Subaru water pumps last well over 100 000 miles.
Subaru gates timing belt kit review.
Timing belt kit rsamani 6 months ago looking for a timming belt kit that would fit my jdm 2008 impreza sti.
I promise the water pump is worth replacing even if it is not leaking.
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.
I belive the engine is an ej207 but nod sure which version.
After reading up on this gates has changed to a chinese water pump that is complete crap.
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This is completely horrible.
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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.
All oem equivalent parts including an aisin water pump.
I went on ebay and found a user selling a kit of all 4 idlers tensioner for 145.
I called their store cbhaus and talked with the parts guy he confirmed that all of the parts included are genuine ntn koyo nsk parts.
For a stock or daily driven car this is a great option.
Overall this kit has performed well with no issues post installation.
I picked up this kit for my 08 wrx.
No complaints about the kit fit perfect good directions.
This is the third gates timing belt waterpump kit i have used on my subarus.
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.
All and all i am out 200.
Also found the timing belt through an ebay subaru dealership for 65.
This kit is pretty much what the gates kits used to be.
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.