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Subaru Timing Belt Replacement (2007 Water Pump, Rollers, Gears & Serpentine Belt) FCP Import
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We rented the tool, I’m afraid I can’t remember the brand, but tool is called a chain wrench, they’re not too difficult to find. Hope that helps.
informative video thank you…i was wondering if you can mention the brand and if you have it the tool number for the harmonic balancer holding tool?
This was a great, comprehensive video. I’m going to do my own timing belt,pump,thermo, tomorrow with the help of a master mechanic who is kind enough to mentor me.
Thank you so much for this video, you are a great and thorough instructor! You helped me get through my 2006 Outback Timing belt job without a hitch! Thank you again for helping me soooooo much!
Thank you for the video!!!!
No differences, same process. Hope that helps.
FCP Euro, nice work & great instruction. Thanks for putting ittogether. Wondering if there is any siginificant difference between the impreza in the video and a 2007 forester (no turbo).
awesome video, I have all the parts for timing belt and water pump and wasn’t sure what to expect. thank you for the video it is a great help
Most people place a thin metal rod into the bore like a screw driver to check when the cylinder is all the way up, but given the orientation of your motor it may be difficult to do. Send an email to media@fcpeuro(dot)com and I can give you some more information on how you can do it.
Sorry for the confusion… My question was pertaining to see how to check the piston reached the top of the bore if you don’t have a compression tool and you stated just to take out the spark plug. So what do you look for if you take just the spark plug out without a compression tool. Thanks for all this help, you have been very kind and helping me out.
No worries, facing the engine, cylinder one will be the first cylinder facing you on the drivers side. Just stick on the tester and look for the compression to move as you get closer to TDC.
Sorry for all these questions, but I want to make sure I do the right thing… So on a 2006 SOHC Subaru Forester where is cylinder 1 if I’m facing the engine? Also, what do you look for when you take out the spark plug to check for compression? The spark plug is really down in the chamber so not sure what to look for.
There’s really no need for a compression check on cylinder one, you simply need to confirm the piston has reached the top of the bore. It can be checked easily with the spark plug out of that cylinder. If you do have access to a compression tester that would work too, but it’s not necessary. Hope that helps.
Quick question please… I noticed that the timing needs to be at 0degress with a small notch in the harmonic balancer matched up. Now in order to make sure this is top dead center and there is enough compression does this require to have a compression gauage to put into cylinder 1 to make sure there is enough compression and then line up notch on the harmonic balancer and 0 degree? Thanks for the help.
Wow. Thank you Mike + team. Was a joy to watch you work. I watched the whole thing.
Parked the car in between deliveries, went into the resteraunt to get the next deliveries, went to turn it over, and it wouldn’t start. Did a compression check, no compression.
A broken timing belt can do serious damage to the valves, pistons, etc. on an interference engine. If yours has broken, but by some miracle hasn’t damaged anything, you’ll want to align everything to TDC and replace remove/replace all timing components as soon as possible. You may want to consider taking the car to a mechanic for something this sensitive. Just curious, how did the belt break if the engine wasn’t running?
Okay, now what if my timing belt is already broken? It didn’t break while I was driving it or anything.
Awesome video
quality instruction
thanks, and will do
We’ve added it to our list, keep an eye out for the video once it’s completed.
nice!! very informative. would like a vid for 2007 impreza fuel filter replacement, and bushing-transverse link rear right or left replacement
hey …a very nice video …I made this service in a SUBARU IMPREZA 1.6 1997 sedan yeat…that time the idle bearing bolt thread damaged … I took one week rebuildind it manually …( I took pictures ) I will post in my facebook( moraesmarco@hotmail.com)
and I will do it in my 2002 WRX sedan as son as …when I get all parts and tolls
I will try to registrate in video to…
I have 3 Subbyes I loking for a video how to change LEGACY B4 2000 ABS BRAKING PADS…
THANKS FOR THE VIDEO….
According to Subaru the DOHC is 94 ft-lb and the SOHC is 130 ft-lb
How much torque should be applied to the crank pulley bolt on the Subaru SOHC and DOHC engine?
Exactly actually, if you don’t have a tool to hold the cams while you’re working, all you have to do is mark the sprockets and turn them back into alignment if they were to budge on you when you remove the tensioner. They shouldn’t move much if at all, in the worst case you can just bring it back to where it needs to be.
Hi quick question… Hopefully I can explain this properly. This is for a SOHC Subaru engine like the one in this video. So once you get all the marks lined up and it’s time to take off the tensioner pulley, what happens if the big camshaft next to the tensioner moves a little because you are relieving tension from the belt and the big camshaft moves and the marks are not lined up, can you just use the screw in big camshaft next to tensioner pulley to move that back in line?
Ok thanks.
Not yet, this is the only Subaru timing video we’ve got so far, but keep an eye out for more soon.
2002 Wagon automatic.
Do you have a tutorial on a DOHC WRX?
Excellent, thanks for the quick response. This answers my question.
Well if the belt is reinstalled you can take that bolt off and reinstall it all day long without messing up the marks. When you come to the point where you reinstall the balancer you’re past the time when you need to worry about keeping the marks lined up. Just unscrew the nut and if the marks move let them, they should already be timed properly with the new belt. Hope that helps.
Sorry for the confusion, but my question is, towards the end of the video the 22mm nut was still in the crank. How do you take the 22mm nut out and still keep the timing notches to put on the harmonic balancer. BTW, nice video as well.
The harmonic balancer actually fits over a notch on the crank, so it really only fits on one way. If you’ve got the belt installed correctly, and tested it successfully with two full rotations, then you don’t have to worry about the harmonic balancer messing anything up. The bolt was just on to help us rotate the crank, we just unscrewed it before sliding the balancer on. Hope that helps.
Quick question, once you want to put on the harmonic balancer, on this video the 22mm nut was still in but it was not shown how to take the nut out to put in the harmonic balancer. Can you please explain how that is done? I ask because all the marks were in line and I would assume it’s important to make sure they stay in line once the nut is taken out.
my right ear enjoyed this
Awesome video guys …… Keep up the great work ! I had this video playing while i was changing my timing belt on my2007. Perfect instructions Thank you .
Good job..
hahahahahaha ,shit! I take my last comment back…There’s sound!!!!!! Sorry
This is the best video I’ve seen about the timing belt on a subaru. too bad there’s no sound…but very explicit. Thanks
How much money does a job like this costs (you are very good at it)
Awesome video guys. Thanks
This was done very professionally, thank you mike!
@fcpgroton Mike do a timing belt for a vw b5.5 passat v6, engine code atq, audi has the same engine…. do one just like this video PLEASE GOD ALMIGHTY PLEASE
Will do!…all the best to you guys for 2013 and beyond!!… 🙂
We’re pretty sure it’s the same, but we’ve actually never come across one of those motors here in the states. Let us know what you find when you dig in!
Thanks for the great video. Is setting the timing the same for a 99 Legacy B4 Twin trubo RSK (Japanese model)?? I’m curious as i’ll be having to change these next year or two.
It’s called a chain wrench. Hope that helps!