February 6, 201313 yr Okay, so going by this chart, the first timing belt change should have been at ~130k miles (which it was), so the next one isn't until 260k miles? Is that right? :-\ I'm at 190k miles right now and don't want to screw things up for the quarter million mark! :cool: (love this car)
February 6, 201313 yr No, according to the chart you posted and every other I've seen, TB change should be at 105,000 miles. ALSO, 105 months - whichever occurs first.
February 6, 201313 yr Where the idlers, tensioner, and water pump changed along with the timing belt?
February 7, 201313 yr Author Where the idlers, tensioner, and water pump changed along with the timing belt? Yes. Okay, then I'm due. Thanks for the reply! :cool:
February 7, 201313 yr 105,000 mile change interval. If the pulleys and tensioner have never been replaced, best to do it soon, or whenever you can get around to it. These timing belts are fairly robust but if a pulley or tensioner fails then the belt breaks or slips and you have bent valves in the engine since yours is interference. Ebay timing kits are $160 - $200 for the pulleys/tensioners. PCI kits or theimportexperts are good choices. The site administrator here can get decent prices for Subaru OEM parts and ship them to you, contact him here: http://www.retroroo.com/ If you use a kit with a water pump, be sure to buy a Subaru water pump gasket, the aftermarket ones suck. And use a Subaru thermostat or the new XACTA brand available aftermarket. A typical thorough timing belt job includes (due to access): Timing belt, tensioner, 2 idler pulleys, 1 toothed pulley Water pump and thermostat Reseal oil pump and tighten the backing plate screws (usually some are loose by now) Cam seals Timing belt has to be removed to replace all of those and they're cheap so many folks just do them all at the same time as preventative maintenance for long term, high mileage reliability. The newer seal material and EJ water pumps are robust and not necessarily prone to issue but 200,000 miles is a lot for either and wouldn't be a surprise to have issues at some point on these consumable items.
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