Timing Belt: Removal
- Disconnect negative battery cable. Raise and support vehicle. Remove engine under cover.
- Lower vehicle. Remove radiator coolant reservoir, and set aside. Remove electric cooling fan and radiator shroud.
- On Impreza and Forester, remove accessory drive belt cover. On all models, remove accessory drive belts.
- Hold crankshaft pulley stationary, and remove crankshaft pulley center bolt. Remove crankshaft pulley. Remove timing belt covers.
- Turn crankshaft to align crankshaft and camshaft timing notches with marks on rear timing cover and engine block. See Fig 1. On manual transmission models, remove timing belt guide from top of crankshaft pulley.
- On all models, if reusing old belt, use White paint to mark timing belt in relation to sprocket timing marks. See Fig 2 and Fig 3
. Also mark timing belt direction of travel. On 2000 and newer vehicles, count number of teeth between marks. For correct count, see INSTALLATION MARK MEASUREMENT SPECIFICATIONS table. See Fig 4.
- Remove No. 2 timing belt idler pulley. See Fig 5. Remove timing belt. Remove timing belt automatic tensioner with rod facing up.
INSTALLATION MARK MEASUREMENT SPECIFICATIONS
| Application |
Number Of Teeth |
| Baja |
| 2003-05 |
| Z-1 |
46.8 |
| Z-2 |
43.7 |
| Forester, Legacy & Outback |
| 2000-01 |
| Z-1 |
44.0 |
| Z-2 |
40.5 |
| 2002-05 |
| Z-1 |
46.8 |
| Z-2 |
43.7 |
| Impreza |
| 2000-02 |
| Z-1 |
44.0 |
| Z-2 |
40.5 |
| 2003-05 |
| Z-1 |
46.8 |
| Z-2 |
43.7 |
Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
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