Well I'm finally going to have it done. The cracked HG in my 2000 OBW is going to get replaced before winter. I'm going to have a local mechanic do it, but I am going to buy the parts. Can you guys give me a list of what I'm going to have to buy for him? The timing belt and water pump have just been replaced about 15,000 miles ago, so I'm not going to have that done. Just the HG job.

the 00-02 EJ25's have an extended warranty from subaru. have you checked into that at all? and what's the current mileage on the vehicle?

 

for replacement - it's pretty well covered on the site here. i'll give a brief run down. reseal the oil pump and replace the cam seals. inspect all the timing belt pulleys, any with play or noise should be replaced. in my experience the cogged pulley almost always needs replaced. the pulleys are expensive so in reality i'd suggest just buying an entire timing belt kit - not for the timing belt, but all the new pulleys in it. one pulley will run $100 - $150, where you can buy an entire kit for about $175-$200 and have all new pulleys. make sure you buy new Subaru gaskets, buy them from a dealer and to ensure it's the newest/updated headgasket. if it has about 75,000 miles or more on it i'd probably have the valves adjusted as well. keep in mind that 75,000 is just a rough figure.

2 cam seals, 1 crank seal,2 intake gaskets,2 exh. gaskets,1 oil pump o ring,2 valve cover gaskets with 4 spark plug tube seals and 12 (if I am thinking correctly...its early) washer grommets. This would be the minimum you should do. Also reseal if metal or get a new sep. plate (assuming he is pulling the motor). Inspect all of the idlers and tensioners. How many miles do you have on it? You may also want to think about a new knock sensor and front O2 sensor if anywhere near 100,000 miles. AND MAKE SURE LOCKTITE IS USED ON THE CRANK BOLT!!!!!!

the 00-02 EJ25's have an extended warranty from subaru. have you checked into that at all? and what's the current mileage on the vehicle?

 

for replacement - it's pretty well covered on the site here. i'll give a brief run down. reseal the oil pump and replace the cam seals. inspect all the timing belt pulleys, any with play or noise should be replaced. in my experience the cogged pulley almost always needs replaced. the pulleys are expensive so in reality i'd suggest just buying an entire timing belt kit - not for the timing belt, but all the new pulleys in it. one pulley will run $100 - $150, where you can buy an entire kit for about $175-$200 and have all new pulleys. make sure you buy new Subaru gaskets, buy them from a dealer and to ensure it's the newest/updated headgasket. if it has about 75,000 miles or more on it i'd probably have the valves adjusted as well. keep in mind that 75,000 is just a rough figure.

 

Gary

Is there really a timing belt kit that has all the pulleys? I bought all the individual pulleys from 1st subaru