timing belt

i think its about time i changed my timing belt. its getting louder and id rather get that taken care of since almost around 90k miles. ive been told it wont be too much of a pain to do myself but i was wondering if anyone on here knew where i should get mine. what dealership is it that gives the discount on parts? can anyone look up the part for me on here?

thanks a lot

mike

 

its kind of a pain my friend..its pretty time consuming if you have never done one before...trust me i know lol..make sure you check your cam seals and tensioner while you are in there cuz you might as well think about replacing them as long as your in there..but thats just my .02

 

here's the parts thread

http://mnsubaru.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9361

 

its an involved project, but its not that bad, be prepared to get your arms cut up from the core support

 

Taking the radiator out makes life much easier. People do it with the radiator in, but I don't think that would be any fun.

 

Just had mine done. Its not that bad of a job.

 

not a bad job when you have someone do it... lol

mine was easy as well. brian did a great job. :laugh:

 

He did it himself, i sold him the parts.

 

I kinda guessed he did, but he said he HAD it done. I was just poking fun.

 

thanks everyone. im sure its less painfull than changing a transmission for the frist time. im not worried

 

there are a few sources on ebay that sell PCi high-quality timing belt kits for a great price. comes with belt and all 4 pulleys. (they also sell them with seals and water pump, but I prefer to get those elsewhere).

Smallcar has awesome prices on high-quality crank and cam seals.

everything else I get from RockAuto.com. I happen to be partial to Beck/Arnley new (not reman'd) water pumps. and they also have Subaru t-stats and housing gaskets.


also, 5% off at rockauto by entering the number 1027020751130 in the "how did you hear about us" line. good through July 8th.

 

hey I am available to help. I've never done it either but I've been reading a bunch of DIY guides and problems related to the job.

 

like chux kinda stated you should probably change your water pump while youre in there and also. and sense youre going to have your engine out being that its around the time clutches start to go out i would recommend you change the clutch too they have cheap ones on ebay that ive put in all my cars, theyre an exedy dealer that sells pressure plates and clutches for like $250. other than that like xxtraloud, ive never done one but im available to help aswell. good luck!

 

Something I don't want to do, but I want cams

 

who pulls the engine just for a timing belt? talk about the hard way :eek3:

 

wow.....i was definatly talking about the headgaskets....nvm i fail:emo:

 

no clutch needed now. its already upgraded with a flywheel too. im just planning on doing the waterpump, belt, and tensioner pully. idk if it will take much help but maybe i might. ill let everyone know if so haha