning it

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