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Okay, so I know when I'm shopping around for a qoute, I should have the Timing Belt, Water Pump, Cam seals, and tensioners replaced all at the same time? Could some one comment maybe on a list of items that would be best to replace at the same time the timing belt is being replaced?

The shop is Addison's at Holly and Evans in South East Denver. The qoute if for timing belt and cam seals only.

Hello everybody, i own a 1999 Subaru Outback wagon with 97,000 miles, faithfully changed the oil every 3000-3500 miles, brakes are new, battery is new, everything else is pretty much original... i read Murphsubaru's post about whether to replace the timing belt at the recommended 105,000 mile mark. I brought my car to a new mechanic who was recommended by a friend, this mechanic is a bit more expensive than where I normally go, but they're been operating for 20 years, yadda yadda yadda. After working on my car they reminded me about the cam seals leaking oil, which I've known about for a while, but didn't worry about as I check the oil regularly and it's never low, and have owned another Subaru at 130,000 miles and learned that minor oil leaks are kind of par for the course. this new mechanic added that the cam seals are dripping oil onto the timing belt and it is causing it to degrade faster than normal and advised me to replace it. He gave my timing belt about 3000-3500 more miles at normal driving (no jackrabbit starts) before it broke. he qouted me $1100 for replacement of the timing belt and replacement of the cam seals. My question is...is this a fair qoute, has anyone else had this done? Is there another place in Denver area that people recommend. This is alot to spend on a car that has needed little expensive care until now. i know that if I wait too long the damage if it breaks is catastrophic, and I would like to fix it before the ski season starts. In my last car ( a 1992 loyale with 130,000 miles) I broke the timing belt in the mountains with no cell phone reception and learned my lesson (that cost me about $650 for the timing belt replacement alone). Help