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Old 04-07-2011, 10:19 PM
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Time to do the timing belt/water pump!

Any comments about the kit they are selling on ebay?

Belt, idlers, tensioner, water pump, W/P gasket for around $300.
Too good to be true?

I can't find any thread in here about it... Someone tried it?

Thanks!

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Old 04-08-2011, 12:13 AM
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Re: Time to do the timming belt/water pump!

From what I hear, it is a good deal and some members have bought them and they were good.
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Old 04-08-2011, 12:53 AM
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Re: Time to do the timming belt/water pump!

Yep used the eBay timing belt kit on my car, I believe from PCI. All good here. I bought the water pump from Subaru though on advice from Tom (I think) stating that the Prestone/eBay pumps weren't as good.
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Old 04-08-2011, 03:54 AM
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Re: Time to do the timming belt/water pump!

Good to know!

Thanks, I think I'll buy it since it should be way cheaper than Subaru.
Can anyone compare OEM subaru vs that Ebay kit pricewise?

Crazy Pilot, is the Subaru waterpump very expensive?

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Old 04-08-2011, 08:52 AM
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Re: Time to do the timming belt/water pump!

go to subaruparts.com for the water pump i got mine there for 114
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Old 04-16-2011, 02:23 PM
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Re: Time to do the timming belt/water pump!

What is the recommended mileage for changing the timing belt and water pump? My mechanic is telling me 105k. I thought I had read somewhere 60k? Which seems really low. Without taking the cover off to look at the belt itself...I was just wondering what they recommended. Thanks- How much does a water pump from subaru go for? Subaruparts for the belt and kit w/tensioners the best route to go?
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Re: Time to do the timming belt/water pump!

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What is the recommended mileage for changing the timing belt and water pump? My mechanic is telling me 105k. I thought I had read somewhere 60k?
I'm pretty sure it's 100 000km (60k) for the first one and 180 000km (110K) for the second.

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How much does a water pump from subaru go for? Subaruparts for the belt and kit w/tensioners the best route to go?
As Pace-Frog said, the water pump is around $114 at subaruparts and 1stsubaruparts. As for the timing belt/pulleys, check for the PCI kit on ebay.
Your Subaru Dealership must be asking around $150 for the same pump if it's what you are wondering.

As for myself, I was lucky enough to find this on Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT

Good luck!

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Old 04-16-2011, 07:15 PM
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Re: Time to do the timming belt/water pump!

I was pleased with the timing belt and the pulleys, but I was not pleased with the Prestone water pump. The thermostat didn't fit very well in the housing. I made it work, but had a one been available at my dealer, I would have paid for an OEM pump even though I had the Prestone one already.

That being said, I made the pump work, and haven't looked back since.

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Re: Time to do the timming belt/water pump!

I just checked e-bay and found several timing belt/water pump kits
using GMB water pumps. Are they any good?
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Re: Time to do the timming belt/water pump!

A buddy of mine bought a Legacy wagon that supposedly had a blown head gasket (turned out to be a plugged radiator), but after I did the timing belt and a new radiator for him, it still overheated. Turned out the new water pump the previous owner had installed, didn't pump, and it was a GMB which are usually pretty good.
I'm not a huge fan of aftermarket water pumps, I've seen them come apart and go through the timing cover (and they make a HUGE mess on a twin cam 2.5!)

The timing belt interval on the SVX is 60,000 miles I THINK (might be 90,000) but it is most definitely not 105,000, that is for the California spec cars after like 1997 I think, and the only difference is the belt.
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