![]() The pulleys in the Gates kit were ABSOLUTELY IDENTICAL to the factory-installed ones on my Forester. However, when I finally reached the belt and its pulleys, I was happy to see I had made the right choice. 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. Countless hours on youtube and reading led me to conclude the Gates TCK304 kit was my best bet, and at well under $200 it seemed like a bargain. Holy cow! Shaking my head in disbelief and refusing to spend that much a car that's only worth about $7,500 on a good day, I began to look in to doing the job myself. After going through there recommended guide to see if I missed anything important, I found I indeed had - the timing belt! Subaru recommends replacing at 105,000 miles, and reading up online I heard horrific tales of the belts failing at 125-140k miles, leaving the poor driver stranded and at the mercy of the nearest mechanic.Determined not to let this happen to me, I started looking in to timing belt replacement and found it would run $1,000+ easily. Did my oil and oil filter, cabin and air filters, front and rear differential fluids, transmission and power steering fluids, the fuel filter, and finally the spark plugs and spark plug cables. My 2004 Forester XS hit the 125,000 mile mark, and I began on the quest of doing my 2 year maintenance. Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2012 This can be a car killer, don't let this happen to you by replacing all the timing components at the same time. If you only replace the belt, there is a good chance that other components will fail, preventing the belt from working properly and causing damage to the engine. ![]() Why would you go to the trouble of pulling off the timing cover, and then only replace one component? Gates has the 'while you're in there' covered so all you have to focus on is on the job.
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