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Wow did not mean to start such a debated topic.... I searched around, not the whole west coast, but got quotes from two independents and 2 Subaru dealers. Prices were not that far off and I knew I would be getting OEM parts (well at least hopefully on my car maybe not on my statement with Subaru.) If something goes down I know who to talk to at the dealership and how to get it taken care of. I also am allot more comfortable with a Subaru certed mech. who works on 90% Subs and knows all the little nuances of the car. Lets say compared to a small shop mech who probably knows a little about all cars..... On doing it myself I am mechanicly inclined, do oil changes, plugs and wires, filter routine mainteneance etc etc. I dont believe my time is worth 40-60 bucks an hour (at least wrench wise), but when you get in over your head with a haymes manual on a Sat am project and its 11 pm Sun night and either my wife or I need the car the next morning you have to know when to say when. I do not like to get taken for either. So kudos to all those Subie owners that have the time, treasure and talent (and maybe 3 subies) to get the job done competently. Long the the Subie

Ya I understand there is no such thing as a 2.2 DOHC, so I was pretty sure it would not work.... Yes I know dealers charge allot for service, unfortuantely my bill did not break down per hour rate so I could not see what time went where. But all prices for parts were same as online retail (not discounted) So roughly it was 50/50 for parts and shop rate.

Had my 1999 Subaru Outback in for service including: Timing belt, water pump, cam and crank seals and resealed oil pump (inc coolent flush/oil change etc etc.) Well reviewing my invoice I looked up the timing belt and the invoice showed pn 13028AA102 which I looked up as the timing belt for the 2.2 not the 2.5?????? First of all is this even possible? Second I negotiated with service manager to lower total cost of service prior to work to a lower number (thought $500 was good for this service). Could he of put the price of a lower belt in the pc so the invoice would come out correct? Or could this actually be the WRONG part for my 2.5 DOHC? Is this a no-no, could it be a accident by dealer or an accident waiting to happen? Or is this one of the parts that can be interchanged between models?? I like the guys at the Suby dealer (well only so much) but know I am kind of paranoid as to what they actually did. Any info advice or help would be appreciated. Thanks

Ron, Great I will go with those part numbers. I appreciate the info, this sight is great and it was so funny that somoene out there had the same exact problem I did on the same day!!!! If anything else comes up please advise. I will do the same. Long live the Subie.....

Ron917, I pm'd you my findings before looking at all your posted data.... so no need to reply. One of my quotes gave me the same for the front 235632 and 235633, the other gave me 334111 and 334112 (both guys were perplexed) which is what I got when I cross referenced Gabriels that supposbly fit the 99 G55865 and G55866?? I looked and http://www.kyb.com is no help but http://www.kybshocksonline.com does. When you type in all the info for Subaru, Legacy, Outback, 99. The only thing that comes up is the strut mount, nothing else, no struts.

I have the same exact issue this am (kind of ironic), with my local Schwab dealer. I have a 12/98 build and was told that, KYB does not make struts for that model and year??? Also the KYB tech rep he called said the same thing? Does anybody know why or is there a fix for this? I understand that Gabriels will fit this car, but I have heard GR-2 are much preffered.