Hey Everybody,

 

I had recently purchased a 1998 Impreza Outback Sport 2.2L. It has 51,000 miles on it and runs like a champ. Could somebody tell me what a realistic replacement interval is for the timing belt on this model? Would anybody recommend replacing the tensioners and water pump at the same time? Thanks.

Hey Everybody,

 

I had recently purchased a 1998 Impreza Outback Sport 2.2L. It has 51,000 miles on it and runs like a champ. Could somebody tell me what a realistic replacement interval is for the timing belt on this model? Would anybody recommend replacing the tensioners and water pump at the same time? Thanks.

 

Hi. I think the timing belt is inspect at 60k miles and replace at 105k miles. As far as the waterpump goes, most people on here will tell you to do it at the same time as timing belt since it's pretty labor intensive. For tensioners, same thing. Check their condition when you do the timing belt. I'm sure others will chime in but hope this helps.

 

- Ed

I would expect Sube tensioners, bearings, and water pump to last until the second time around, at 120k miles. Interval is 60k.

I'm with Setright. Replace the belt at 60k and inspect everything, just for good measure, replace the belt, tensioner and all that good stuff at 120k...