super20dan Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 this is my first subaru and i need to know if i have the soch or doch 2.5 in my 2002 outback. its near 60,000 and time for the timming belt change . the owners manual is of no help and the only shop manual i have goes to 98 for the brighton(outback). by the way my head gaskets blew at 38.000K ! dealer fixed for free. great car otherwise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerFahrer Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Another Floridian. Cool! The DOHC EJ25 was only from 96-99. Yours is definitely a SOHC. It had much worse headgasket issues. You're wise to want to change the timing belt at 60k miles. Even though the interval on this engine is 105k, I still think 60k is safer. Rubber is rubber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super20dan Posted December 17, 2005 Author Share Posted December 17, 2005 many thanks- will this engine freewheel if the belt breaks and not ruin the valves etc. i get conflicting reports and would like to know. not that i want it to break on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 It would tangle the valves but if I were you I would change the belt at 90,000 and reseal and put a water pump on at the same time. You are wasting a bit of time and money if you do it at 60,000, but it's your car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rweddy Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 It would tangle the valves but if I were you I would change the belt at 90,000 and reseal and put a water pump on at the same time. You are wasting a bit of time and money if you do it at 60,000, but it's your car. I agree with Cookie, 60k is too early, I would go 90 or 100k and change the water pump, cam and crank seals, oil pump seals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super20dan Posted December 18, 2005 Author Share Posted December 18, 2005 thanks-i will wait till 90,000 and do h20 pump at same time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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