February 28, 200422 yr OK I just had my timing belt and water pump changed. Then the timing belt tensioner/bearing started making noise. My mechanic did the job over and replaced the tensioner. NOW the idler pulley is making noise. He is going to replace both idler pulleys. He's taken apart my engine three times now, twice for free. Is there *anything* else we should replace before he puts everything back together? AND has anyone else had this happen? 01 Forester 94000 miles.
February 28, 200422 yr that is pretty much all the stops the timing belt makes, sans the oil pump, which should be good for another 100k. he should have checked the idlers when he initially had it apart to see if any of them were dry... would have saved him a days worth of free labor...
February 28, 200422 yr Author I am a bit... worried... about all of this going out at 94000 miles. I want this car to last 200,000 miles and I'm trying to faithfully do preventative maintenane in that regard. Am I being foolish?
April 8, 200520 yr We just had a timing belt wreck out on our 1998 Subaru Forester. We had the usual replacement done at 90K miles, but it broke at 107K... mechanic said it appears as if pulley and bearings seized up, causing belt to snap. Does that make any sense? Yikes. Seems like they should have been able to check out those bearings when they replaced the belt, no?
April 8, 200520 yr We just had a timing belt wreck out on our 1998 Subaru Forester Did the engine break as a result? e.g., hole in piston etc.?
April 8, 200520 yr Crank seal is a MUST! BE sure that they pull it out without scratching the crankshaft. Cam seals are a good idea, but not essential. They can be replaced "locally" without taking everything apart again, if they fail in the future.
April 8, 200520 yr Crank seal is a MUST! BE sure that they pull it out without scratching the crankshaft. Cam seals are a good idea, but not essential. They can be replaced "locally" without taking everything apart again, if they fail in the future. I would'nt know how to replace the cam seals without removing the cam sprockets. That would mean the tensionner piston going full out when the belt is slackened. Compressing the tensionner would mean removing the crank pulley and center cover. What am I missing Setright?
April 8, 200520 yr at around 90,000 miles. I had the tensioners replaced, cam seals, crank seal, oil pump resealed, water pump.
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