Hi New Here
Got a 99 Outback with 142K. I suppose its time for the timing belt switch, overdue actually. I ask my mechanic and he won't say yes or no. He also said that the problem is not so much the belt breaking as it is one of the idlers seizing up and you can hear a bad idler bearing. He is a Very experienced Subaru mechanic and only works on Subarus. No doubt he has replaced timing belts/idlers and related parts 100s of times. He has over 30 years experience.
I've heard here that its recommended if you arn't sure to at least check it before:-\ letting it go. So how does one check it? If you go to all the trouble of having a mechanic remove the belt covers. Doesn't it make more since to just finish the job and replacing the parts?