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Car Year
2009
Car Model
FORESTER
Transmission
AUTO
at what intervals do you need to replace timing belt on a 2010 forester
 
It'll be in your Owner's Manual. If it's still the EJ253, it's 125,000km in Australia. If it's the later FB/FA engines, they are chain driven
 
I think it's the EJ as the FB came later in 2010. The belt change is 100K miles in the USA so I do not see why it should not be the same here. :rolleyes:
 
When mine was changed in the 2006 SG at about 112,500 kms (or whatever when service interval arrived), the old one looked brand new.
 
Ratbag said:
When mine was changed in the 2006 SG at about 112,500 kms (or whatever when service interval arrived), the old one looked brand new.
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In my experience, it's not usually the belt that snaps, but rather one of the bearings that wears out and fails, that then causes the belt to fail. Every belt I've done in a EJ subaru (I've done several now) the bearings had internal wear (i.e grinding when spinning) at the service interval.

@Kevin there was a reason behind the earlier service interval in Australia, I can't remember it off the top of my head though
 
SquiresSquire said:
there was a reason behind the earlier service interval in Australia
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More money for dealers? ;)

There's really no logical reason why it should be any different; same car, same engine etc etc
 
Kevin said:
Similar conditions in other countries.as well. I have never seen the difference convincingly justified.
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Well, whole lots of manufacturers use Oz as a testing/proving ground. Must be some reason for it, I guess.
 
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