Bigbusa

That's a good price on the used parts I think. I got quoted $300 for 4 used forester strut assemblies at the local junkyard. I bet your wagon rides a lot better now!

do dealers give any kind of warrantee with their HG jobs? From what I've read here, it's not uncommon for them to fail again iin relatively short mileage.

that caked on snow will really screw up your wheels balance too.

I have not used theese parts before (haven't needed to) but the seller does have 7000+ positive feedbacks on ebay. He sells A LOT of timing belt kits for many different vehicles. The oil seals are black in color. I've heard from others here that these seals don't last as long as the rust colored seals. My 96 obs had 180k miles on it when I replaced the parts. I highly doubt the seals will start leaking before the car ends up in the junkyard. Time will tell. Maybe other members here will chime in on using these parts vs OEM parts. The parts in the kit even come with a warranty. "All PCI Timing kit come with a 12 month / 12,000 mile warranty."

the dead mice will die and dry up within a week or two. Of course, if they die and dry up inside the car... it'll stink for a loooong time. Maybe you'll get lucky and they'll die outside the car. It's worth the chance IMO.

I put all this in my 96 obs. With shipping it was $202. Parts claim to meet or exceed oem specs. I found the parts to be high quality. You even get valve cover gaskets and grommets. The only thing this kit doesn't come with is a new t-stat and t-stat gasket. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1990-1996-Subaru-Legacy-Impreza-Master-Timing-Belt-Kit_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33625QQihZ013QQitemZ230220516435QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW I imagine if you bought all the above parts from subaru they'd cost much more. Maybe twice as much? Would they last twice as long?

wow!

that's a bit&ch. I hate when sellers don't advertise their stuff accurately. Do they think that you won;t notice all the bad stuff when you see it in person?

looks real nice! congrats

tiny pic... cant see. mice suck

is this the before and after? It's hard to tell the difference.

wow and only 104k miles.

hi the bard! I live in troy ny. I don't have my windows tinted for that reason. It's also an excuse for a cop to pull you over anytime they want. If I've had a beer, the last thing I want to worry about is getting pulled over and harrassed.

i wondered that too. my cel is still off after about 100 miles of driving. I havnet checked the mpg again yet. I hope it goes up. Last time I checked it was 15mpg.

nice car!

I wonder why subaru doesn't offer the 2.2L engine as a cheaper option to the 2.5L on all new cars? It would save them millions on warranty repairs alone.

autozones and other places around here won't clear the codes for you. They will read them but that's it.

aaahhh thanks!

What's the highest miles you've ever seen on a 2.2L ? I'm curious how long they can go without needing major work.

Regarding replacing the head gaskets... if it ain't broke, don't fix it would seem to apply here. You main problem with the car is the oil leak/s right? The leaks are not coming from the valve cover gaskets so you don't have to replace them. Replace them when they are a problem. Maybe you have a friend who will let you use his garage for a few days? That's what I did. Replacing the water pump, 3 oil seals, timing pulleys & cog really isn't that big of a job. And if your water pump seems fine, pulleys and cog seem fine... the job will be even easier and less expensive. You can do this and save yourself a ton of money. I have limited mechanic ability and have NEVER replaced a timing belt. I decided to just dig in and git er done! It was easy.

hey guys are the 2.5 engines so bad that it's better to just replace it with a 2.2? Usually people want more power, not less.

discostu is your MPG really bad now? Mine went down to 15mpg city. I blew out that filter, unplugged the battery to get rid of the CEL and filled the gas tank again. I hope the MPG is better next time I check it. The CEL hasn't come back on in 50 miles of driving.

nice car. put a 3" byb lift and some 27.5" tires on pug 15" wheels. You'll love the look!

With the new timing belt pulleys and water pump do you notice the engine sounds much quieter when running? Mine is so quiet now that it's hard to hear it running when sitting inside the car. :up:

has the oil filter been replaced recently? I've heard that the old filter seal can stay on the engine when the filter is removed. If the mechanic didn't notice this and put a new oil filter on, you now have 2 gaskets and they will leak big time.