Pulled it apart yesterday morning.. Made the 100 mile trip to the nearest dealer yesterday afternoon..
What I found was.. Timing belt did look good, gave each idler a spin all idlers had bad bearings, The one with the teeth was by far the worst.. Tensioner was leaking oil..
So I got new Belt, idlers, tensioner.. Got them installed yesterday evening..
Nice to have a belt thats marked from the factory.. Just remember there are about 4 more teeth on the passenger side than the drivers side.. Turn the new belt so you can read the writing and it will work out fine..
If you are not going to pull the radiatior, cover it with cardboard so you do not screw up the fins ect..
If you see oil on the top of the tensioner where the shaft is.. Replace it..
Also replace the spark plugs even if they only have a few miles on them..
Parts plus 6 oil filters and drain plug gaskets were $460 plus 100 mile trip..
Also if you have a Forester with the oil cooler where the oil filter is.. Check the small hoses.. They should be flexable.. If they are hard replace them.. The one over by the filter with the cover on it is usaly the worst.. When they get hard they will fail.. Mine were replaced a short while back..
If you replace any hoses and drain the antifreeze get the Subaru conditioner to add the the new antifreeze.. Cost about $5 and is a must in all Subaru's even comes in the new ones.. Nothing else on the market seems to work as well..
Snowdance
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What I found was.. Timing belt did look good, gave each idler a spin all idlers had bad bearings, The one with the teeth was by far the worst.. Tensioner was leaking oil..
So I got new Belt, idlers, tensioner.. Got them installed yesterday evening..
Nice to have a belt thats marked from the factory.. Just remember there are about 4 more teeth on the passenger side than the drivers side.. Turn the new belt so you can read the writing and it will work out fine..
If you are not going to pull the radiatior, cover it with cardboard so you do not screw up the fins ect..
If you see oil on the top of the tensioner where the shaft is.. Replace it..
Also replace the spark plugs even if they only have a few miles on them..
Parts plus 6 oil filters and drain plug gaskets were $460 plus 100 mile trip..
Also if you have a Forester with the oil cooler where the oil filter is.. Check the small hoses.. They should be flexable.. If they are hard replace them.. The one over by the filter with the cover on it is usaly the worst.. When they get hard they will fail.. Mine were replaced a short while back..
If you replace any hoses and drain the antifreeze get the Subaru conditioner to add the the new antifreeze.. Cost about $5 and is a must in all Subaru's even comes in the new ones.. Nothing else on the market seems to work as well..
Snowdance
Flickr: snowdance38's Photostream
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