timing belt replacement

mkenya · Post by **mkenya** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 7:15 pm

I am a newbie in Subs.
Need help, after how many Kilometres should the timing belt of Subaru Impreza sports wagon C'Z (year 2000 GF-GF1 MODEL) be changed?

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 7:59 pm

100,000 kms is normally done.
Do homework before doing it yourself and you could save costs by going to CBC for bearings etc.
Cheers
AP

Matatak · Post by **Matatak** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:19 pm

eyr liek AR said generally they are mainly all 100 tho (or 5 years)
if u need new bearings etc in some of the pulleys get aftermarket bearings and put them in or get some1 to put em in
when i did an outback i needed an idler pulley(i think it was idler) bearings and subaru genuine was over $150 and aftermarket was over $100 so i bought 2 new bearings and put them inside myself at a large cost of round 12 for both bearings
the bearings just pressed in one at front one at back and need to get the heights right for em

mkenya · Post by **mkenya** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:26 pm

some sites seem to suggest that the belt need changing after 60,000 km, am abit confused.

Matatak · Post by **Matatak** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:38 pm

nup got a book at work Firmly states 100 thousand
some of them are like 60 up to like 150 + but these ones are 100thousand

how many kays ur car done?

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:39 pm

yeah I've always heard 100k aswell.

Boobaru · Post by **Boobaru** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 7:20 am

after 60,000 km

That is a common interval here in the states for belts however it is in miles not kilometers,i'm willing to bet you saw 60,000 miles not km.

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:05 am

mkenya wrote:some sites seem to suggest that the belt need changing after 60,000 km, am abit confused.

60,000 miles = 100,000km

Piece of piss to change the belt, half the time idler will be fine to reuse.

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:50 pm

I remembered that I bought 2 idlers (both were $72 for both from CBC where abouts Subaru was way over $100 and I forgot about it) it wasn't sprocket one, it was plain one as I needed new one as it was squealing, sprocket one was fine... re-used the tensioner & sprocket idlers.
Cheers
AP

mkenya · Post by **mkenya** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 6:10 pm

very true, just verified actually I saw it in miles not kilometers, thanks guys for your input. 100km it is