Gates Timing Belt Kit Subaru Review

This is the third gates timing belt waterpump kit i have used on my subarus.

Gates timing belt kit subaru review.

No complaints about the kit fit perfect good directions. This kit is pretty much what the gates kits used to be. Overall this kit has performed well with no issues post installation. I promise the water pump is worth replacing even if it is not leaking.

I picked up this kit for my 08 wrx. I did a lancer non turbo and used gates everything. Ebay has some good timing belt kits and some bad ones. For a stock or daily driven car this is a great option.

Gates timing system kits offer great convenience and easy part sourcing and are designed to help you avoid warranties and customer comebacks when you replace all worn critical. 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. Subaru water pumps last well over 100 000 miles.

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. 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. Belt tensioner and water pump. They have an oem timing kit that comes with a subaru timing belt and oem equivalent tensioner and.

It seems a lot of their toyota belt kits are pretty much oem like items like all the seals and etc. I only have about 35k miles on the first one i installed so i can t speak to overall longevity but so far so good. Pretty much overkill when i did a toyota v8. After reading up on this gates has changed to a chinese water pump that is complete crap.