Cat Fish

Thanks, I was looking for a good FSM but you never know what they are until you put out the money and find out that they don't have what you are looking for. I looked at a couple of books at the parts store and while I think that you could figure it out from them you could have problems from their lack of detail.

I did some more searching on the web last night after I posted and came up with this video. It is two parts and the install is on the second part. My main concern was the drivers side cams since they would be under load. The guy in the video could speak up a little in some spots but he does show a lot of little things that may help someone doing one. I had also always heard that you needed a special wrench to either hold or rotate the cam sprockets on the DOHC engines but he just uses a box end wrench to move them back into place and crosses his fingers that they stay where he put them. I think a good what to do it would be to put the timing belt onto one of the sprockets and then hold it in place with a spring clamp and then rotate it to where you can get the other cam lined up to put the belt onto it and then hold it in place with another clamp before routing the belt the rest of the way. When it warms up here and I have a couple of hours to work on my Outback I'll give it a try. On the water pump gasket I'll have to order one since the nearest dealer is 40 miles away and as old as the belt is I don't want to risk it. It is a good thing that there is a good bus service here where I live.

Hello folks, I am a new member here but have been floating around for a couple of weeks doing searches for some information on a timing belt belt change on my 98 Outback with the 2.5 DOC engine in it. I have found lots on the single cams and a few links on members signature but the links just go to dead web sites or don't really give any information. So is there somewhere that I can find a article, video, or information on changing a timing belt on my 98 Outback with the dual overhead cams? I ordered a kit that has everything that I need for the belt, idlers, and water pump and it should be here next week and hopefully it isn't snowing when I go to change the belt. I am also going to do a coolant flush, oil change, and a full tune up on her to get her into running shape for the next 100k miles. Any help is appreciated.