Subaru Gates Timing Belt Kit Review

I changed mine preventatively when doing the timing belt idlers and tensioner all from this kit at 80 000 miles 12 years old wrx sti.

Subaru gates timing belt kit review.

Subaru water pumps last well over 100 000 miles. Monkey wrenching 2 375 views. This is the third gates timing belt waterpump kit i have used on my subarus. For a stock or daily driven car this is a great option.

Timing belt kit rsamani 6 months ago looking for a timming belt kit that would fit my jdm 2008 impreza sti. Subaru timing belt kit by gates the whole truth duration. I promise the water pump is worth replacing even if it is not leaking. After reading up on this gates has changed to a chinese water pump that is complete crap.

I belive the engine is an ej207 but nod sure which version. Aisin timing belt component kit review honda acura j series v6 bundys garage duration. I called their store cbhaus and talked with the parts guy he confirmed that all of the parts included are genuine ntn koyo nsk parts. Overall this kit has performed well with no issues post installation.

Really any timing belt kit for the usdm sti will work perfectly on your jdm sti so this kit would work just fine. 0 of 0 people found the following answer helpful. No complaints about the kit fit perfect good directions. They have an oem timing kit that comes with a subaru timing belt and oem equivalent tensioner and.

But i opted not to buy a water pump and mine seized 3 000 miles after putting the new belt on snapping the belt and dropping the valves into the head. This is completely horrible. This kit is pretty much what the gates kits used to be. Also found the timing belt through an ebay subaru dealership for 65.

We also now stock the complete line of roger clark motorsport timing kits. I picked up this kit for my 08 wrx. All and all i am out 200. I went on ebay and found a user selling a kit of all 4 idlers tensioner for 145.