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Scott Damrill
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2025
The Kit is right on as far as the fit goes the only iffy thing is the bearing quality i only say that because they were Chinese and lets face it their reputation is pretty Shakey, however they felt tight and firm. But the car sounds great i have 100+ on the kit and no issues. It is a good buy as far as i can tell.
vinny DAuria
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2024
High quailty all fit perfecty
Sally B.
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2024
Bought for timing belt replacement on 2010 Subaru Outback. Everything went in easily. The dimensions are slightly different than the OEM parts but everything works fine.
Rick
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2024
I am a retired mechanic. I could not have bought this product at a best better price with my discount.Top quality, great instructions, great price.
Hunter
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2023
Excellent kit for the money! Gates is a well known good brand I’ve been using for years for all my belts and I’ve never had an issue. The belt is made in the USA, but the idlers are made in China as of March 2023, but that’s ok I care more about the belt than anything. Don’t just buy any off brand or no name belt kit, get this one! Subaru wants 400-500 for their OEM kit which is way overpriced! And always change your belt on time!
Said Vázquez
Reviewed in Mexico on August 11, 2021
Es justo lo que necesitaba y el ajuste es perfecto
al foran
Reviewed in Canada on July 21, 2016
Exactly as ordered no installation problems
wayne sitarz
Reviewed in Canada on June 27, 2016
Quality idlers,same as original.Quality belt with timing marks for easy initial setup.Good price (in 2015)
cire
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2016
This is the second kit I've purchased through Amazon. The first was all OE components minus the belt, which was high quality. This second kit I bought had a lower quality belt and a different cog idler. The cog idler was Chinese made by Taide. The Chinese cog idler looked ok so I installed it. A few days later I saw some grease at the bottom of the timing belt cover so I took it back apart and notice grease was coming out of the cog idler. I first called Gates to inquire about the Chinese bearing failing and they told me that Amazon is not an authorized seller of Gates products. I then called Amazon and they gave me a credit on my account to buy the actual OE cog idler made by NSK.https://www.amazon.com/NSK-W0133-1627915-NSK-Timing-Belt-Idler/dp/B001HMV1I0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466434739&sr=8-1&keywords=nsk+idler
Francis Kurevija
Reviewed in Canada on October 11, 2016
Best priced timing belt kit I could find for my Impreza, still holding up well ~30,000KM later, have had no issues with it yet.I've been told to watch for imitation Gates products online, but when I opened the kit, it appeared to be a genuine Gates product.
John W.
Reviewed in Canada on January 17, 2016
I purchased this kit to change the timing belt on my 2002 subaru impreza. I had some ticking noises, and i was hoping were coming from the timing belt tensioner. The kit was a nice surprise for me. The timing belt made in USA and all the other components made in Japan.The timing belt was a perfect fit. Al the marks aligned properly and all the parts fit in place easy, with no issues. The noise is still there, but it looks like is not from the tensioner.
Zachary
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2015
I had meant to take pictures of the old vs. new bearings, but I was in the middle of it and completely immersed in the maintenance at hand. First impressions: it came in a box with a tray holding the bearings (two were individually wrapped), very secure considering shipping companies toss your stuff all over. Everything matched, EXACTLY DOWN TO THE TINY WRITING, for all the bearings. The belt, obviously was not a match, but it is a Made In USA part and I can attest to its quality. I did countless hours of research trying to decide what kit to buy, there is eBay, SubaruGenuineParts, vendors on the forums, etc. etc. No one came close to this price, it almost seemed like a scam. How could they possible contain the same parts for literally more than 1/2 the price less. The lowest genuine Subaru part kit cost about $250 of all the places I found, and I found A LOT. I figured since I have prime I'll ship it out fast, if it's crap I'll send it back. The bearings, idler, tensioner were all OEM exact parts from NTN, NSK, and KOYO. Individually these parts cost well over $120. It is a steal of a deal, the belt is quality, and the markings line up exactly to the teeth. The instructions that came in the box were even nearly identical copies from the subaru master tech manuals (which if you need better details, here you go: http://ken-gilbert.com/impreza-manuals). Best piece of advice, take the radiator out, it gives you tons of room, way easier to work on. Getting the pulley off I used the bump start method, generally it is recommended to be very careful using this. It worked for me, but use with extreme caution. I also removed the camshaft pulleys while the old belt was still tensioned on, and finger tightened them back, installed and tensioned the new belt, and then torqued them down by putting it in 5th gear and ebrake on (not sure about autos, and used the same technique to torque the crank pulley). Overall, very smooth, easy instructions. Fantastic product, will buy again when/if needed. GOOD LUCK.
John E. Heyer
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2012
My 2004 Forester XS hit the 125,000 mile mark, and I began on the quest of doing my 2 year maintenance. 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. 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. 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. Countless hours on youtube and reading subaruforester.org led me to conclude the Gates TCK304 kit was my best bet, and at well under $200 it seemed like a bargain. 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. However, when I finally reached the belt and its pulleys, I was happy to see I had made the right choice. The pulleys in the Gates kit were ABSOLUTELY IDENTICAL to the factory-installed ones on my Forester. The belt, while a different brand, was of high quality and included easy to see markings so I could line it up to the spots the old one came off.If you're working on a Subaru with 100,000+ miles I'd recommend replacing or at least inspecting the following since you'll have easy access to do so:- Thermostat, thermostat gasket, and heater hose- Water pump and water pump gasket- Radiator hoses, especially the lower one- Crank and cam seals- Outer Accessory beltsAnd note that since changing the timing belt requires removing the radiator, you'll need new coolant of course. Subaru recommends their "green" coolant mixed 50/50 with diluted water, along with a 4 oz bottle of their coolant conditioner.Tip for SOHC 2.5L engines - wait before putting the lower two pulleys on. Put the belt on the crank, then passenger's cam, making sure the marks on the belt line up. Then do the driver's cam, and use a clip to make it stay there while you install the bottom pulleys. Great video on it - [...]
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