Gates Timing Belt Kit Subaru Review

Getting access to the timing belt on a subaru is no easy task it requires removing the accessory belts radiator crank bolt and pulley and finally the cover.

Gates timing belt kit subaru review.

I promise the water pump is worth replacing even if it is not leaking. 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. I picked up this kit for my 08 wrx. 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 the third gates timing belt waterpump kit i have used on my subarus. Belt tensioner and water pump. This is completely horrible. Overall this kit has performed well with no issues post installation.

All oem equivalent parts including an aisin water pump. For a stock or daily driven car this is a great option. No complaints about the kit fit perfect good directions. I did a lancer non turbo and used gates everything.

It seems a lot of their toyota belt kits are pretty much oem like items like all the seals and etc. Ebay has some good timing belt kits and some bad ones. Pretty much overkill when i did a toyota v8. We also now stock the complete line of roger clark motorsport timing kits.

Gates timing belt system kits are the total solution for over 33 million import applications including actual oe belts idlers tensioners and supporting hardware complete with detailed installation instructions. After reading up on this gates has changed to a chinese water pump that is complete crap. They have an oem timing kit that comes with a subaru timing belt and oem equivalent tensioner and. This kit is pretty much what the gates kits used to be.