subegrl Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 OK I just had my timing belt and water pump changed. Then the timing belt tensioner/bearing started making noise. My mechanic did the job over and replaced the tensioner. NOW the idler pulley is making noise. He is going to replace both idler pulleys. He's taken apart my engine three times now, twice for free. Is there *anything* else we should replace before he puts everything back together? AND has anyone else had this happen? 01 Forester 94000 miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theotherskip Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 that is pretty much all the stops the timing belt makes, sans the oil pump, which should be good for another 100k. he should have checked the idlers when he initially had it apart to see if any of them were dry... would have saved him a days worth of free labor... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwbuge Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 cam seals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hondasucks Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 dont forget the crank seal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX1AB Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 wow, all taht stuf was fine on my 92 anbd its got 124000miles on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subegrl Posted February 28, 2004 Author Share Posted February 28, 2004 I am a bit... worried... about all of this going out at 94000 miles. I want this car to last 200,000 miles and I'm trying to faithfully do preventative maintenane in that regard. Am I being foolish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmt1975 Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 We just had a timing belt wreck out on our 1998 Subaru Forester. We had the usual replacement done at 90K miles, but it broke at 107K... mechanic said it appears as if pulley and bearings seized up, causing belt to snap. Does that make any sense? Yikes. Seems like they should have been able to check out those bearings when they replaced the belt, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitz Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 We just had a timing belt wreck out on our 1998 Subaru Forester Did the engine break as a result? e.g., hole in piston etc.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setright Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 Crank seal is a MUST! BE sure that they pull it out without scratching the crankshaft. Cam seals are a good idea, but not essential. They can be replaced "locally" without taking everything apart again, if they fail in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frag Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 Crank seal is a MUST! BE sure that they pull it out without scratching the crankshaft. Cam seals are a good idea, but not essential. They can be replaced "locally" without taking everything apart again, if they fail in the future. I would'nt know how to replace the cam seals without removing the cam sprockets. That would mean the tensionner piston going full out when the belt is slackened. Compressing the tensionner would mean removing the crank pulley and center cover. What am I missing Setright? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 at around 90,000 miles. I had the tensioners replaced, cam seals, crank seal, oil pump resealed, water pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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