help! my timing belt idler pulleys are different

gazcull · Post by **gazcull** » Thu Nov 06, 2014 7:15 pm

hi just rebuilt the top end of my ej25d engine from my 97 outback and was just in the process of refitting the timing belt , i brought a dayco timing belt kit from ebay with the pulleys, the number of the kit was ktba 161. ive just noticed that one of the idler pulleys is a little different than the other, the part number on the packing seems correct, its k126 , the new one has a ridge around it, is a little narrower but exactly the same width, is it correct? really wanna make sure before fitting, i can try adding a pic , cheers for any help

Post by **TOONGA** » Thu Nov 06, 2014 7:26 pm

A picture would help, I noticed on Ebay USA that some kits (for the EJ25) won't fit EJ25 engines with a build date after 3/97.

Have you contacted the seller?

TOONGA

tambox · Post by **tambox** » Thu Nov 06, 2014 7:33 pm

Is the belt the same number of teeth?

gazcull · Post by **gazcull** » Thu Nov 06, 2014 8:51 pm

yeah the belt is the same

Post by **TOONGA** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 7:50 pm

You may have been given an idler for the SOHC EJ25, only one I can think of that has a lip on the idler.

TOONGA