Gates Timing Belt TSB

Thanks for that link nipper, Scooby2 has a lil ol list of "to do s".. and coming up is the timing belt :)
 
I'll 2nd what others have said, great find & thanks for the heads up nipper :)
Especially as I'll be doing my timing belt in a about a month or so :)

Regards
Mr Turbo
 
Signed up to the Gates web site. Still can't find the tool & kit in their catalogue, and no prices either?...
 
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This is from Covs. Interesting that our kit is more than twice as much as for the other cars.
 
In my own experience Gates belt out last everything else. So next time the dealer Dayco gets the flick and Gato gets the nod!

Thanks for the link to Gates. :)
 
Just some info for you all, Subaru Australia have timing belt kits cheaper then non genuine, all with DMF to SMF conversion clutch kits.
 
My 2002 which I bought when it had done 100,000 km has now done 170,000 km. When checking through the service history the previous owner replaced the timing belt at 70,000km. My understanding is that the belt should be changed every 100,000 km. I don't know why the belt was changed early.
Is there a risk if I don't replace the belt for another 10,000 or 20,000 km ?
 
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Havachat... It was probably time wise due for it rather than Kms wise... If you understand what I mean.
 
I was thinking the same thing :iconwink:
The timing belt should be changed at 100KM / 4yrs which ever comes first.
Depending on which model / year your Forry is.

I done mine twice so far, even though it only has 102KM's on it as I don't do a great amount of km's.
My first one was done when it was 4yrs & the second one at 8yrs.

You might like to have them do the water pump at the same time while they're at it.

Regards
Mr Turbo
 
... Methinx the reasoning for this is the belt is made of rubber, so even though it is inside your engine, rubber that whizzes round and round perishes over time. That's how I would explain it... somebody else probably has a more mechanically correct way of saying it!
 
Yep 100,000kms or 4yrs for EJ20, I think also EJ25. At some stage the service interval changes to 125,000kms/5yrs.

Re-reading the 1st post regarding the timing belt guard plate clearance of 1.0mm+-.5mm, I reckon a simple tool of some flexible 1.0mm plastic would do the job :iconwink:
 
havachat said:
My 2002 which I bought when it had done 100,000 km has now done 170,000 km. When checking through the service history the previous owner replaced the timing belt at 70,000km. My understanding is that the belt should be changed every 100,000 km. I don't know why the belt was changed early.
Is there a risk if I don't replace the belt for another 10,000 or 20,000 km ?
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Mine is the same, the oil pump seal was leaking @ 60K kms so it was changed out. They did the timing belt at the same time since the radiator and the belt had to come off anyway. Makes sense.

Timing belts need to be changed every 4 years or 100K kms which ever comes first. Gates belts never stretch or break so the change over timing is just for good measure.

Dayco belts, well, just don't leave it too long after 100K! You have been warned...

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It seems pretty clear that I need to replace the belt soon. I was hoping that the message would be that there is plenty of redundancy built into the belt, but that does not seem to be the case.
I note several comments about replacing the water pump, I assume that is because it is easier to replace with the radiator etc removed.
 
From experience I have found that Gates belts do have that redundancy you speak of, which is why I swear by them. If it's another brand then I would respect the change over times as they are there for a reason.

Look at it this way -- new belt or new motor!
 
Havachat... that's right. When you are in that far, the water pump is a precautionary. Scooby2 had her timing belt and water pump done @ 180,000 kms... because I don't know the history of the car. She's now just hit 200,000 and I couldn't be a happier camper with the performance and reliability.
 
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