CONTROL VALVE BODY

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

17.Control Valve Body 7) Disconnect each solenoid connector and re-

move ATF temperature sensor from control valve.
A: REMOVAL
(A) (B) (J) (C) (D) (E)
1. NON-TURBO MODEL
(I)
1) Lift-up the vehicle.
2) Clean the transmission exterior. (H)
3) Drain the ATF completely.
NOTE:
• Tighten the drain plug (ATF) after draining the
ATF.
• Replace the gasket with a new one. (G) (F) AT-00049
Tightening torque:
25 N·m (2.5 kgf-m, 18.1 ft-lb) (A) Lock-up duty solenoid (Blue)
(B) Low clutch timing solenoid (Gray)
(C) Line pressure duty solenoid (Red)
(B) (A) (D) Shift solenoid 2 (Yellow)
(E) Shift solenoid 1 (Green)
(F) 2-4 brake timing solenoid (Black)
(G) 2-4 brake duty solenoid (Red)
(H) ATF temperature sensor
(I) Transfer duty solenoid (Brown)
(C) (J) Transmission ground

AT-00016 8) Remove the control valve body.

(A) Oil pan NOTE:
(B) Drain plug (ATF)
When removing the control valve body, be careful
not to interfere with transfer duty solenoid wiring.
(C) Differential gear oil drain plug

4) Remove the oil pan.

5) Remove and clean the magnet.
6) Remove the old gasket on the oil pan and trans-
mission case completely.

AT-00054

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2. TURBO MODEL 11) Remove the control valve connector.

1) Set the vehicle on a lift.
2) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
3) Lift-up the vehicle.
4) Clean the transmission exterior.
5) Remove the drain plug (ATF) and gasket, and
then drain ATF.

AT-00058

12) Remove the oil cooler pipe.

AT-00055

6) Replace the gasket with a new one, and then

tighten the drain plug (ATF).
Tightening torque:
25 N·m (2.5 kgf-m, 18.1 ft-lb)
AT-00059
7) Remove the oil pan.
13) Remove the control valve body.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to allow dirt or dust to get into NOTE:
the oil pan. Replace the control valve body as assembly, be-
cause the control valve body can not be disassem-
bled.

AT-00056

8) Remove the magnet.

AT-00061

AT-00057

9) Clean the magnet.

10) Remove the liquid gasket completely from oil
pan and transmission case.

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B: INSTALLATION 4) Attach the magnet at specified position.

1. NON-TURBO MODEL
1) Set the range select lever in “N” range.
2) Install the control valve, ATF temperature sensor
and ground connectors.
Tightening torque:
8 N·m (0.8 kgf-m, 5.8 ft-lb)
(A) (A) (A)
(B)
AT-00057
(A)
(A) 5) Apply proper amount of liquid gasket to the en-
(B) (A) tire oil pan mating surface.
(B) (B)
Liquid gasket:
(B) (B) THREE BOND 1217B (Part No. K0877YA020)

(A)
AT-01710

Bolt length mm (in)

(A) 30 (1.18)
(B) 55 (2.17)

3) Connect all connectors.

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
AT-00051
(I)
6) Apply liquid gasket fully to three holes other than
screw holes on transmission case.
(H)
Liquid gasket:
THREE BOND 1217B (Part No. K0877YA020)

(G) (F) AT-00081

(A) Lock-up duty solenoid (Blue)

(B) Low clutch timing solenoid (Gray)
(C) Line pressure duty solenoid (Red)
(D) Shift solenoid 2 (Yellow)
(E) Shift solenoid 1 (Green)
(F) 2-4 brake timing solenoid (Black) AT-00052
(G) 2-4 brake duty solenoid (Red) 7) Install the oil pan by equally tightening bolts.
(H) ATF temperature sensor
(I) Transfer duty solenoid (Brown) Tightening torque:
5 N·m (0.5 kgf-m, 3.6 ft-lb)
8) Pour ATF into the ATF charge pipe.
Recommended fluid:
Dexron III type automatic transmission fluid
Fluid capacity:
Fill the same amount of fluid drained from
drain plug hole.
9) Bleed the air from control valve. <Ref. to 4AT-69,
Air Bleeding of Control Valve.>

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10) Check the level of ATF. 5) Apply liquid gasket fully to three holes other than
<Ref. to 4AT-29, Automatic Transmission Fluid.> screw holes on transmission case.
2. TURBO MODEL Liquid gasket:
THREE BOND 1217B (Part No. K0877YA020)
1) Check the control valve body for dirt and dust.
2) Install the control valve body and ground cable
to transmission by tightening bolts evenly.
Tightening torque:
8 N·m (0.8 kgf-m, 5.8 ft-lb)
(A) (2) (2) (2)
(2)

(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
AT-00052
(1) (2)
6) Install the oil pan with tightening bolts evenly.
(1) (2)
Tightening torque:
(2) 5 N·m (0.5 kgf-m, 3.6 ft-lb)
AT-00063 7) Pour ATF into the ATF charge pipe.

(A) Transmission ground Recommended fluid:

Bolt length mm (in)
Dexron III type automatic transmission fluid
(1) 30 (1.18) Fluid capacity:
(2) 35 (1.38) Fill the same amount of fluid drained from
drain plug hole.
3) Attach the magnet at specified position of oil
8) Bleed the air from control valve. <Ref. to 4AT-69,
pan.
Air Bleeding of Control Valve.>
9) Check the level of ATF. <Ref. to 4AT-29, Auto-
matic Transmission Fluid.>
10) Perform the advance operation of learning con-
trol. (Turbo-model)
(1) Warm up the automatic transmission.
(Raise the ATF temperature to 60 — 90°C (140
— 194°F).)
(2) Set the select lever to “P” range and apply
parking brake, then lift-up the vehicle.
AT-00057 (3) Connect the SUBARU Select Monitor to ve-
hicle.
4) Apply proper amount of liquid gasket to the en- (4) Using SUBARU Select Monitor, check that
tire oil pan mating surface. the DTC is not output.
Liquid gasket: (5) Using SUBARU Select Monitor, select the
THREE BOND 1217B (Part No. K0877YA020) {2. Each System Check}→{Transmission Con-
trol System}→{Current Data Display &
Save}→{12. Data Display}, and then indicate
ATF Temp. data with using the scroll key.
(6) Using SUBARU Select Monitor, verify the
ATF temperature is within a range of 60 — 90°C
(140 — 194°F). During operation of the advance
operation of learning control, leave the indica-
tion of SUBARU Select Monitor display as it is.
<Ref. to 4AT(H4SO)-2, PROCEDURE, Basic
Diagnostic Procedure.>
AT-00051 (7) Take all electrical load (headlight, air condi-
tioner, seat heater, rear defogger, etc.) off the
vehicle.

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(8) With pressing shift lock release button, set C: DISASSEMBLY

the select lever to “R” range. NON-TURBO MODEL ONLY
(9) Leave the vehicle for 30 seconds as it is. 1) Remove oil strainer from lower control valve
(10)If error message “Communicate Failure” is body.
indicated on the display of SUBARU Select
Monitor, turn the ignition switch to ON with de- NOTE:
pressing the brake pedal. (Keep the brake pedal Arrange the removed bolts in good order to assem-
depressed after this step.) ble in the same place as disassembly, because the
bolts length are different.
(11)Confirm that display of SUBARU Select
Monitor return to normal indication. (the error
message is not shown.)
(12)Set the select lever to “P” range, and then
wait for more than three seconds. C
A C
C
A A C A
(13)Set the select lever to “R” range, and then
A B A
wait for more than three seconds. A
B
C C
A
(14)Set the select lever to “N” range, and then
wait for more than three seconds.
(15)Set the select lever to “D” range, and then
wait for more than three seconds.
AT-00065
(16)Set the select lever to “N” range, and then
wait for more than three seconds. (A) Short bolt
(17)Slightly depress the accelerator pedal to full (B) Middle bolt
open. (C) Long bolt
(18)Slightly release the accelerator pedal to full
close. 2) Remove the duty solenoids, solenoids and sen-
(19)Start the engine. sor from the lower control valve body.
(20)Shift the select lever to “D” range after the NOTE:
engine speed decreases and becomes stable. Arrange the removed bolts in good order to assem-
(21)At this time, AT OIL TEMP warning light in ble in the same place as disassembly, because the
the combination meter blinks at 2Hz. bolts length are different.
(22)The advance operation of learning control is
finished, when AT OIL TEMP warning light blink (C) (D)

changes from 2Hz to 0.5Hz. If the interval of the

blinking changes to 4 Hz (faster interval), the ad- (A) (B)
(E)
vance operation of learning control is not com-
pleted normally. Therefore, turn the ignition
switch to OFF and repeat steps from 5).
(23)If the advance operation of learning control (H)
is completed normally, shift the select lever to
“N” range. Turn the ignition switch to OFF and (F)
(G)
complete this operation. AT-00066
CAUTION:
• After step 8), keep the brake pedal depressed (A) Lock-up duty solenoid (Blue)
till step 23). (If the brake pedal is released in the (B) Low clutch timing solenoid (Gray)
midst of operation, AT OIL TEMP warning light (C) Line pressure duty solenoid (Red)
does not illuminate at step 21) or the interval of (D) Shift solenoid 2 (Yellow)
the blinking changes to 4 Hz.) (E) Shift solenoid 1 (Green)
• Before operating the advance operation of (F) 2-4 brake timing solenoid (Black)
learning control, perform Clear Memory Mode 2 (G) 2-4 brake duty solenoid (Red)
and erase the back-up memory in TCM. (H) ATF temperature sensor

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3) Remove the upper and lower control valve body 8) Remove upper separator plate from middle con-
tightening bolts. trol valve body.
NOTE:
Arrange the removed bolts in good order to assem-
ble in the same place as disassembly, because the
bolts length are different.

D
C (A)
(B)
B
B B B B
B
A D AT-00070

A (A) Upper separator plate

A
(B) Side plate

AT-00904 9) Remove accumulator springs and four steel

4) Remove the lower control valve body. balls from upper control valve body.
5) Remove the oil filter and separate plate. 10) Place a shop cloth to the piston removal hole.
11) Using an air compressor, apply air slowly to
(B) each piston hole and remove the accumulator pis-
tons.

(A) AT-00068

(A) Oil filter

(B) Separate plate AT-00071

12) Remove the seal ring from accumulator piston.

6) Remove six steel balls from middle control valve
body.

(B)

(A)

AT-00072

AT-00069

(A) Steel ball

(B) Middle control valve body

7) Remove the middle control valve body.

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D: ASSEMBLY 5) Align the hole in side plate with the hole in upper
1) Install a new seal ring to the accumulator piston. separator plate, and then install side plate and up-
per separator plate to middle control valve body.
Tightening torque:
8 N·m (0.8 kgf-m, 5.8 ft-lb)

(A)
AT-00072 (B)
2) Apply ATF to the seal ring.
3) Insert the piston fully into upper control valve
body. AT-00070

(A) Upper separator plate

(B) Side plate

6) Insert six steel balls in their proper positions to

middle control valve body.

(B)

AT-00073

4) Install the accumulator spring and four steel

balls to specified positions of upper control valve (A)
body.
(A)
AT-00069

(A) Steel ball

(B) Middle control valve body

7) Install three oil filters to lower valve body.

NOTE:
Pay attention to the location of oil filters.
(B) AT-00074
(A)
(A) Steel ball
(B) Accumulator spring

(B)

AT-00075

(A) Oil filter

(B) Lower control valve body

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8) Install lower separate plate to lower control valve 10) Tighten bolts.
body. NOTE:
(A)
Install the bolts (D) from upper control valve body
side.
Tightening torque:
8 N·m (0.8 kgf-m, 5.8 ft-lb)

D
C

(B) B
B B B B
AT-00076 B
A D

(A) Lower separator plate

(B) Lower control valve body A A

9) Temporarily assemble valve body. AT-00904

NOTE:
Be careful not to drop the middle control valve body Bolt length mm (in)
and upper control valve body interior steel ball, or (A) 40 (1.57)
the lower control valve body oil filter. (B) 62 (2.44)
(C) 73 (2.87)
(D) 79 (3.11)

11) Install the sensor, solenoids and duty solenoids

to specified positions.
(C) (D)

(A) (B)
(E)

AT-00077

(H)

(F)
(G)
AT-00066

(A) Lock-up duty solenoid (Blue)

(B) Low clutch timing solenoid (Gray)
(C) Line pressure duty solenoid (Red)
(D) Shift solenoid 2 (Yellow)
(E) Shift solenoid 1 (Green)
(F) 2-4 brake timing solenoid (Black)
(G) 2-4 brake duty solenoid (Red)
(H) ATF temperature sensor

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12) Tighten the bolts and nuts.

Tightening torque:
8 N·m (0.8 kgf-m, 5.8 ft-lb)

E
E E
D

D D
A

C B
C
AT-00079

Bolt length mm (in)

(A) 12 (0.47)
(B) 40 (1.57)
(C) 45 (1.77)
(D) 62 (2.44)
(E) 73 (2.87)

13) Install oil strainer to lower control valve body.

Tightening torque:
8 N·m (0.8 kgf-m, 5.8 ft-lb)

C C
A C A A C A
A B B A
A C C
A

AT-00065

Bolt length mm (in)

(A) 12 (0.47)
(B) 62 (2.44)
(C) 81 (3.19)

E: INSPECTION
Make sure that each component is free of harmful
gouges, dents or dust.

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