AISIN TKF-006 Engine Timing Belt Kit with Water Pump - Compatible with Select Subaru Forester, Impreza, Legacy, Outback

If you are doing a timing belt service on a subaru, the only valid choice is Aisin. Sure, there are cheaper products. But much of this kits contents are the exact items you will get at the dealer without paying dealer prices. I trust that aspect over low bidder.

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Great quality- perfect fit. I installed this in a 2011 Subaru outback 2.5

Very original product I really liked it

So you might have heard that some of the older Gates kits had Chinese bearings. This doesn't. Now oem has a crush gasket for the water pump. Some kits don't have it and require messy glue. This kit has the crush washer. I also replaced the timing belt cover hardware with the kit made for wrx. That worked great. Also got the company 23 tools for the job, as the cam pulley was damaged by previous owner. So this all worked out. Oh I also was missing the oem belt guide for the crank. So I bought an aftermarket one for the wrx. That works perfectly.

2011 Subaru Outback 2.5 102,000 miles.Recently handed this car off to our college-bound son. Had the brakes done, new tires, oil changed, wheel alignment.All done at local shops. Looked at the recommended service items, of which one was timing belt replacement. Called a few local shops, and the figures they were quoting were ridiculous. I had one say $2500!!!Did some online sleuthing, and discovered that the timing belt change (plus water pump) seemed to not be out of my capabilities.I have a decent collection of tools, and decided to go for it myself. A decent torque wrench and metric socket set is essential. There is a YouTube channel called MrSubaru, and this guy gives pretty clear instruction on how to do this.This Aisin kit is pretty much what is recommended for Subarus. The parts are Japan quality.Took me a number of hours to do this, but if I had to do it again I think I could probably do it in an hour, maybe 2.Car runs great, and should be set for another 100,000 miles.I also replaced the serpentine belt while doing this, as it needs to be removed anyway during the procedure.You’ll also need to get the Subaru coolant if you replace the water pump (why not, it’s in the kit!). I bought 2 gallons here on Amazon.Good luck.

Fits subaru forester 2010 2.5 engine

Bought the Aisin kit because I was told it was the best. Installed it and got a weird bearing noise. Took it all apart again and replaced one of the idler sprockets with the old one and the noise went away. Cost me a lot of time and effort.