Gates Timing Belt Kit Subaru Review

I picked up this kit for my 08 wrx.

Gates timing belt kit subaru review. Overall this kit has performed well with no issues post installation. After reading up on this gates has changed to a chinese water pump that is complete crap. This kit is pretty much what the gates kits used to be. No complaints about the kit fit perfect good directions.

I promise the water pump is worth replacing even if it is not leaking. 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. I did a lancer non turbo and used gates everything. For a stock or daily driven car this is a great option.

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. They have an oem timing kit that comes with a subaru timing belt and oem equivalent tensioner and. 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. This is the third gates timing belt waterpump kit i have used on my subarus.

Pretty much overkill when i did a toyota v8. We also now stock the complete line of roger clark motorsport timing kits. Ebay has some good timing belt kits and some bad ones. All oem equivalent parts including an aisin water pump.

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. 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. Subaru water pumps last well over 100 000 miles. Belt tensioner and water pump.